Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2004–2012
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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!)…