Review: Peeping Tom – S/T February 18, 2008 The project-juggling studio chameleon Mike Patton unleashes a strange experiment with a surprisingly straight-forward modus operandi: to lace densely layered noise-pop with infectious backbeats,… Continue Reading
Review: The Melvins – “Houdini Live: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust” February 18, 2008 Everyone’s favorite trio of sludge, roar and thunder pay tribute to the past with a recreated live recording of their much-lauded 1993 outing Houdini…. Continue Reading
Review: Don Caballero – World Class Listening Problem (III) February 18, 2008 Pittsburgh’s finest return from the ashes of American Don and six years of near-silence with an almost entirely new lineup and 10 songs… Continue Reading
Review: Calexico – “Garden Ruin” February 18, 2008 What you’ve heard is probably true. The desert-dwelling, Joey Burns/John Convertino-led ensemble expands on the more “commercially accessible” elements of 2003’s Feast of Wire… Continue Reading
Review: Elf Power – “Walking with the Beggar Boys” February 17, 2008 You could probably try pressing and creasing and forcing and folding your frown into place while listening to Elf Power’s latest Orange Twin offering,… Continue Reading
Review: The Delgados – “Universal Audio” February 17, 2008 In a lot of ways, The Delgados’ Universal Audio is the pop-rock record that scores of bands have been struggling — and, quite honestly,… Continue Reading
Review: Richard Cheese – “Aperitif for Destruction” February 17, 2008 The faux-crooner Richard Cheese gives the “lounge against the machine” treatment to the likes of Guns N’ Roses, Michael Jackson, U2, Green Day, and… Continue Reading
Review: Charmparticles – “Sit Down for Staying” February 17, 2008 If you’re interested in breaking down Charmparticles’ sophomore offering to its foundation or its basic principles, don’t look for clues in the band’s name,… Continue Reading
Review: The Planet The – “You Absorb My Vision” February 12, 2008 If there’s one truth that announces itself during the infectious, hip-shaking dance beats and angular, synth-soaked romps of You Absorb My Vision, the sophomore… Continue Reading
Neutral Milk Hotel – “All The Colors of The Rainbow (Live)” February 12, 2008 Artist: Neutral Milk Hotel Song: All the Colors of the Rainbow (Live) (Also: April 8th (Demo), Bucket, Engine (Live on XFM Radio Session), I… Continue Reading
