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The Colour reviewed
The Colour Between Earth & Sky (Rethink/EMI) Stonesy L.A. band cast as many images as they can, no matter how conflicting.
Sophe Lux reviewed
Sophe Lux Waking The Mystics (Zarathustra) Sophe Lux toe the line between careening, surreal Dresden Dolls pastiches and the auburn moll herself, Tori Amos.
Brent Amaker & The Rodeo Reviewed
Brent Amaker & The Rodeo Brent Amaker & The Rodeo (J-Shirt) A gang of Seattle music vets take a love of whiskey and Cash and turn it into what can best be described as a reverent parody.
El Perro Del Mar Reviewed . . . Again
El Perro Del Mar El Perro Del Mar (Control Group) Between helpings of crow, El Perro Del Mar’s self-titled debut redeems itself upon repeated listens.
The Showdown reviewed
The Showdown Temptation Come My Way (Mono Vs. Stereo) Tennessee boys The Showdown are out to oust sensitive rock and bring back the bad boys. Let’s hope they can find some bad boys, ‘cuz it sure ain’t them.
Paolo Nutini reviewed
Paolo Nutini These Streets (Atlantic) A fourth-generation Scot with a Portugeuse/Italian name, singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini’s music couldn’t possibly sound less international.
Dark Romantics reviewed
The Dark Romantics Some Midnight Kissin’ (Lujo) It’s tough to be a stylish rock band and maintain any sort of interesting edge, a problem confronting Some Midnight Kissin’.
For All You Lovers . . .
Various Artists Casey Kasem Presents: The Long Distance Dedications (Top Sail/Universal) This Valentine’s collection is so awesome, it almost doesn’t know what to do with itself.
The Bluetones Reviewed
The Bluetones The Bluetones (Cooking Vinyl) One of Rush’s more underrated albums — a sentence opener equivalent to “Hi, kick my ass” — was 1993’s Counterparts, which kept the prog under quasi-Talibanic repression and recast themselves as a pop rock band.
Sneakers Reviewed
Sneakers Nonsequitur Of Silence (Collector’s Choice) Pre dB’s incarnation Sneakers finds Chris Stamey, Mitch Easter, and Will Rigby fooling around as Sneakers.
Kristin Hersh reviewed
Kristin Hersh Learn To Sing Like A Star (Yep Roc) Where do broken voices go? Can they find the way home?
Rich Schroder reviewed
Rich Schroder Your Kind Words (Anova) Something about Rich Schroder’s Your Kind Words needs fixing. More color maybe? Lyrically he’s, if not an ace, then above average (such exalted praise, sorry). But he’s playing the wrong style of music. Except for the goofy “(Sorry That I’m Not) The Home Depot Type,” where he details domestic […]
Glenn Jones reviewed
Glenn Jones Against Which The Sea Continually Beats (Strange Attractors) A recurring theme throughout Glenn Jones’ life is acoustic-guitar architect John Fahey, who reigns supreme on Against Which The Sea Continually Beats.
She’s Spanish, I’m American Reviewed
She’s Spanish, I’m American She’s Spanish, I’m American (Bedroom Classics) Stupid moniker in tow, Josh Rouse’s side project drags bilingual girlfriend Paz Suay into a lite rock splash befitting its lighthearted title.
The Early Years Reviewed
The Early Years The Early Years (Beggars Banquet) With a built-in title for a debut album, the name of this London-based trio could reference a number of things: 1) a preemptive apology for soft spots in their songs, 2) a reference to what the band members were listening to at formative ages, or 3) a […]
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