Archive | Album Reviews
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Album Review: Devo “Something For Everybody”
The first new Devo album in 20 years comes at a perfect time given the band foretold almost 40 years ago our current cultural landscape with frightening accuracy. And yet the release of a new Devo record is simultaneously pointless.
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Album Review: Deer Tick “The Black Dirt Sessions”
Melodic and soulful, the third album of indie band Deer Tick, The Black Dirt Sessions, takes your mind to the edge and back, looking out amongst wonders such as life, death, and what happens in between.
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Album Review: Kylie Minogue “Aphrodite”
There's a reason Kylie Minogue never made it big in the states. We already had Madonna, and without a certain degree of sex appeal or theatricality, happy, shiny bubblegum pop really has no reason to be acknowledged by anyone over the age of twelve. One might call her '80s debut bad timing.
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Album Review: Stars “Five Ghosts”
If anyone asked me what band I could listen to without ever getting sick of them, I’d have to say hands down, it is Stars. Stars, a Canadian indie pop band, is closely related to the band Broken Social Scene (actually, all of the members of Stars are members of BSS).
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Album Review: The Dream “Love King”
Monarchs can’t achieve universal praise. But history can preserve them. Public opinion can transform them. They can be warlords or figureheads, tyrants or saints. They come in various ages, tempers and styles.
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Album Review: New Release Round Up
Wolf Parade, “Expo 86” Sub Pop Wolf Parade puts forth a nice effort on their third album “Expo 86,” but the Canadian quintet can’t seem to match the distinctively zesty rock it produced on the first two albums.
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Album Review: Three 6 Mafia “Laws Of Power”
Like the precious metals in their grills, Three 6 Mafia are made up of the stuff to withstand the test of time. Band members have come and gone; collaborators have been jailed or born again. But at the group's core, DJ Paul and Juicy J stay true to what they know best: Drinking and sex.
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Album Review: The Roots “How I Got Over”
It’s obvious from the first notes of How I Got Over that the Roots are not your typical hip-hop group.
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Album Review: Wolf Parade “Expo 86”
While the recent resurgence of Afro-pop-punk is nice (Johnny Clegg is finally cool!), Vampire Weekend and the like can often feel pretty feckless. There’s nothing wrong with that, but well, sometimes rock needs a little feck. Enter Wolf Parade.