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Atlas Sound: Let the Blind Lead Those Who See but Cannot Feel
A team of sixteen year-olds is right now finishing writing the definitive review of Atlas Sound. It’s taken them a...
Mar 03, 2008
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Konono N°1: Live at Couleur Café
The checklist of a Konono N°1 review runs as follows:
1) They’re Congolese. Most of their listeners are not.
2) Their three likembé,...
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Beach House: Devotion
With its cheap-sounding synth hums and even cheaper-sounding drum machine patter, Beach House’s 2006 self-titled debut was an easy album...
Mar 03, 2008
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Tool: 10,000 Days
Conrad and Rob are slouched on a basement couch, morose expressions radiating tragically. The final seconds of “Viginti Tres,”... Feb 29, 2008
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Tokyo Police Club: A Lesson in Crime
Trying to find background info about “wacky” Toronto band Tokyo Police Club is a real pain in the ass. ... Feb 29, 2008
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Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
For all those who took the time to write in after I gave Bloc Party a dressing down; for those...
Feb 29, 2008
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Sloan: Never Hear the End of It
It can be hard to justify to non-Canadians why Sloan have been around so damn long. To some, Sloan... Feb 29, 2008