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TV on the Radio TV on the Radio
Dear Science
DGC/Interscope
Although the Radio crew's talent is well established, the band's music has always raised user-friendliness questions: Sure, 2006's Return to... More>>
By Michael Roberts
Published: September 25, 2008
Nelly Nelly
Brass Knuckles
Derrty Ent, Universal
Brass Knuckles is Nelly's Thriller. No kidding. It's not perfect, but neither was MJ's magnum opus; it jumped styles and was not particularly... More>>
By Ben Westhoff
Published: September 25, 2008
Runway Estates Runway Estates
No Good Horse Thieves
Self-released
Runway Estates refuses to wallow in any particular musical genre, which may throw some folks. As the group moves effortlessly from sun-dappled,... More>>
By Tom Murphy
Published: September 25, 2008
Frogs Gone Fishin' Frogs Gone Fishin'
Tell Me True
Oh/Ya Records
Since the dawn of time — or at least the 1960s — a particular breed of music has been consistently popular in these parts: relaxed,... More>>
By Michael Roberts
Published: September 25, 2008
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Brian Wilson, That Lucky Old Sun (EMI Records). Ever since Brian Wilson terminated his self-imposed hermitage and started performing again, the... More>>
Published: September 25, 2008
Blitzen Trapper Blitzen Trapper
Fur
Sub Pop
For a buzz band, Blitzen Trapper is extremely modest. Instead of trying to overwhelm listeners with their awesomeness, singer-songwriter Eric... More>>
By Michael Roberts
Published: September 18, 2008
CSS CSS
Donkey
Sub Pop
No one really knows what to do with CSS. Not Sub Pop, not Apple, and certainly not proponents of, uh, "nu-rave." I guess we're supposed to dance,... More>>
By Dan Weiss
Published: September 18, 2008
Cocktail Revolution Cocktail Revolution
Better Reception
Self-released
The members of Cocktail Revolution, who'll celebrate their new disc's release on Saturday, September 20, at Jazz@Jack's, didn't pick up their... More>>
By Michael Roberts
Published: September 18, 2008
The Fire Drills The Fire Drills
Cheap Lies EP
Self-released
It's refreshing to hear a band that's not trying to be clever or more innovative than its peers. That said, the straightahead power pop of the... More>>
By Tom Murphy
Published: September 18, 2008
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The Clash, Live at Shea Stadium (Legacy Recordings). Not many groups can best the Who. Yet that is exactly what happened when the Clash opened... More>>
Published: September 18, 2008
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SOUND BITES Adele, 19 (Columbia). Obviously, Adele has the pipes to jump the queue and the comparisons among the crowded pack of Brit neo-soul... More>>
Published: September 11, 2008
Jason Vigil Jason Vigil
Sometimes Always
Self-released
Heart Gone Sober, Jason Vigil's last album (released in 2006), was so gosh-darn earnest that anyone who's even mildly cynical probably recoiled... More>>
By Michael Roberts
Published: September 11, 2008
Metallica Metallica
Death Magnetic
Warner Bros.
This is exactly the record Metallica needed to make in 2008. Real metal's back, and sure, younger bands have rage and technical aptitude on their... More>>
By Phil Freeman
Published: September 11, 2008
Wovenhand Wovenhand
Ten Stones
Sounds Familyre
When fans think of 16 Horsepower founder David Eugene Edwards, the singer-songwriter behind Wovenhand, "accessibility" isn't the first word that... More>>
Published: September 11, 2008
To Be Eaten To Be Eaten
In the Clearing
Ash From Sweat
On this latest To Be Eaten release, the band proves once again that it can play razor-precise riffs and rhythms while infusing each song with a... More>>
By Tom Murphy
Published: September 11, 2008
Slipknot Slipknot
All Hope Is Gone
Roadrunner
Four albums in (five, if you're an eBay-stalking obsessive), Slipknot is having an identity crisis. Frontman Corey Taylor's side project, Stone... More>>
By Phil Freeman
Published: September 04, 2008
The Game The Game
LAX
Geffen
Rappers and producers who appear on the Game's third album, LAX, include...everybody. There's Kanye West, Scott Storch, Travis Barker, Keisha... More>>
By Ben Westhoff
Published: September 04, 2008
Lil' Slugger/The Good Old Fashioned Sinners Lil' Slugger/The Good Old Fashioned Sinners
Untitled Split CD
Self-released
If there's one thing that can be said for Lil' Slugger, it's that these guys don't sound quite like anyone else. The closest cousin to Slugger's... More>>
By Tom Murphy
Published: September 04, 2008
Jeff Finlin Jeff Finlin
Ballad of a Plain Man
Bent Wheel Records
Things seemed to be looking up for Jeff Finlin. The Fort Collins singer-songwriter, the subject of a worshipful 5280 profile by Pulitzer winner... More>>
By Michael Roberts
Published: September 04, 2008
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Capricorns, River, Bear Your Bones (Rise Above). Londoners Nathan Bennett and Kevin Williams know their math as well as any guitarists working... More>>
Published: September 04, 2008
David Byrne & Brian Eno David Byrne & Brian Eno
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
EverythingThatHappens.com
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, released in 1981 (and recently reissued), was an attempt by David Byrne and Brian Eno to forge new territory via... More>>
By Michael Roberts
Published: August 28, 2008
The Hold Steady The Hold Steady
Stay Positive
Vagrant
"Me and my friends are like the drums on 'Lust for Life,'" sings Craig Finn, opening Stay Positive with what is almost certainly the perfect... More>>
By Nicholas Hall
Published: August 28, 2008
teamAWESOME! teamAWESOME!
The Burnt Siena Album
Self-released
For a band that performs live music with such fun-loving, reckless abandon, teamAWESOME! always seems to put out well-recorded, tightly played... More>>
By Tom Murphy
Published: August 28, 2008
Fiancé Fiancé
Please, Ambitious, Please
Self-released
Bands with designs on commercial success often remove anything resembling a personality from their work in an attempt to broaden their appeal. So... More>>
By Michael Roberts
Published: August 28, 2008
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Peter Bradley Adams, Leavetaking (Sarathan Records). Peter Bradley Adams's second solo effort finds the former Eastmountainsouth frontman... More>>
Published: August 28, 2008
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