Records
Times New Viking: Dancer Equired
So this isn’t the squalling, brawling album we’ve come to expect from Ohio’s finest art-whatever trio. Times New Viking has,...
May 09, 2011
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Long Long Long: Who the Fuck Said Family Ain’t Family No More
The first time I saw Long Long Long live, their music literally pulled the roof down onto the audience. It...
May 09, 2011
Records
M. Ostermeier: The Rules of Another Small World
Ten years ago, there was a very, very brief phase where a group of undergraduate scientists championed a new genre...
May 09, 2011
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Cat's Eyes: "I Knew It Was Over"
Guy-girl throwback duos usually don’t work. Trying to recapture the spirit of Lee and Nancy, Serge and Brigitte, Johnny and...
May 09, 2011
Tracks
Gold-Bears: "Record Store"
A note to indie rockers: stay away from bears. First of all, in the words of Stephen Colbert, they are...
May 06, 2011
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13 & God: Own Your Ghost
In my review of 13 & God’s self-titled debut released in 2005 I surmised something of their name being a...
May 05, 2011
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Cass McCombs: Wit's End
Like few records, Wit’s End sounds exhausted. Cass McCombs’ fifth album consists of eight dirges, most of which move at...
May 05, 2011
Records
Raekwon: Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
This is what we feared the Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995) sequel would sound like: a mish-mash of worn...
May 05, 2011