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Animal Collective: Water Curses EP
Sometime in 2005 I wrote my first and only piece of hatemail to Cokemachineglow. In the email I criticized Peter...
May 06, 2008
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Les Savy Fav: After the Balls Drop
I love Les Savy Fav, but didn’t need to listen to After the Balls Drop first to know that a...
May 06, 2008
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M83: Saturdays = Youth
If we assume that shoegaze is essentially the sum of a formula that tweaks ambient, pop, dance, and ’80s studio...
May 02, 2008
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Colin Meloy: Sings Live!
Here is a review written by a Decemberists non-fan. You see, my relationship with Colin Meloy’s squealy charisma has more...
May 01, 2008
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Flight of the Conchords: Flight of the Conchords
As CMG readers with premium cable might already be aware, Flight of the Conchords consists of Jemaine Clement and...
May 01, 2008
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David Karsten Daniels: Fear of Flying
David Karsten Daniels’s humbly brilliant Sharp Teeth (2007) was an easy album to overlook in a banner year for...
May 01, 2008
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E-40 f/ Lil Jon: "Turf Drop"
E-40 must give firm handshakes or something. Nearly three decades into a meandering career he has somehow consistently been “in”...
Apr 30, 2008
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HILOTRONS: Happymatic
When writing music reviews I typically try to do what everyone else tries to do: come up with something that...
Apr 30, 2008
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Cheveu: Cheveu
This Parisian trio has been making scene noise, and for plenty good reason: their songs go a long way to...
Apr 30, 2008