Archive | Album Reviews
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Album Review: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “Mojo”
In a lot of ways, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers represent what's great about American rock 'n' roll.
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Album Review: Devo “Something For Everybody”
Other than Danielle Steel novels, reunion album reviews are just about the most predictably formulaic pieces of writing in the modern age.
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Album Review: The Gaslight Anthem “American Slang”
At a time when an overwhelming number of radio hits are digital pop sensations projecting high definition visions of a robotic future, the Gaslight Anthem is an unapologetic blast from the past.
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Album Review: Drake “Thank Me Later”
It’s probably not too much of a stretch to say that Drake has had a pretty hectic year. It does indeed seem like an eternity since a fairly successful Canadian rapper released a mix tape that featured a little song called “Best I Ever Had,” rocketing the aforementioned rapper into the upper ...
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Album Review: Robyn “Body Talk Part 1”
Pop music has been shamed of late. Long gone are true songstresses like Madonna, whose enigmatic antics and emotive songwriting rendered them eternally beloved.
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Album Review: Eminem “Recovery”
Marshall Mathers may be well on his way to recovery after “Relapse,” but do people really want to hear about it?
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Album Review: Ariel Pink “Haunted Graffiti”
Though notorious for the disjointed DIY sound of his home recordings, Ariel Pink has finally given up his self-imposed house arrest and taken to the studio to record his latest album.
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Album Review: Deer Tick “The Black Dirt Sessions”
If there could be a sound for gritty sand between your boots and the wooden floorboards of a dimly lit bar somewhere in the Old West, it would be Deer Tick's newest album The Black Dirt Sessions.
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Album Review: Ratatat “LP4”
In music, familiarity is a double-edged sword. On one side are the musical constants that can bring a band from obscurity to the spotlight without ever being altered.