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The Jolenes reviewed
The Jolenes Get It To Go (Good Forks) Portland’s Jolenes remind you to visit the dentist after listening to their sticky sweet guitar pop.
Akron/Family reviewed
Akron/Family Meek Warrior (Young God) Boundlessly energetic heroes of Michael Gira’s post-Banhart world return with wide-open racket.
Cale Parks reviewed
Cale Parks Illuminated Manuscript (Polyvinyl) Aloha drummer Cale Parks recorded this debut in bed and hotel rooms across the country.
Finn’s Motel reviewed
Finn’s Motel Escape Velocity (Scat) Basement-based, 40-year-old classic rock singer-songwriter. Scat Records. Revolving-door policy on membership. Sound familiar?
Escape The Fate reviewed
Escape The Fate Dying Is Your Latest Fashion (Epitaph) Epitaph upstarts Escape The Fate yin and yang about stardom and punk purity.
Ensemble reviewed
Ensemble Ensemble (Fat Cat) One-man band Olivier Alary sculpts the latest Ensemble disc with help from Lou Barlow and Chan Marshall.
Bright Light Fever reviewed
Bright Light Fever Bright Light Fever Presents The Evening Owl (Stolen Transmission) Signed on the verge of breaking up, Bright Light Fever make the album The Killers would have made if they were into Hot Hot Heat.
The Blakhiv reviewed
The Blakhiv Any Way She Wants It (Lucid) Icelandic assailants The Blakhiv blast through five songs in little more than 10 minutes on their debut EP.
Hello Stranger reviewed
Hello Stranger Hello Stranger (Aeronaut) Just think: Instead of Paris Hilton, you could have had Juliette Commagere.
Anthony David reviewed
Anthony David The Red Clay Chronicles (Brash) Atlanta-based loverman Anthony David digs into the neo-soul crates for his aroused second album.
Rodney Atkins Reviewed
Rodney Atkins If You’re Going Through Hell (Curb) The title track to this collection has been inescapable on country radio all summer, but what about the rest of Rodney Atkins’ game?
Shaman’s Harvest Reviewed
Shaman’s Harvest March Of The Bastards (Tribal) Talk about book covers: The front artwork, band name, and label apellation all give the hint Shaman’s Harvest are another run-of-the-mill metal act.
Asobi Seksu Reviewed
Asobi Seksu Citrus (Friendly Fire) Japan, colorful as the media make it out to be, can be a pretty fucked-up place. That’s why you have to begrudgingly accept the name Asobi Seksu. It roughly means “playful sex”; there’s nothing sexy about them.
Nitzer Ebb Reviewed
Nitzer Ebb Body Of Work/Body Rework: Remixes (Mute) Personal note where one doesn’t belong: Nitzer Ebb have scared me since I really knew I liked music. I played guitar, put “More Than Words” on tapes for 8th-grade make-out parties, but the yells of “Guns! Guns! Fire! Fire!” genuinely frightened me.
Arling & Cameron Reviewed
Arling & Cameron Hi-Fi Underground (Challenge) Hup Holland, hup. Dutch electro duo Arling & Cameron roll a 12-sided die.
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