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Colin Stetson: New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Colin Stetson New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges Rating: 1.8/5.0 Label: Constellation As a touring and studio musician, saxophonist Colin Stetson has worked with the likes of Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, David
Read More »The Radio Dept.: Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002-2010
The Radio Dept. Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002-2010 Rating: 4.2/5.0 Label: Labrador If you’ve got two hands then you’ve got enough fingers to count the number of “odds & sods” compilations that are actually worth
Read More »White Fence: Is Growing Faith
White Fence Is Growing Faith Rating: 3.6/5.0 Label: Woodsist A few weeks ago, while I was on my way home from the nine-to-five, the local college radio joint played a jam by the Rapture.
Read More »Dam-Funk: Adolescent Funk
Dam-Funk Adolescent Funk Rating: 1.5/5.0 Label: Stones Throw When I was 17, I bought a copy of Naked Baby Photos, a collection of demos, live and unreleased tracks from Ben Folds Five. Not surprisingly,
Read More »Le Concorde: House
Le Concorde House Rating: 1.7/5.0 Label: Le Grande Magistery About five years ago, for a different publication, I reviewed Le Concorde’s debut, Universe and Villa, an intelligent, sophisticated record that filtered pop classicism through
Read More »Rediscover: PAS/CAL: The Handbag Memoirs EP and Oh Honey, We’re Ridiculous EP
Rediscover: PAS/CAL The Handbag Memoirs EP and Oh Honey, We’re Ridiculous EP 2002/2004 Rediscover is a series of reviews highlighting past releases that have flown under the radar and now deserve a second look.
Read More »Benoit Pioulard: Lasted
Benoit Pioulard Lasted Rating: 3.9/5.0 Label: Kranky It wouldn’t be completely inaccurate to describe Benoit Pioulard’s music as songs for people who prefer old Grizzly Bear – you know, before they got all famous
Read More »The Legendary Pink Dots: Seconds Late For the Brighton Line
The Legendary Pink Dots Seconds Late For the Brighton Line Rating: 3.2/5.0 Label: ROIR Psychedelic rock purists might argue this, but you essentially pick your poison with said genre; you can either go for
Read More »Ben Folds/Nick Hornby: Lonely Avenue
Ben Folds/Nick Hornby Lonely Avenue Rating: 3.7/5.0 Label: Nonesuch Perhaps, like so many of the rest of us, Nick Hornby heard Ben Folds’ last album and thought, “What the fuck?! Is this really the
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