Music Reviews
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Sufjan Stevens The Age of Adz
O Brother, where art thou?
Alan Shulman reviews... -
Frankie Rose and The Outs Frankie Rose and The Outs
Spector fetishist Frankie Rose sans Crystal, Vivian or Dum Dum.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Belle & Sebastian Write About Love
Belle and Sebastian Write About Love - what more of an introduction do you need?
Joe Rivers is thankfully a bit more forthcoming with his descriptions in the actual review... -
Laetitia Sadier The Trip
The former Stereolab chanteuse releases her first solo album, just weeks before a collection of unreleased material from her old band hits the shelves.
Joe Rivers reviews... -
M.I.A. Kala
"Both blogosphere darling and neocon nightmare, she's swiftly staking her claim as the decade's most definitive alt.pop star, and Kala makes the perfect case for this." - Ian Moffat (http://www.noripcord.com/features/top-50-albums-2007-part-two)
Joe Iliff considers a modern classic... -
Abe Vigoda Crush
Vigorous California punks move their vacation plans from tropical waters to icy coasts.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez jumps and sweats... -
The Corin Tucker Band 1,000 Years
Remember those Portland college-rock glory days? Now you do.
Gabbie Nirenburg reviews... -
The Black Angels Phosphene Dream
The flower children from Austin, Texas drop the blotter and find the riff.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Women Public Strain
Their music was once described as "sunny Beach Boys pop [...] dragged into a dark alley and gleefully mutilated." After this album, please book me some time in that alley.
Chris Coplan reviews/tears to shreds... -
Interpol Interpol
Sounding like a logical conclusion to what Interpol has become known for, Interpol's self-titled effort is pretty ballsy despite familiarity.
Luke Winkie dresses in all black and smokes cigerettes in the rain...
