Category: RECORD REVIEWS

GIANT SAND: ProVISIONS [Yep Roc]

Even if he wanted to, Howe Gelb couldn’t repeat himself. Just watch him sing sometime; the guy’s got two vocal

September 2, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

On paper, at least, this Louisville, Ky., power-pop trio would appear to be an utterly faultless proposition, an aging hipster

September 2, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

In a better, more just universe, Prisonshake would be currently shimmying in the Hold Steady’s shoes. Judging from the sprawling,

August 26, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

A failing marriage doesn’t guarantee great art, but it certainly helps. For Matthew Sweet, it was the well-publicized secret behind

August 26, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

On The ’59 Sound, schoolboys and young girls named Matilda, Sally and Bobby Jean die on a Saturday night, but

August 25, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

This legendarily eccentric dub-reggae producer has been steadily releasing albums since the early ’80s after he torched his Black Ark

August 19, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

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