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Dive Index | Mid/Air (Neutral Music) Print E-mail
Written by Kevin Renick   
Wednesday, 07 May 2008

cd_dive-index.jpgMid/Air, their second album, is clearly the work of sparklers, of inspired, disciplined musical artists who were lit up in the studio and radiating in all directions.

 

 
Doctors & Dealers | Confessions of a Drunken Mind (Bluesong) Print E-mail
Written by Kevin Renick   
Wednesday, 07 May 2008

cd_doctors-dealers.jpgSparrow has made this an utterly charming and sweetly sincere recording that likely could never have been made in the United States.

 

 
Ghost of the Russian Empire | The Mammoth (s/r) Print E-mail
Written by Kevin Renick   
Wednesday, 07 May 2008

cd_ghost-russian.jpgIt's got that sound—that staggering, powerful combination of primal R'n'R ingredients exemplifying the form at its most artfully transcendent.

 

 
One Lone Car | North, South, East and the Rest (Uranus) Print E-mail
Written by Amanda Pelle   
Wednesday, 07 May 2008

cd_olc.jpgWhile One Lone Car's musical aptitude is validated by an unnerving blend of edgy guitar hooks, bold bass, and mechanical drumming, their talent is broadened by another gift: smart, oppressing, honest lyrics.

 

 
Putois | The Problem Is Not a Problem Anymore (Cerebral Cliff) Print E-mail
Written by Kevin Renick   
Wednesday, 07 May 2008

cd_putois.jpgThis whole album seems to be about that certain kind of day, with Mason recalling people and events, trying to feel a connection to life when it's clearly difficult.

 

 
Rachel Taylor Brown | Half Hours With the Lower Creatures (Cutthroat Pop) Print E-mail
Written by Kevin Renick   
Wednesday, 07 May 2008

cd_rachel-taylor-brown.jpgI was spellbound by the new album by Rachel Taylor Brown, a Portland, Ore., singer/songwriter who's a true original.

 

 
Billy Talent | Billy Talent II (Atlantic) Print E-mail
Written by Josh Schobert   
Friday, 25 April 2008

cd_billy-talent.jpgIf you're going to start with a bang you might as well end with a bang, and Billy Talent do just that.

 

 
Sun Kil Moon | April (Caldo Verde) Print E-mail
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Friday, 25 April 2008

cd_sunkilmoon.jpgYou pretty much know what you're in for after the astoundingly good first track, "Lost Verses," which is eight or so minutes long but is elegant in a way that is hard to describe.

 

 
Crushed Stars | Gossamer Days Print E-mail
Written by Glen Elkins   
Friday, 25 April 2008

cd_crushed-stars.jpgIn the album opener, Gautreau's voice sounds like a downtrodden Morrissey on a lazy day off, timidly bellowing personal thoughts through a tunnel of reverb.

 

 
Toby the Fugitive | Proxima Distort (Chamberlain) Print E-mail
Written by Josh Schobert   
Friday, 25 April 2008

cd_toby-fugitive.jpgToby the Fugitive sounds like a post-hardcore band, a hybrid between hardcore punk and alternative rock.

 

 
Sarandon | Kill Twee Pop! (Slumberland) Print E-mail
Written by Jim Dunn   
Tuesday, 22 April 2008

cd_sarandon.jpgIrony in rock 'n' roll is a tough feat to pull off but Sarandon makes it happen.

 
Murder by Death | Red of Tooth and Nail (Vagrant) Print E-mail
Written by Glen Elkins   
Tuesday, 22 April 2008

cd_murder-by-death.jpgSimply having a low voice isn't necessarily impressive if nothing special is done with it.

 

 
Man Man | Rabbit Habits (Anti-) Print E-mail
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Tuesday, 22 April 2008

cd_manman.jpgWithin the first few seconds of "Mister Jung Stuffed," the opening track on their Anti- debut Rabbit Habits, I knew I had been an idiot for not tracking them down sooner.

 

 
Dimitri from Paris | Return to the Playboy Mansion (Defected Records) Print E-mail
Written by Jason Green   
Sunday, 20 April 2008

dmitri-return.jpgThe mix itself is smooth as silk, pairing forgotten 1970s disco relics with more current house tracks so seamlessly that you'd be hard-pressed to pick the vintage of most of the songs here.

 

 
Jets Under Fire | Kingdoms (s/r) Print E-mail
Written by Laura Hamlett   
Monday, 14 April 2008

cd_jets-under-fire.jpgYou simply can't listen to "Just Like the Cold" without falling head over heels; it's that captivating.

 

 
Underworld | Oblivion With Bells (Side One) Print E-mail
Written by Laura Hamlett   
Monday, 14 April 2008

cd_underworld.jpgAnd who can forget the brilliant "Born Slippy" from the Trainspotting soundtrack?

 

 
Dave Gahan | Hourglass/Hourglass Remixes (Virgin Mute) Print E-mail
Written by Laura Hamlett   
Monday, 14 April 2008

gahan-hourglass.jpgThe album's full of electronic beats (some of them harder than others), Gahan's strong and often manipulated vocals, and darkly sexual lyrics.

 

 
Mussels | Little Voices (s/r) Print E-mail
Written by Laura Hamlett   
Friday, 11 April 2008

cd_mussels.jpgThis debut album is a winner, enticing from start to finish. It's the kind that will draw you in further with repeated listens.

 

 
Black Fortress of Opium | s/t (s/r) Print E-mail
Written by Kevin Renick   
Friday, 11 April 2008

blackfortress.jpgYou needn't be a visitor to a drug den to be carried far, far away by this album's potent blend.

 

 
The Lions Rampant | The Lions Rampant Play Rock N Roll (s/r) Print E-mail
Written by Jason Neubauer   
Friday, 11 April 2008

lionsrampant.jpgThe band's sophistication rears its head with a power soul feeling that belonged to the scene 40 years ago and is renewed in unique and just straightforward rock.

 

 
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