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DM Stith: Heavy Ghost
If ever the description “muffled earnestness” could serve as more than just a clever paradox, it would aptly describe the...
May 20, 2009
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Ear Pwr: Super Animal Brothers III
A mashup-making friend of mine recently explained part of his compositional philosophy to me: humor is legitimate, but “music should...
May 20, 2009
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Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Obviously, there is a great deal wrong with a society that does not immediately recognize Phoenix as the best pop...
May 18, 2009
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Bill Callahan: Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
Bill Callahan is a gifted lyricist, his songs often stressing content over form (his minimal arrangements, particularly across his Smog...
May 18, 2009
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Codes in the Clouds: Paper Canyon
What’s the best way to pay tribute to your idols? You clone them, of course, and clone them so totally...
May 18, 2009
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DJ Hell: Teufelswerk
Concept albums are a more difficult and improbably successful affair for instrumental musicians. It’s hard enough to understand what an...
May 18, 2009
Tracks
Sunn O))): "Big Church [megszentségteleníthetetlenség- eskedéseitekért]"
Oh, that new coffin smell. That feeling you get knowing every ritualistic sacrifice is a little bit different. The Virgin...
May 15, 2009
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Tortoise: "Prepare Your Coffin"
While CMG scribes in general were definitely more liberal with our ratings in 2004 than we are now, if...
May 15, 2009