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Thor Reviewed
Thor Devastation Of Masculation (Smog Veil) Jon Miki Thor enjoys his name so much it completely envelops Devastation Of Masculation, right down to the thanks in the liner notes, which he calls “Thor Salutes The Warriors Of The Universe.”
Keane reviewed
Keane Under The Iron Sea (Interscope) I think this is the new Keane album, and not a set of weepy demos.
Black Stone Cherry reviewed
Black Stone Cherry Black Stone Cherry (Roadrunner) Advertised as back-to-basics hard rock, if Black Stone Cherry really admired their heroes they’d show a little ingenuity.
Under The Influence Of Giants reviewed
Under The Influence Of Giants Under The Influence Of Giants (Island) Some of the best songs on Under The Influence Of Giants’ self-titled debut take the exact same approach that much of Justin Timberlake’s solo album took: they both ripped off Michael Jackson’s classic Off The Wall at every possible turn.
MSTRKRFT Reviewed
MSTRKRFT The Looks (Last Gang) Death From Above 1979 remix offshoot MSTRKRFT rent some electro space on their one-note debut.
Loch Vostok reviewed
Loch Vostok Destruction Time Again! (Escapi) Former members of Swedish prog metal outfit Mayadome release their second as Loch Vostok.
Cities Come To Town
Cities Cities (Yep Roc) Chapel Hill calling themselves Cities? Someone explain (and do it quick because the bassist just left the band).
Diana Ross Reviewed
Diana Ross Blue (Motown) A lost standards album from 1972 finally gets its release.
Krak Music
CX Kidtronik Krak Attack (Sound Ink) Atlanta hip-hop O.D.J. makes his personal debut and wastes little time establishing how f’d up he can get.
Ta Smallz Reviewed
Ta Smallz Having My Way (Life Entertainment) When you need to print your name’s pronunciation on the cover of your CD, you’re gonna find problems.
Slow Learner Reviewed
Slow Learner In Their Time They Are Magnificent (self-released) Greg Dulli friend and Ani DiFranco beau Mike Napolitano bows as Slow Learner.
Greg Laswell Reviewed
Greg Laswell Through Toledo (Vanguard) Greg Laswell could have left “High And Low” off his sophomore album and no one would have said a word about Coldplay. Not a fucking word.
The Evening Episode Reviewed
The Evening Episode The Physicist Has Known Sin (Slowdance) After a series of tests, you might find trip-hop/schleptronica to be slow, a sedative, and an encumbrence on the motor functions.
Replacements anthologized
The Replacements Don’t You Know Who I Think I Was? The Best Of The Replacements (Sire/Reprise/Rhino) Touted as the first compilation featuring both The Replacements’ label careers, Don’t You Know Who I Think I Was? concentrates a little too heavily on their serious side.
Dinosaur reissues
Dinosaur Jr. Green Mind/Where You Been (Reprise/Rhino) Aiding in Merge’s reissuance of the early, SST Dinosaur albums, Rhino finishes the job.
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