Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2004–2012
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Arts & Crafts, 2005 Broken Social Scene's latest release, the self-titled Broken Social Scene , comes two years after their highly-rated You Forgot It In People , widely regarded to be one of 2003's greatest releases. With Broken Social…
Barsuk, 2005 The Weight is a Gift is Nada Surf's fourth full length in nearly ten years, and while they maintain essentially the same basic sound as in their 2003 release, Let Go , they have provided a reasonably advanced take on such. The…
Barsuk, 2005 The Long Winters, led by mastermind John Roderick, have ventured from their usual musical stylings, venturing into what is, for them, at the very least, new territory. Ultimatum , their first release since their 2003 album,…
Geffen, 2005 By now (now being September 13th, 2005, the day of Takk 's release,) Sigur Ros has become an almost legendary group of musicians, and with good reason. In this, their fourth full length, they, once again, demonstrate an…
Barsuk, 2005 John Vanderslice's latest effort, Pixel Revolt , is what some would dub a lyrical masterpiece -- and, of course, not without just cause. At times, Vanderslice's mostly unique lyrical style resembles that of John Darnielle,…
Act One , debut album of British prog-rockers, Beggar's Opera, is a fun, timeless work in an early British post-psychedelic style. Most notable among the instrumentation is Alan Park's fantastical keyboard and organ playing, at times…
The first time I heard Nashville's Blue Merle, I could have sworn it was a side project of Coldplay's Chris Martin based on the singer's voice. Although the singer may sound alot like Martin, the music itself goes in several different…