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Dead, Dead Heart
Dead Heart Bloom Dead Heart Bloom (KEI) Formerly of Phaser, Boris Skalsky locked himself in a room to write the songs that would become his nom de plume and debut album.
Shear Heart Attack
Shearwater Palo Santo (Misra) Okkervil River offshoot makes its bid for independence.
Stills Of The Night
The Stills Without Feathers (Vice) Before we get all misty-eyed about how The Stills mended their flaws heading into their second album, let’s get one thing straight: They needed to.
Run Like The Whirlwind
Whirlwind Heat Types Of Wood (Brille) One looks at the name and album cover of Types Of Wood and wonders, why can’t the music be this sharp?
I want candy
Candy Bars On Cutting Ti-Gers In Half And Understanding Narravation (New Granada) With a title such as this, you can expect either a dearth of people taking you seriously or more than you want.
First star I see tonight
Starlight Mints Drowatron (Barsuk) Was a time when Starlight Mints were hailed as knights at The Flaming Lips’ roundish table. Somehow, all identity has been drained.
The Goo Goo Dolls CD Review
The Goo Goo Dolls Let Love In (Warner Bros.) Well they’ve done it. Throwing their cards down and tearing off their disguises, The Goo Goo Dolls drop the charade and cover Supertramp.
Soil CD Review
Soil True Self (DRT) On their third release, Chicago metal band Soil try to overcome losing their record deal and their singer.
Lansing-Dreiden CD Review
Lansing-Dreiden The Dividing Island (Kemado) It’s too bad the phrase “chamber pop” applies to a different sort of music, because it would suit Lansing-Dreiden perhaps more literally.
Stoley P.T. CD Review
Stoley P.T. Lesson #1 (In Music We Trust) Former Q101 DJ/Lupins frontman Stoley comes to us with his P(ower). (Trio).
Thee More Shallows CD Review
Thee More Shallows Monkey Vs. Shark (Turn) Tide-you-over EP from stark San Franciscans begins with a thwack.
Sugarplum Fairies CD Review
Sugarplum Fairies Country International Records (Starfish) Austrian duo Sugarplum Fairies aided by ex-Wilco man Ken Coomer craft Hapsburg-country.
Tom Thumb & The Latter Day Saints CD Review
Tom Thumb & The Latter Day Saints Kindermusik (Three Ring) Tom Thumb and his New England-based cohorts locked themselves into a Maine studio for this EP, and produced the sound of winter coats.
Riverboat Gamblers CD Review
Riverboat Gamblers To The Confusion Of Our Enemies (Volcom/East West) With all the casual, fancy-pantsin’ indie rockers roaming the slacker streets of Austin, Texas, it’s a surprise there aren’t more Riverboat Gamblers running amok.
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