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The Dreadful Yawns reviewed
The Dreadful Yawns Rest (Exit Stencil) It’s (pick one: stupid, lazy, comically shortsighted) to attach a young band to a 40-year-old song, but The Dreadful Yawns are everything right about The Byrds’ “Ballad Of Easy Rider.”
The Greencards reviewed
The Greencards Viridian (Dualtone) Tip-toeing around a traditional genre, The Greencards keep subtlely updating bluegrass with Viridian, their third album. Appearing: May 5th at Schubas in Chicago.
Timbaland Reviewed
Timbaland Timbaland Presents: Shock Value (Interscope) First Handsome Boy Modeling School, then Pharrell, now Timbaland? What’s happening to the country’s top producers?
Carla Thomas Reviewed
Carla Thomas The Queen Alone (Stax) The latest in Stax Records’ revival re-introduces a somewhat forgotten ’60s star, Ms. Carla Thomas, a.k.a. the queen to Otis Redding’s king.
Pam Tillis reviewed
Pam Tillis Rhinestoned (Stellar Cat) Though she resided in the country Top 20 with relative frequency during the ’90s, Pam Tillis has slowly backed out of the lite rock game and concentrated on her (and some would say her father’s) roots.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Soundtrack Reviewed
VARIOUS Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters Colon The Soundtrack (Williams Street) If the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie is as funny as its accompanying soundtrack, then the folks at Adult Swim have themselves a hit.
Young Buck Reviewed
Young Buck Buck The World (G Unit/Interscope) After pre-release drama was drummed up to trumpet his return, Young Buck’s sophomore album fails to live up to its confrontational title.
Youth Group Reviewed
Youth Group Casino Twilight Dogs (Anti) It wasn’t too long ago Youth Group were unabashedly cute, younger brothers to Death Cab For Cutie, despite the transpacific gap between them. When they were touring with DCFC (and receiving stewardship from Chris Walla), it was practically overkill.
Rich Boy Reviewed
Rich Boy Rich Boy (Zone 4/Interscope) Mobile, Alabama’s Rich Boy (born Marece Richards) drops a great party debut, even if it lacks a great deal of substance.
Amy Winehouse reviewed
Amy Winehouse Back To Black (Universal Republic) Bratty, husky-voiced U.K. sensation Amy Winehouse wraps her foul-mouthed public persona in the cheeky guise of ’60s girl-group pop for her sophomore album.
The Innocence Mission reviewed
The Innocence Mission We Walked In Song (Badman) Had We Walked In Song, based on the title, been placed in the wrong bin at Borders during Black History Month, it would have bummed out a lot of well-intentioned listeners.
Vincent Black Shadow reviewed
The Vincent Black Shadow Fear’s In The Water (Bodog) The infiltration of indie rock has created a shortage of sassy, street-smart pop punks. Appearing: April 6th at Metro in Chicago.
RTX Reviewed
RTX Western Xterminator (Drag City) The Satanic-sounding psychedelia of Western Xterminator brings RTX further away from their art-damaged roots. Appearing: May 7th at Empty Bottle in Chicago.
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Reviewed
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver More Behind The Picture Than The Wall (Rounder) Gospel-bluegrass pioneer Doyle Lawson leaves the message part of his churchin’ in the parish parking lot.
Secretary Bird reviewed
Secretary Bird Secretary Bird (In De Goot) Friends Of Dean Martinez guitarist Mike Semple takes flight on this early-shoegaze/shimmering alt-country pop album.
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