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
Review: Organ Donor – “Midwest/Italia” February 12, 2008 Want to venture a guess why the debut full-length from Organ Donor is called Midwest/Italia? It’s because it’s all over the map. The first… Continue Reading
Review: Meow Meow – “Snow Gas Bones” February 12, 2008 If Meow Meow has one thing going for it – aside from the sharp cover art and packaging of its soon-to-be-released Devil in the… Continue Reading
Review: Mueller, Jon, Bhob Rainey, Jim Schoenecker – “Untitled” February 12, 2008 Not much happens between the beginning and end of this untitled collaboration between Jon Mueller, Bhob Rainey, and Jim Schoenecker, and, believe me, that’s… Continue Reading