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Various Artists
From Another World: A Tribute to Bob Dylan

February 12th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Various Artists From Another World: A Tribute to Bob Dylan Back in 2003, Bob Dylan teamed up with long-time Larry David associate Larry Charles for Masked and Anonymous

Snowbird
Moon

February 7th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Snowbird Moon As bassist for the Cocteau Twins, Simon Raymonde was involved with some of the greatest records ever laid to wax, though as evidenced in Facing

Cymbals
The Age of Fracture

February 6th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Cymbals The Age of Fracture When a band announces that a book inspired its record, it’s cause for a slight pause. When a Princeton professor writes that book, the pause is a little longer

Cities Aviv
Come to Life

February 4th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Cities Aviv Come to Life Cities Aviv (real name Gavin Mays) has been one of rap music’s most intriguing voices ever since he dropped the single “Coastin’” back in the summer of

The Hidden Cameras
AGE

February 3rd, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

The Hidden Cameras AGE Bob Mould once explained to me how his getting in touch with being gay involved developing an interest in dance music. As such, I have to wonder

Hospitality
Trouble

January 31st, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Hospitality Trouble You can’t be cute forever. At worst, the world grinds you into bitterness. At best (and much preferable), you grow up a little bit. Such is the case with Brooklyn’s

Joel RL Phelps and The Downer Trio
Gala

January 29th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Joel RL Phelps and The Downer Trio Gala It's probably best that Joel RL Phelps albums come few and far between. They are generally unwieldy, sobering, depressing

Crushed Stars
Farewell Young Lovers

January 21st, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Crushed Stars Farewell Young Lovers You can never put too fine a point on how environment affects how music is made and enjoyed. Pumping hot salsa seems absurd in the icy plains of Alaska

Dum Dum Girls
Too True

January 20th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Dum Dum Girls Too True Too True arrives as the third full-length release from the Dum Dum Girls and in a sense represents the fulfillment of the four-piece’s potential

September Girls
Cursing the Sea

January 17th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

September Girls Cursing the Sea "September girls do so much," goes the opening line on the Big Star classic, and the same could be said of the Irish five-piece taking their name from the song