Category: RECORD REVIEWS
MEKONS: Natural [Quarterstick]
After 30 years, the Mekons really are the last gang in town. Although only Jon Langford and Tom Greenhalgh remain
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS: Challengers [Matador]
For the New Pornographers, 2005’s Twin Cinema marked a period of significant transition. Not only were the band’s hyper-pop blitzes
HARLAN T. BOBO: I’m Your Man [Goner]
Is it selfish to wish misery upon Harlan T. Bobo? Because clearly, that’s when the Memphis troubadour’s best music gets
TAKEN BY TREES: Open Field [Rough Trade]
After 11 years fronting Swedish popsters the Concretes, Victoria Bergsman has pared everything down to allow her delicate, charmingly accented
CHRIS MURPHY: Luminous [KUFALA]
Most commonly associated with suggestively attired classical crossover artists and that tall dude from Dave Matthews Band, the electric violin






