REVIEWS
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3 May, 2010
BONOBO - BLACK SANDS
Simon Green, under his monkey moniker Bonobo seduces the crowds with his bass structures and jazz harmonies, creating music perfect for lounging or easy listening Read review >>
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3 May, 2010
PHEONIX - WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX
It's always nice to come across an album where the songs are so catchy you just can't press stop, and you realize you've run through the record several times on repeat. Read review >>
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3 May, 2010
JAMIE - COURTNEY TIDWELL - BOYS
Cortney Tidwell’s sophomore album, Boys, packs a powerful punch, blending melancholy synthpop with Tidwell’s irresistibly smooth voice Read review >>
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3 May, 2010
TIMES NEW VIKING - BORN AGAIN REVISITED
It was The Ramones who famously coined the phrase – “Blitzkrieg Bop”. This also happens to be a relatively apt description for Times New Viking’s music. Although only one of the songs on their new record exceeds the three-minute barrier, the overwhelming deluge of sound evident on each of its 15 tracks more than compensates for the album’s brevity. Read review >>
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3 May, 2010
FUCK BUTTONS - TAROT SPORT
“Tarot Sport” is the second album from the British electronic duo, Fuck Buttons. Fuck Buttons (the names coming from the bands want to be playful and abrasive) debuted this experimental album in September of this year. Read review >>
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3 May, 2010
MAHOO - ATLAS SOUND - LOGOS
Atlas Sound is the solo project of Deerhunter’s main man Bradford Cox. Read review >>
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3 May, 2010
SUFJAN STEVENS - THE BQE
This Detroit native has always been known for his experimental genre of music. This album is his creativity at his height. This album was intended to be for a film that would be accompanied by this soundtrack, which would be performed live. While I have not seen this film, or heard this performed live, listening to this album gives you an idea of what a spectacle it would be. The album starts off slowly in full orchestra mode, unlike any of Stevens previous works. He is quoted in saying what a challenge this was for him; “(This album was) intended to create a non-personal, non-narrative piece. I tried to reduce my own personal investment as much as possible, and I refused to incorporate one of my strengths, which is the song. I was relinquishing my greatest weapon.” By relinquishing song we get to experience a wide variety of different music, starting with classical brilliance. Read review >>
ALBUM //
3 May, 2010
BONOBO - BLACK SANDS
Simon Green, under his monkey moniker Bonobo, has createdyet another successful album with Black Sands. He seduces the crowds with his bass structures and jazzharmonies, creating music perfect for lounging or easy listening. Read review >>
EP //
3 May, 2010
JAMIE - THE DOVETAIL CONSORT - THE EAST AND WEST
The Dovetail Consort, an instrumental group hailing from Bristol, has released their first EP, The East and West on the indie record label Rusted Rail. Read review >>
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3 May, 2010
TINDERSTICKS - FALLING DOWN A MOUNTAIN
Falling Down a Mountain delivers the same orchestral jazz/rock that Tindersticks have consistently created throughout their near 20 year career. Read review >>
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3 May, 2010
JONSI AND ALEX - RICEBOY SLEEPS
Music is created as a product of one's environment. Whether you're a rapper from south Chicago or a steel guitar player from Tennessee, your sound is completely formulaic of surroundings, experiences, and landscape. Read review >>
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3 May, 2010
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - FALL BE KIND
They’re back! Thank God! Following their hugely successful Meriwether Post Pavilion comes Animals Collective’s new EP, Fall be Kind. Fall Be Kind, Avey Tare says, is a play on fall behind, and was meant to be released in the fall. He stated he wanted something different than the summery Meriwether Post Pavilion and once again Animal Collective has completely transformed themselves and released something the likes of which you have not heard. Read review >>
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30 March, 2010
OVERSTEPS - AUTECHRE
If you had to compare these legends to anyone on the electric scene, they’d be a dirty Aphex Twin with a dash of a Tangerine Dream. Read review >>
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26 March, 2010
FRIGHTENED RABBIT - WINTER OF MIXED DRINKS
These boys know how to create the music they want. They’re not searching for new ways but delivering decent pop-rock for all. Read review >>
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24 March, 2010
THE KNIFE - TOMORROW IN A YEAR
In collaboration with Mount Sims and Planningtorock the Swedish electro group have created something phenomenal and original: opera-electronica Read review >>
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18 March, 2010
ERRORS - COME DOWN WITH ME
I first listened to Error’s newest album, Come Down With Me, under the Argentinean sun. It was perfect. Yet, back in the Canadian snow and dirty spring, this album has fermented into something less than lovely Read review >>
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16 March, 2010
EMMA POLLOCK - THE LAW OF LARGE NUMBERS
The Law of Large Numbers is seemingly simple elements superbly blended together to be quirky instead of mundane. Read review >>
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1 March, 2010
LONELADY - NERVE UP
She adds a fresh coat of paint to 80’s pop but doesn’t do much else. Read review >>
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28 February, 2010
DANIEL MARTIN MOORE AND BEN SOLLEE - DEAR COMPANION
Two Kentuckian lads, Daniel Martin Moore and Ben Sollee, have paired up to create Dear Companion, a benefit album for the Appalachian Voices Read review >>
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24 February, 2010
ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT - SHARK`S TOOTH
Archie Bronson Outfit have cooked up a good dance rock tune with ‘Sharks Tooth’. Read review >>
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23 February, 2010
XIU XIU - DEAR GOD, I HATE MYSELF
Xiu Xiu, Jamie’s never ending experimental showcase has popped out another provocative album with Dear God, I Hate Myself. Read review >>
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15 February, 2010
PANTHA DU PRINCE - BLACK NOISE
Pantha Du Prince has a quiet, muted kind of beauty in Black Noise. Read review >>
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9 February, 2010
EP - ANY OTHER CITY RECORDS
Three out of Four of Any other City Acts could only be described as “cute-rock” (yes, I’m personally coining this as a term). Read review >>
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7 February, 2010
BEACH HOUSE - TEEN DREAM
Beach House has distinguished themselves amongst the nostalgic indie acts with their dream pop music by just seductively suggesting previous musical eras instead of banging us on the head with them. Read review >>
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5 February, 2010
F**KED UP - COUPLE TRACKS: 2002-2009
The two disks (with a total of 25 tracks) give you plenty to bob your head to. Mr. Damien aka Pink Eyes appears to be shouting and growling with purpose. Read review >>
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1 February, 2010
THE ALBUM LEAF - A CHORUS OF STORYTELLERS
At times, The Album Leafs’ A Chorus of Storytellers is up the in the ranks with the best of Post-Rock/Ambient music. Yet it also seems to have another agenda, to be the best genre-bending band in the world! Read review >>
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1 February, 2010
FOUR TET - THERE IS LOVE IN YOU
He blends infectious beats with smooth ambient sound. It makes for an intriguing sound that will (hopefully) get DJ’s excited. Read review >>
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28 January, 2010
AT LAST AN ATLAS - FROM WHICH WE WERE RAISED
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27 January, 2010
PATTERNS - THE AMBIENCE AFFAIR
Patterns is only four tracks long but it gives you a great taste of what The Ambience Affair are capable of. Read review >>
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25 January, 2010
Brooke - THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT
Oasis and early Beatles pop can be heard as heavy influenceson The Brothers Movement’s self titled album. It has a pop polish and the beats are fun loving. Sometimesthey even throw a bit of that trendy synth stuff in. Read review >>
