Review: Noah and the Whale – Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down (2008)
Should you have only been exposed to Noah and the Whale‘s single, 5 Years Time, through the Saturn Outlook commercial or a few cursory…
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Review: Murder By Death – Red Of Tooth And Claw (2008)
Murder By Death takes a more narrative route towards their music. The spaghetti western influence has always been evident (a tribute to Ennio Morricone)…
Review: Sigur Rós – Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust (2008)
When the track details emerged with an English song included, the latest artistic endeavor from Sigur Rós ratcheted expectations after 2005’s Takk… and 2007’s…
Review: Four Star Alarm – Self-Titled EP (2006)
Small, yet gearing up to start setting them off with their upcoming debut album, Four Star Alarm is one of the few Chicago punk…
Review: Past Lives – Strange Symmetry (2008)
Strange symmetry. An awkward correspondence. Although you wouldn’t label the music awkward in the common sense, but as unconventional or perhaps hesitant in the…
Review: Doomtree – Self-Titled (2008)
The Minneapolis collective unveiled their long-anticipated debut. Aside from anthologies of efforts, the self-titled album is first studio album, polished by the artistic visions…
Review: The Faint – Fasciinatiion (2008)
The Faint‘s self-constructed, self-produced, and self-designed Fasciinatiion (blank.wav, 2008) is that long-desired Tetris piece that fits snug between Blank Wave Arcade (Saddle Creek, 1999)…
Review: Atmosphere – When Life Gives You Lemons… (2008)
Mellow, mature, melodious but not so melancholic. In short, that’s what happens in When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (Rhymesayers…
Review: Doomtree – False Hopes (2007)
If something is in the drinking water in Minnesota, good luck finding the source in the land of 10,000 lakes. Midwestern hip hop has…