Review: The Heavenly States – S/T February 12, 2008 All right, I admit it; the last name threw me for a bit of a loop. The Heavenly States feature not one, but two… Continue Reading
Review: FCS North – Vocabulary February 12, 2008 With sincere apologies to King James, allow me to get Biblical for a moment. In the beginning, God – who will be played, for… Continue Reading
Review: The Hurricane Lamps – “Sing Me A Song” February 12, 2008 The end of every Hurricane Lamps track on the band’s fourth release, Sing Me a Song, may be a masterpiece but you wouldn’t know,… Continue Reading
Review: Papa M – “Two” February 12, 2008 Papa M ringmaster David Pajo covers some familiar ground, both literally and musically speaking, on the second installment in his “audio tour diary,” titled… Continue Reading
Review: Papa M – “One” February 12, 2008 David Pajo is a master of the in-between. Let’s start with the basics. In between practically inventing “post-rock” with the legendary Slint and his… Continue Reading
Review: Papa M – “Three”/”Four” February 12, 2008 Leave it David Pajo to lull the listener into a soothing calm and then use a shred or two (or four) of musical inventiveness… Continue Reading
Review: Rusty Santos – “Outside Versus In” February 12, 2008 Rusty Santos is a different kind of lo-fi singer/songwriter and, in a genre increasingly overcrowded with half-hearted troubadours, this may be one of his… Continue Reading
Review: Brian Setzer – “Rockabilly Riot! Vol. One” February 12, 2008 Browsing the aisles of your friendly neighborhood Tower megastore, it’s easy to feel as if more half-hearted tributes and opportunistic covers comps saturate the… Continue Reading
Review: Ronderlin – “Wave Another Day Goodbye” February 12, 2008 In a word, shimmering. Wave Another Day Goodbye, in fact, may be among the most shimmering and lush music you’re likely to hear in… Continue Reading
Review: The Shins – “Chutes Too Narrow” February 12, 2008 Alright, be honest. You’ve already heard enough about the new record from The Shins, the critical darlings whose Oh, Inverted World was released to… Continue Reading
