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Written by Jeremy Housewright
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Thursday, 08 December 2005 |
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This album is a perfect time capsule of the world that we live in today, a world filled with hostility, mystification, and fear.
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Written by
Aaron Richter
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Thursday, 15 December 2005 |
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For the first minute and a half of “Will You Smile Again For Me”—the first song on Worlds Apart—Trail of Dead sounds like it has in the past. |
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Written by Anne Valente
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Monday, 30 January 2006 |
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The danger, of course, is that 13ghosts has structured this album not as a baker’s dozen but as a back-and-forth between two main sounds, and most listeners will likely tend to prefer one sound over the other. Buy this CD |
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Written by Jim Dunn
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Tuesday, 06 December 2005 |
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16 Horsepower come to us as elders in this church of the soul. We come away refreshed in that wisdom. |
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Written by Rob Levy
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Sunday, 04 December 2005 |
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Written by Jim Campbell
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Friday, 30 September 2005 |
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While Leto displays a tremendous amount of passion in his lyrics, some tracks (“The Story,” “Was It a Dream?”) walk a fine line between schmaltzy and pompous. |
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Written by Andrew Rea
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Thursday, 20 April 2006 |
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With the help of two of hip-hop’s most powerful impresarios, 50 Cent has released one of the better-produced mainstream hip-hop albums in quite awhile.
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Written by Jim Dunn
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Tuesday, 06 December 2005 |
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Brickey raises her voice to fully encompass the music rarely, but when she does, it is sort of a shock. |
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Written by Jim Dunn
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Thursday, 01 August 2002 |
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“A Long Way Home” is a gorgeous song that washes over you and is reminiscent of Joni Mitchell. |
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Written by Dawn O'Neall
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Monday, 02 June 2003 |
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Which brings us to their self-titled debut. A.R.E Weapons have decided to ride the electro-clash trend and fill their album with brutalizing beats fronted by a Beastie Boys–style shriek. In some cases, making music via the DIY approach creates beautiful and exceptional things; in A.R.E. Weapons’ case, it creates cheap and vulgar music. |
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Written by Kevin Barry
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Thursday, 08 December 2005 |
The tenacity and love on the album surpass any doubts, however, and leave you wanting more. |
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Written by Chris Clark
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Saturday, 01 January 2005 |
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I don’t know how likely a second album is, but Black Lines to Battlefields is definitely worth owning, even if you’re not a Christian. Or an emosexual. |
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Written by Bryan A. Hollerbach
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Saturday, 02 July 2005 |
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Young’s “Walls of Jericho” alludes to the Book of Joshua, to be sure, and religious elements inform “It’s All the Same” (whose anti-war message would otherwise melt the iPod of Christian in Chief George W. Bush). |
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Written by Cindy Gao
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Friday, 24 March 2006 |
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Aerogramme writes songs that are poignant and powerful and relatable. You know that cheesy song that goes, "I don't know much/but I know I love you"? That's how I feel about Seclusion. Buy this CD |
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Written by Randy Schwartz
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Tuesday, 20 June 2006 |
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Written by Laura Hamlett
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Tuesday, 06 December 2005 |
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A very solid album, quick-paced and, at times, frenetic. |
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Written by Paul John Little
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Saturday, 01 July 2006 |
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The Boxing Mirror is an album that takes its time getting to know
itself; it’s perhaps a result of this that it ends up being a terribly
uneven listen, its strong songs cluttering the second side while the
first is pocked by misfires.
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Written by Bryan A. Hollerbach
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Tuesday, 06 December 2005 |
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Krauss and Union Station apparently never break strings. |
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Written by Jeffrey Ricker
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Tuesday, 06 December 2005 |
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There’s also a definite edge here that suggests Janis Joplin more than chanteuse. |
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Written by Katie Bodner
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Sunday, 26 February 2006 |
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Full of melodic keyboards and intricate percussions that layer the music oh-so ethereally, Aloha whip out all the instrumental stops, from marimbas to their true forte: the vibraphone. Buy this CD |
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Written by David Lichius
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Friday, 24 March 2006 |
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If you like your punk fast mean and with a chip on its shoulder, American Distress’s debut LP will be right up your alley. Buy this CD |
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Written by Mary Beth Hascall
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Tuesday, 20 June 2006 |
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As a strong four-piece, the band utilizes its numerous musical
talents, including a knack for four-part harmony, throughout their
music. Following the 2004 release Beatchen, Amsterband returns with
Buckle in the Bible Belt, where a new level of maturity and complexity
peaks out from their songs. Relying a little less on their original
folk-sounding base, the band breaks into traditional rock tempos with
dips into deep-fried southern rock.
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Written by Dawn O'Neall
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Thursday, 08 December 2005 |
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don’t knock it ’til you try it. |
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Written by Cory Hoehn
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Friday, 01 August 2003 |
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Bare touches upon some more overcast skies of gray, but the significance of the songs tells a story of a woman emerging from the wreckage of the bleak to tell a story of personal triumph. |
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Written by Cory Hoehn
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Thursday, 08 December 2005 |
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Bare is an emotional waterfall of thoughts and images flowing into a lake of resolution and mutual conception with any demons that she would have dealt with prior. |
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Written by Kevin Renick
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Monday, 30 May 2005 |
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It’s uncertain if Nordic newbie Annie will change any of this with her debut album Anniemal, but damn, this is one delectable dance-floor delight. |
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Written by Andrew Rea
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Monday, 24 March 2003 |
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Because of these unfortunate circumstances, some diehard Antipop fan could see the album as an improper send-off, a compromise of the group’s intentions. But that doesn’t turn out to be the case.
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Written by Preston Jones
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Saturday, 26 November 2005 |
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The throaty, autumnal pairing exudes a strange soulfulness—much like all of Antony’s catalog, it evokes a feeling you can’t quite put your finger on, but you’re certain you’ve never heard anything remotely like it before. |
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Written by Jessica Gluckman
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Thursday, 20 April 2006 |
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While rabid Aphex Twin collectors may be mourning money spent hunting down singles and white-labels, other fans, especially those disappointed by 2001’s drukqs, will find plenty to be pleased with.
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Written by Rob Levy
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Thursday, 08 December 2005 |
You have to be down on your luck to really appreciate them, as they wallow in sadness. However, when they break out of it, it is joyous. |
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Written by Rudy Zapf
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Thursday, 15 December 2005 |
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Written by Preston Jones
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Friday, 24 March 2006 |
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Sonically sandwiched neatly between the Brit-pop of Blur and the more experimental alternative rock of Stone Roses, the album's cumulative effect is that of a 20-something's attempt at synthesizing the last 15 years of British pop music. Buy this CD |
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Written by Jim Campbell
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Monday, 30 January 2006 |
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The best way to describe AOR’s sound is to imagine if Moby dropped acid and hung out with members of Depeche Mode and Gravity Kills. Buy this CD |
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Written by Katie Bordner
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Monday, 22 May 2006 |
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Pretentious to end all pretensions, frontman Eddie Argos simply states what two dimensional feelings he knows, lines delivered in a quick dose of kick-in-the-ass awesome.
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Written by Jim Dunn
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Saturday, 02 July 2005 |
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Written by Michele Ulsohn
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Tuesday, 06 December 2005 |
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The disc’s 14 songs glisten with a well-produced sheen while still retaining raw energy. |
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Written by Michele Ulsohn
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Friday, 31 January 2003 |
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Hailed by Spin magazine as the new millennium’s first true supergroup, Audioslave is a fusion of forces that have created a new sound with a comfortably familiar feel. |
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Written by Jim Campbell
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Sunday, 25 September 2005 |
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The beauty of their music is that they don’t stray too far from their original formula—each song is just different enough from the previous that it sounds like the band has created a musical “collection”; each song is a combination of sharp lyrics with unforgettable pop/rock rhythms. |
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Written by Al Kunz
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Sunday, 26 February 2006 |
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The largely acoustic instrumentation would work within several sub-genres of country music or bluegrass, its Appalachian cousin. But the lack of instrumental breaks showcasing the musical prowess of the players and bluegrass-style harmonies make this a bad fit for the latter. Buy this CD |
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Written by Katie Bordner
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Tuesday, 23 May 2006 |
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I lack the skills and language to communicate exactly what is Bald Eagle. I mean, what person writes songs titled “Sniffing Glue and Casual Sex” or “Fucking Christian Laser Tag”? No, no, I don’t get you, Bald Eagle.
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