Reviews
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Review: The Dead Science - Villainaire
The Dead Science Villainaire Constellation, 2008 It's clear from the first moment of a harp playing and the subsequent segue into eclectic bouts of staccato guitar and complex rhythmic patterns: Villainaire , a record that experiments with…
Review: Emiliana Torrini - Me and Armini
Emiliana Torrini Me and Armini Rough Trade, September 9, 2008 On its face, Me and Armini could be just like a number of female-fronted pop records; Emiliana Torrini has a simultaneously marketable and enjoyable vocal style that wouldn't…
Review: Parenthetical Girls - Entanglements
Parenthetical Girls Entanglements Tomlab, 2008 Parenthetical Girls - “A Song For Ellie Greenwich” | download From the first seconds of Parenthetical Girls' third release, it's clear that Entanglements isn't going to be one of those albums…
Released This Week: Salme Dahlstrom - The Acid Cowgirl Audio Trade
Salme Dahlstrom The Acid Cowgirl Audio Trade Kontainer Music, 2008 Salme Dahlstrom - “Superstar Crash” | download Electronically oriented pop music hits all the right spots for some people: Salme Dahlstrom, for those people, can't be…
Review: Stereolab - Chemical Chords
Stereolab Chemical Chords 4AD August 18, 2008 Stereolab's made enough of a name for themselves by now that most releases will hit the radar of an assortment of music fans, especially those finding themselves attracted to the indie pop…
Review: The Luke Mulholland Band - Further
The Luke Mulholland Band Further 2008 The Luke Mulholland Band opens their 2008 release Further with a nice drive, but about 13 seconds in, I realized something: I've heard all this before. Not these exact lines or chord progressions -- I…
Released This Week: Inquiet - Inq Beyong
Inquiet Inq Beyong Brother Sister Records, August 15, 2008 Inquiet - "Fresh Flesh" | download Inquiet is an experimental pop group from Australia: That's not a phrase you hear too often in many musical circles, especially those in the…
Released This Week: The Telepathic Butterflies - Breakfast in Suburbia
The Telepathic Butterflies Breakfast in Suburbia Rainbow Quartz, 2008 The Telepathic Butterflies - “Telescope” | download One thing is made clear from the opening track of Breakfast in Suburbia : The Telepathic Butterflies (what a name!)…