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Dryw Keltz
The noise that Japandroids muster is not too far removed from what any band on the SST label may have spewed forth in the late 80’s or early 90’s.  Monsters of Folk: Indie Supergroup on the ProwlBy
JBev
It’s been a while since we had a supergroup the caliber of Monster of Folk. The members are a who’s who of indie-rock royalty: Jim James, leader of My Morning Jacket, M. Ward, the “Him” of She & Him, Conor Oberst, hyper-intense singer-songwriter, and Mike Mogis, who aided Oberst as a member of Bright Eyes.  New Cheap Trick LP Documents a Day in the Life of Sgt. PepperBy
Dryw Keltz
If you are all caught up in this latest wave of Beatlemania, may I suggest a bit of a dark horse entry – Cheap Trick covering Sgt. Pepper in it’s entirety, accompanied by the New York Philharmonic.  Muse Joins The ResistanceBy
JBev
Any album that ends with a three-part “symphony” certainly doesn’t hide its lofty aspirations. This is ambitious stuff, no doubt, and it’s quite a wonder that this bombastic assault comes from just three dudes, albeit with some session players and heavy production helping out.  Conor Oberst Explores the Outer SouthBy
JBev
What is it these days with songwriting geniuses and their sudden need to delegate? Last year, Rivers Cuomo allowed other members of Weezer writing credits on their most-recent self-titled effort. Now, it’s Conor Oberst’s turn.  Bill Callahan’s Second Solo OfferingBy
Dryw Keltz
What sets Callahan’s music, including the fare on his latest record, Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle, apart from the masses is the vocals. The fact that Callahan cannot sing well is what actually makes him interesting.  Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is so YesterdayBy
Brian Castleberry
With Tonight: Franz Ferdinand the band sounds so Franz Ferdinand-y that the songs sound as if they may already be part of our collective memories, tunes from the summer of 2005 that made chicks get up and dance at an otherwise dull bar.  Springsteen’s New DreamBy
JBev
We’ve come to rely on Bruce Springsteen so much for his meditations on the state of the world as seen through the eyes of the hardscrabble characters in his songs that it’s quite a shock that his new album sounds so happy. |
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