Category: RECORD REVIEWS

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN: The Power Of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities [Rhino]

Although it might be difficult to comprehend now, the Jesus And Mary Chain was a total revelation when it appeared

November 19, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

Mascott is the art project of Manhattanite Kendall Jane Meade, a seraph-voiced singer and sometime Off-Broadway songwriter. Conversely, Art Project

November 11, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

FREDRIK Na Na Ni [The Kora] The debut by this Malmö, Sweden, six-piece comes on like typical Scandinavian folk pop.

November 5, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

End Of The World singer/drummer Stefan Marolachakis sounds so much like the Walkmen’s Hamilton Leithauser that you’d be forgiven for

November 4, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

Ask for Englishman Roy Harper’s references and you’ll get pages of popular and semi-popular names that span decades. Led Zeppelin

November 1, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

After the breakout success of 2007’s Cryptograms, Deerhunter has expanded its sonic palette without sacrificing the innovation or excitement that’s

October 31, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

The Velvet Underground’s first album ranks among the most plagiarized of all time: Its strident melodies, dark subject matter and

October 30, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania