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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.
PJ Pacifico Reviewed
PJ Pacifico Well I’ll Be (Viper) Ex-Sunflower frontman P.J. Pacifico follows the straight-and-narrow on his debut LP.
The Receiver Reviewed
The Receiver Decades (Stunning Models On Display) Pinback have so many side projects under so many different identities it’d be easy to be fooled into thinking this was another.
L.E.O. Reviewed
L.E.O. Alpalcas Orgling (Cheap Lullaby) Note the anagram: ELO-ish pop by supergroup of Hansons, Bleu, Jellyfish, Black Crowes, and Papas Fritas.
Chad Rex & The Victorstands Reviewed
Chad Rex & The Victorstands Gravity Works Fire Burns (Mars Motors) Bless Chad Rex’s heart. Fully aware of his sound, he takes a shot at himself and recorded “Song For Paul Westerberg To Sing.”
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