Music Reviews
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Ghostface Killah GhostDeini the Great / Fish n Chips
Ghostface's fourth Def Jam release in five years, GhostDeini the Great, falls somewhere between a decent introduction and ho-hum collection of alternate verses and remixes that only occasionally add any depth to the originals. In contrast, the Fish n Chips mixtape shows him in fine form.
Chris Conti reviews... -
Mokira Persona
Andreas Tilliander (aka Mokira & like 128 other things) gives a nod to those crazy krauts as he flows by in a cosmic egg of his own.
Gabriel Keehn reviews... -
Neko Case Middle Cyclone
Neko Case's followup to Fox Confessor Brings The Flood has a lot to live up to. Thankfully, good things come atop muscle cars wielding swords.
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Bell X1 Blue Lights on the Runway
In a week where U2 dominates all the headlines, another Irish band is quietly charting its course to stardom. But is Bell X1's Blue Lights on the Runway two steps forward or one step back?
Kevin Liedel looks for the answers... -
Morrissey Years of Refusal
Fred Perry shirt? Check. Unmistakeable quiff? Check. Well, everybody, it appears Morrissey is back!
Joe Rivers salutes his return... -
Black Lips 200 Million Thousand
I get the feeling just looking at the cover of this record that I'm in for a mind-melting dose of debauchery and liquored-up punk madness.
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Lily Allen It’s Not Me, It’s You
Lily Allen is fresh, sassy, playful, and provocative in ways so many pop divas could never hope to be. But Conor McKay is torn.
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Grammatics Grammatics
They're smart. They're art. They'll never make the chart. Still, Grammatics may just have made one of the boldest debut albums of the year...
Iain Moffat reviews... -
Lukid Foma
The second full-length from Lukid is a highly enjoyable romp through hip-hop, trip-hop and dubstep influenced soundscapes of laudable maturity.
Jody White gets down... -
These Are Powers All Aboard Future
Noise trio, These Are Powers, regress to progress.
Sean Caldwell reviews...
