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Women & Children overbored
Women And Children Paralyzed Dance, Tonight (Narnack) California, Canada, and France conspire behind the year’s most despondent debut.
Oxford Collapse reviewed
Oxford Collapse Remember The Night Parties (Sub Pop) For their third album, Oxford Collapse exploit their inner indie child to shake up a dedication to jammy psychedelia.
Howling Hex return
The Howling Hex Nightclub Version Of Eternal (Drag City) Neil Michael Hagerty, God bless him, is making “border music.” While his New Mexico home seems to offer a clue, it’s a misleading one.
Memory Band reviewed
The Memory Band Apron Strings (DiChristina) English folkie Stephen Cracknell envisions folk supergroup; adheres to Brit folk tradition.
Kottak reviewed
Kottak Therupy (Escapi) Formerly known as Krunk, one-time Scorpions drummer Jimmy Ratchitt and Tommy Lee’s sister Athena ratchet up the noise as Kottak.
Corrina Repp Reviewed
Corrina Repp The Absent And The Distant (Caldo Verde) If anyone belongs on tour with ex-Red House Painter Mark Kozelek, it’s stark rumbler Corrina Repp. As it stands, she’s the only other artist on his label.
Justin Sconza Reviewed
Justin Sconza Paint By Numbers (Brilliante) Walter Meego member Justin Sconza goes it alone on seven-track EP.
Ad Astra Per Aspera Reviewed
Ad Astra Per Aspera Catapult Calypso (Sonic Unyon) Blistering debut from University Of Kansas spazmoids.
Cities Reviewed
Cities Variations (Yep Roc) Yep Roc’s resident post punkers get remixed shortly after releasing their debut album.
Alias & Tarsier reviewed
Alias And Tarsier Plane That Draws A White Line (Anticon) While this EP is being marketed as a collection of “new songs” from bi-coastal duo Alias And Tarsier, in reality, it’s more like table scraps from their recently released downtempo debut, Brookland/Oaklyn.
Relay reviewed
Relay Still Point Of Turning (Bubble Core) Studio engineer shows the shoegaze bands how it’s done.
Dark Globe reviewed
Dark Globe Nostalgia For The Future (Global Underground) Slinky electronic album by breakbeat pioneers with guests like Boy George and Tom Verlaine, recalls both recent Goldfrapp and early Massive Attack.
IV Thieves reviewed
IV Thieves If We Can’t Escape My Pretty (New West) Noel Gallagher’s endorsement doesn’t buy you very much these days; you almost have to question the past-his-prime Brit’s wisdom.
Pigeon John reviewed
Pigeon John And The Summertime Pool Party (Quannum) Pigeon John was the perfect opening act for Matisyahu last fall because he actually is what people initially expected the headliner to be: a joker.
Howie Beck reviewed
Howie Beck Howie Beck (Ever) Canadian singer-songwriter Howie Beck knows his gentle place, and does he exploit it.
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