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Isis: Wavering Radiant
It’s upsetting to see that the word “somnolent” is now on par with “angular” in critical overspeak, reduced to another...
Aug 21, 2009
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Moritz Von Oswald Trio: Vertical Ascent
For some the little orange and white rocket on the cover of Vertical Ascent might conjure a cinematic set of...
Aug 21, 2009
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Cobra Starship: "Good Girls Go Bad"
What do you want from me, Cobra Starship? You and Morningwood and 3OH!3 and your ilk. Are you threatening me?...
Aug 18, 2009
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Deer Tick: Born on Flag Day
I’m torn on this, Deer Tick’s sophomore record, as I suspect many fans of War Elephant (2007) are. On the...
Aug 18, 2009
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Nurses: Apple's Acre
For all the talk of contemporary disengagement from music—you know: how our MP3s lack the grounding context of a physical...
Aug 18, 2009
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Ebola: Predator EP
Maybe the words ebola and predator are in more search strings than common these days (thank you, swine flu), but...
Aug 18, 2009
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Nathan Fake: Hard Islands
Hard Islands is a good album—good, but confused. Nathan Fake’s debut, Drowning in a Sea of Love (2006), found him...
Aug 18, 2009
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Amish 82: "Hans Blix Theme"
There’s been tension in Anglo-Norwegian relations ever since that “Amundsen takes the South Pole” debacle. The two nations have been...
Aug 17, 2009