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Zola Jesus: Conatus
Zola Jesus Conatus Rating: 3.8/5.0 Label: Sacred Bones I think we’ve had our last gasp of any sort of Indian summer here in Seattle; the second Saturday of October, in all its anachronistic sunshine,
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Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Experience Version)
What is there to say that’s been left unsaid by 40 years of rock writing concerning the multi-platinum, omnipresent chart fixture and, well, unsurpassed realization of the Rock Album as Art Form that we
Read More »Wooden Shjips: West
Wooden Shjips West Rating: 3.5/5.0 Label: Thrill Jockey The last time I was ranting about San Francisco’s monochromatic Wooden Shjips, last spring for their Vol. 2 rarities collection, I was as nonplussed as your
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Film Dunce: Boogie Nights
Film Dunce is a weekly series in which one of our writers finally succumbs to the lure of a movie that has long been a big part of our culture that they have never
Read More »Erkin Koray: Meçhul: Singles & Rarities
Erkin Koray Meçhul: Singles & Rarities Rating: 4.2/5.0 Label: Sublime Frequencies I’ve been on such a weird tear lately at Spectrum Culture, reviewing oddball reissues of second-wave German electronic milestones (You’s Electric Day and
Read More »Tinariwen: Tassili
Tinariwen Tassili Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Anti- Maybe it’s the media-literate cynic in me, but I can’t help but recognize that the Anti- (NPR’s most favorite record label) debut of the nomadic Tuareg rockstars Tinariwen
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You: Electric Day, Time Code (Re-issues)
You Electric Day, Time Code (Re-issues) Rating: 3.7/5.0, 3.0/5.0 Label: Bureau B I hate to sound cold and clinical when writing about records I’m digging on; I don’t listen to music as if its
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The War On Drugs: Slave Ambient
The War On Drugs Slave Ambient Rating: 2.9/5.0 Label: Secretly Canadian The most I’d heard of the War On Drugs, previously, was one tune on Seattle’s own non-profit-indie-mindmeld FM station KEXP a few months
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Screaming Trees: Last Words: The Final Recordings
Screaming Trees Last Words: The Final Recordings Rating: 3.3/5.0 Label: Sunyata Though I was only a suburban rock ‘n’ roll snob on the cusp of fully engorged adult snobbery when the Screaming Trees announced
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