Spins
Bob Sinclair Reviewed
Bob Sinclair Western Dream (Tommy Boy) What happens when hedonism and idealism collide? Well it could be this carefree dance mix, but it’s unlikely.
You Spin Me Round
DJ Spinna Intergalactic Soul (Shanachie) International DJ Spinna, who can hardly contain his underground status with Das EFX, Zero 7, Mos Def, Michael Jackson, and George Michael projects under his belt, unleashes a lissome original work.
Submarines Reviewed
Submarines Declare A New State! (Nettwerk) Ah, love. Jack Dragonetti (of Jack Drag) and Blake Hazard take us through the breakup that preceded their eventual marriage.
The Young Republic Reviewed
The Young Republic Modern Plays (self-released) Orchestral folk rockers The Young Republic are an assembly of nine Boston music school students, drawing an eerie parallel to Belle & Sebastian.
Brightblack Morning Light Reviewed
Brightblack Morning Light Brightblack Morning Light (Matador) By now the words “Devendra Banhart” are enough to drive people in one of two directions. But what if you found out there were a pair of friends of Banhart’s from the freak-folk scene who deflected all attention, and were possibly the most listenable of the genre’s sideshows?
Dumb Luck
Da Muzicianz Da Muzicainz (TVT) Deduct two points if you think a project involving Ying Yang Twins’ D-Roc and his younger brothers sounds like something you’d buy.
Good Riddance Reviewed
Good Riddance My Republic (Fat Wreck Chords) Not your high schooler’s punk band; bring your dictionary to the pit, chillins.
An Albatross Reviewed
An Albatross Blessphemy (Of The Pearce-Beast Feastgiver And The Bear-Warp Kumite) (Ace Fu) Twenty-seven minutes of chaos, brought to you by the fine folks of An Albatross.
The Del McCoury Band Reviewed
The Del McCoury Band The Promised Land (McCoury Music) Bluegrass hero Del McCoury follows his Grammy win with his first gospel hybrid.
Life In The Fast Lane
No Speed Limit Sweet Virginia (Arhoolie) Sure, there are plenty of jokes waiting to be made about a Virginian bluegrass outfit with a 16-year-old singer.
Chatham County Line Reviewed
Chatham County Line Speed Of The Whippoorwill (Yep Roc) Weathering a torrent of modern bluegrass releases, Chatham County Line draw on a folksier inspiration for their third album.
Fatboy Slim Hits
Fatboy Slim Why Try Harder: The Greatest Hits (Astralwerks) Still a weapon of choice for countless sports arenas and TV producers, Fatboy Slim will go down as having produced some of the most marketable music of the past decade.
Luna CD & DVD
Luna The Best Of Luna (CD)/Tell Me Do You Miss Me (DVD) (Rhino) Luna were never a love/hate band; they were give a shit/don’t give a shit. This sold-separately combo tells why.
Mellowdrone half returns
Mellowdrone Box (Red Ink/Columbia) Mellowdrone’s name sticks out in the IE office because of a valiant opening gig for Johnny Marr at Double Door a couple years ago and the subsequent littering of our floors with their EP by the now-defunct Artist Direct label.
Venice Is Sinking
Venice Is Sinking Sorry About The Flowers (One Percent Press) Athens, Georgia, still pumps out the college rock bands, and it was only a matter of time before Venice Is Sinking, steeped in Galaxie 500, studied abroad.
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