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Elvis Perkins in Dearland: Elvis Perkins in Dearland
If every track on Elvis Perkins in Dearland was as simultaneously inventive, hummable, canny, and oddly tropical as “Shampoo” it...
Mar 02, 2009
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The Gales: "Lucky Joe"
Whether it inspires resentment or admiration, one piece of trivia about the Gales is guaranteed to stand out and stare...
Feb 27, 2009
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U2: "Get On Your Boots"
How do you not completely detest a band like U2? They’ve redefined what it means to be the Biggest Band...
Feb 26, 2009
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LSD March: Under Milk Wood
I think I’m going to be building on some smoker’s lungs blackness as this review progresses, so let me make...
Feb 26, 2009
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Los Llamarada: Take the Sky
Yes!
If you wanted a band to roll in and cut out all the obscene parts, the hey-heys and yeah-yeah-fun...
Feb 26, 2009
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Bibio: Vignetting the Compost
One weird byproduct of the futurism anal aesthetes have imposed on electronic music is electronic music’s polar response. Electronic music...
Feb 26, 2009
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Male Nurse: My Friends Are All Assholes EP
One of the first bands I saw when I moved to Ottawa was a local group called Kepler. It was...
Feb 26, 2009
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Finale: "Motor Music"
The resurgence will not be televised but it seems it can’t be stopped as Detroit hip-hop’s recent bright burn continues...
Feb 24, 2009
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The Indelicates f/ Mikey & Nicky: "The Recession Song"
More people should be listening to the Indelicates. More young people, specifically—they should be shooting BBs at their posters in...
Feb 24, 2009