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Metric: Fantasies
There’s a strange duality to Metric. On the one hand we’ve got the mediocre indie rock band out of Toronto:...
Mar 20, 2009
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Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Beware
Beware is exactly the kind of album Bonnie “Prince” Billy should make at this point in his career. It is...
Mar 18, 2009
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Animal Hospital: Memory
Animal Hospital is the experimental, mostly-instrumental project of Kevin Micka, and Memory is the extraordinary record he’s been working on...
Mar 18, 2009
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Keelay & Zaire: Ridin High
Keeley & Zaire’s Ridin High has absolutely nothing to offer its listener or hip-hop at large except for a fat...
Mar 18, 2009
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Azeda Booth: Tubtrek EP
It’s strange that the authors of last year’s unhurried, expansive In Flesh Tones would release a follow-up effort—albeit an EP—that...
Mar 18, 2009
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Cam'Ron: "I Used to Get It In Ohio"
Cam’Ron’s affection for the Midwest is uncool and unflagging. Let’s be real: Columbus is not hard. Being a Buckeyes fan...
Mar 17, 2009
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Jason Lytle: "Brand New Sun"
Of the decade’s many unfortunate band breakups and retirements, none saddened me more than the unexpected end of Grandaddy. It’s...
Mar 17, 2009
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Jim Bob: "The Man Behind the Counter of the Science Fiction Superstore"
In the nineties he wore cycling shorts and had his hair cut like a sperm. These days he plays basement...
Mar 17, 2009
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Handsome Furs: Face Control
Many people, as fans of most anything are wont to do, seek out in the music they like a figure—band...
Mar 17, 2009