AltWeeklies Wire
Rat Silo Returns With Stripped-Down Rocknew
Some of Rat Silo sounds excellent and some of it seems as if it would benefit from a bigger budget and tighter production. But as the aforementioned bio warns, “Don’t expect the next one to sound exactly like this one.”
The Georgia Straight |
John Lucas |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rat Silo, What the Butler Saw
Done With a Triple-Grande Caramel Macchiatonew
At its best, In Lights delivers catchy doses of postgrunge pop-rock that sound like every band signed to 604 Records.
The Georgia Straight |
Lucas Aykroyd |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
No Parking Zonenew
Athens group hits the passing lane for its best album yet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hit or Missnew
Anna Kramer and the Selmanaires could put Atlanta label in pole position.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Various, International Hits
Truly a Collector's Editionnew
This re-release features a making-of DVD and two fine additional bonus tracks.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Self-Consciously Kitschynew
This dance-pop album is like listening to your gay kid brother pretend he's Madonna by laying down his own "sexy" vocals with a sophisticated version of GarageBand: You want to encourage him, but you're inwardly wincing.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Hey Willpower, P.D.A.
The Human Experiencenew
Rafter offers 19 songs with quips of emotional truths set to handclaps, saxophones, guitars and keyboards.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rafter, Sex Death Cassette
Sound and Furriesnew
The Super Furry Animals take their indescribable sound on tour.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hey Venus!, Super Furry Animals
MGMT Signs With Major Labelnew
The just-released debut album Oracular Spectacular has been MGMT’s official ticket to the twilight zone.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
01-31-2008 |
Music
Tags: MGMT
Black on Tracknew
A chart of African-American musical history from the 1700s to 2007.
NOW Magazine |
staff |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Songs Contain Strong Storytellingnew
While their penchant for snippet songs hasn’t been completely cast away, the shaggy and unpolished, unfinished nature of the songs largely has — at least on the band’s latest, Whitespace Differences (Tinhorn Planet) — and been replaced by loops, electronic sputtering and lush, synthetic arrangements.
Blood Runs Thicknew
James Blood Ulmer is a torchbearer for a fiery brand of independent jazz-blues-funk-rock that reaches into the past and the future at the same time. Over two decades and counting, the experimental guitarist has released more than 20 albums that defy classification.
Arkansas Times |
Charlie James |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: James Blood Ulmer
Sentiments Get Monochromaticnew
Though the writing is generally sharp, the sentiments get a little monochromatic over the course of the Monologue Bombs' Beverages + Ghosts.
Guild Cultivates Local Talentnew
The buttoned-down tenor of the CD won't be to everyone's tastes, but fans of the guitar guild will surely want to hear founder Mitch Weverka play Mauro Giuliani's Le Rossiniane, a series of six pieces by an early 19th-century Italian virtuoso based on arias from Rossini's operas.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Catfish Whiskey Has More Mature, Sober Soundnew
The party has fizzled out, enabling Catfish Whiskey to focus entirely on their songwriting. On Blood and Bones -- the band's recently released debut album -- the band has tightened the reins on the jams, orchestrating every note and putting serious intent behind the positivist vibe they want to share.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blood and Bones, Catfish Whiskey
