AltWeeklies Wire
Erykah Badu Has Returnednew
The songstress burst through her struggles with writer's block and created a solid record.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
02-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dallas Music Finally Getting National Attentionnew
It may not be Austin-level love, but we'll take it.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
02-25-2008 |
Music
Van Hunt: Still Trying for 'Popular'new
Van Hunt's third album was supposed to be out by now. Titled Popular, it was the Dayton, Ohio, native's latest attempt to hook audiences with his cocoa-covered funk and soul.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
02-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bottled 'Watershed'new
Singer k.d. lang gets more introspective on her latest album.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Rob Trucks |
02-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ludo: All Fired Upnew
Ludo has toured constantly enough to wear out two vans over the past four years. They'd go anywhere -- Leavenworth, Kansas, or Wheaton, Illinois -- just to reach an audience.
Riverfront Times |
Kathleen McLaughlin |
02-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ludo, You're Awful, I Love You
A Hipster's Guide to Afro-Indie Rocknew
Here's eight records. Now go start a riot.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
02-25-2008 |
Music
Flower Girlnew
Caitlin Rose offers a taste of what's to come on her debut EP.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
02-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Caitlin Rose, Dead Flowers
The Strangeness of Singernew
Members of U.S. Maple, the 90 Day Men, and Town and Country form an antisupergroup.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
02-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: singer, Unhistories
SYNTHAR's 'Evenings and Weekends'new
Because of its synthesizer and drum machine instrumentation, Evenings and Weekends presents a musical framework often reminiscent of the new wave music of the late '70s and early '80s. The album contains solid, melodic vocals that add a unique alt-country quality to the work.
Jackson Free Press |
Patrick McKinnis |
02-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Evenings and Weekends, SYNTHAR
Bringing it All Backnew
While including nature footage in a music documentary is a little unusual, the clips show how influential Sigur Ros' homeland is to their music. The group writes beautiful, sprawling pieces as majestic and awe-inspiring as the snow-capped glaciers and jagged mountains of Iceland.
Jackson Free Press |
Lindsey Maddox |
02-22-2008 |
Reviews
Capturing Chaosnew
The North Mississippi Allstars get back to basics.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
02-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bob Mould Cranks Pain Through Amplifiersnew
On District Line, the unwelcome knowledge is that growing older is no guarantee, where the heart is concerned, of growing wiser.
Shepherd Express |
Jon Gilbertson |
02-22-2008 |
Reviews
Hot Buttered Impresarionew
Isaac Hayes is back in the studio recording his first album of new material in 13 years, due for a September release.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Muckian |
02-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Isaac Hayes
Xavier Rudd Downplays His Activismnew
Although it's clear from his subject matter that Rudd has an abiding concern in getting people to sit up, take notice, and do the right thing, he notes that "playing music is pretty much what I do," and downplays his role as an activist.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
02-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: White Moth, Xavier Rudd
Social 'Distortion'new
The Magnetic Fields finds melody and romance amid the searing shoegaze noise.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Chris Morris |
02-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Distortion, Magnetic Fields
