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Form Of Rocket reviewed
Form Of Rocket Men (Sickroom) Form Of Rocket care nothing for restraint, or so the surface of Men seems to tell.
Todd Snider Reviewed
Todd Snider The Devil You Know (New Door) Packed with sarcasm and showcasing his continued development as a nouveau Steve Earle, Todd Snider returns.
Various Reviewed
Various The World Is Gone (XL) At IE we joke the most popular band in the area is TBA, and the most prolific recording outfit is Various Artists. Well, a couple of Brit wanks have grabbed half of the latter moniker and have decided to test our patience.
Voxtrot Reviewed
Voxtrot Your Biggest Fan (Playlouderecordings) Austin’s best British band peek over the embankment on their third EP, and take in the swath of territory ripe for the taking.
Imitation Electric Piano Reviewed
Imitation Electric Piano Blow It Up Burn It Down Kick It ‘Til It Bleeds (Drag City) Stereolab side project’s third album adds vocalist Mary Hampton, making them even more like the mothership than ever before.
Stars Of Track And Field
Stars Of Track And Field Centuries Before Love And War (Wind-Up) This indie-rock band began as a four-piece before losing their bassist. Instead of following the traditional route of finding a replacement, they decided to remain a trio and go digital.
Tyde reviewed
The Tyde Three’s Co. (Rough Trade) Sun-drenched yahoos The Tyde wash ashore with the sequel to Once and Twice.
Stuart A. Staples is back
Stuart A. Staples Leaving Songs/Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04 (Beggars Banquet) In time for his U.S. tour, Beggars Banquet reissues Stuart A. Staples’ U.S. debut repackaged with his first album, Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04.
Pompeii reviewed
Pompeii Assembly (Eyeball) Austin’s Pompeii may have accidentally chosen the perfect name.
Ladyhawk reviewed
Ladyhawk Ladyhawk (Jagjaguwar) The constant flow of Canadian bands into the American indie rock consciousness means a lot of our northern neighbors have to think hard aboot how they’re going to present themselves. Ladyhawk move a step ahead with their album cover, featuring a naked woman in a forest surrounded by what appear to be […]
Three5Human review
Three5Human A Swig From The Acid Bottle (Anaphora) Not only do the Indigo Girls guest on A Swig From The Acid Bottle, they’ve dragged Three5Human on tour with them.
Youngblood Brass Band Reviewed
Youngblood Brass Band Is That A Riot? (Layered) At first listen, Is That A Riot? comes off as an opportunistic crotching of Rage Against The Machine’s gig. But then you realize Rage were never badass enough to incorporate horns.
Aspen It Is Reviewed
Aspen It Is Release Me From The Weights Of Gravity (Piermont) Chubby-faced, peach-fuzzed emo turns from hopeful to overbearing on Release Me From The Weights Of Gravity.
Barton Carroll Reviewed
Barton Carroll Love & War (Skybucket) Crooked Fingers accomplice Barton Carroll breaks out on his own, ranging from 18th century folk to parched-soul piano balladry.
Lisa Germano Reviewed
Lisa Germano In The Maybe World (Young God) In her return to the recording realm, Lisa Germano is all about the ambience on In The Maybe World. There are some attention-getters, however.










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