Category: RECORD REVIEWS

JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ: In Our Nature [Mute]

For all the Nick Drake comparisons garnered by José González’s 2003 debut Veneer, it’s the work of another José—Feliciano—that’s a

September 25, 2007 / RECORD REVIEWS

If nothing else, this album—produced by Lee Ranaldo and released on Thurston Moore’s label—lends credence to the adage that imitation

September 25, 2007 / RECORD REVIEWS

With Last Light, matt pond PA completes its evolution into a rock band. Over the course of nine years and

September 25, 2007 / RECORD REVIEWS

The workplace romance between Scott Masson’s unnerving, corporate-themed visual art and his hodgepodge of musical side projects has finally gotten

September 25, 2007 / RECORD REVIEWS

Tunng has brought folk comparisons upon itself by realizing melodies with intricate acoustic instrumentation, rustic male/ female vocal harmonies and

September 25, 2007 / RECORD REVIEWS

Who could have imagined that Steve Earle would get the chance to grow old gracefully? Two decades after his first

September 25, 2007 / RECORD REVIEWS

When we first met Sam Beam, it was kind of obvious from his hushed, solitary bedroom recordings that he didn’t

September 25, 2007 / RECORD REVIEWS

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania