If there's a reliable dream for an independent music critic--one which is, 95% of the time, the stuff of pipes--it's...
Apr 20, 2006
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If Owen Ashworth, as he has apparently claimed, doesn’t tap into some personal reservoir of desolation and hurt for these...
Mar 02, 2006
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The Acorn and I are from the same city, so I admit that there’s something about the band’s small-town escapism,...
Feb 16, 2006
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Blur is back, WOOT!
Oh. Wait. That’s not Damon Albarn. I mean, he’s British. But not Albarn. But --...
Feb 02, 2006
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There are some albums that, for no reason I can easily categorize, serve their purpose best in the background. ...
Jan 12, 2006
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And here I thought the days of exuberant indie-rock were over. Forget Wolf Parade (too stunted by that production) or...
Jan 12, 2006
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Here’s why you shouldn’t trust this review: as soon as I’m done writing it, I’m going to send it to...
Dec 08, 2005
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So we get a lot of promos. Doesn’t matter how, and no, I’m not trying to brag. You wouldn’t brag...
Nov 12, 2005
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