Reviews

Sun Kil Moon - April

Andrew Boe — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:22:51 -0700

Kozelek may not be moved to deliver extremely poignant vocals or captivating lyrics these days, but he is still capable of penning some gorgeous melodies.

Dead Meadow - Old Growth

Erik Gonzalez — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:31:30 -0700

You might be feeling the need for some good old-fashioned rock, and Dead Meadow will provide you with that.

Clinic - Do It!

Erik Gonzalez — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:45:14 -0700

There is something appealing about an album that sounds like it was recorded completely off the cuff.

The Billy Burke Estate - Let Your Heart Break

Mary for Certain — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:50:23 -0700

You have to listen to this album to appreciate it. This isn't background music.

Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands - Cody's Dream

Imaginary Shrie — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:46:04 -0700

As a set of songs, they are a testament to all the roads that are traveled, the loves that are lost and the hope that can barely be made out in the heat-waved horizon.

Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs

Joseph Riippi — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:10:54 -0700

The problem with Narrow Stairs rests in the expectations we’ve come to have for Death Cab for Cutie.

The Mary Onettes - The Mary Onettes

Diana Salier — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:36:08 -0700

The Mary Onettes should find Doc Brown and go back to 1985.

Voyager One - Afterhours in the Afterlife

Mike Mess — Fri, 9 May 2008 07:10:04 -0700

Voyager One creates a lush sound that leaves the listener with feelings of ennui.

Devastations - Yes, U

the sleepwalker — Thu, 8 May 2008 05:20:54 -0700

A perfect example of a record that I just don't quite know what to do with

Wilgus - Slow Meat Suicide EP

Andrew Boe — Thu, 8 May 2008 05:17:21 -0700

Recorded in 2005, the six-song EP by Seattle-ites Wilgus is chock full of catchy garage rock dirges that blend classic rock and punk.

Mouseheart Factor - I Can Say It Is Even When It's Not

Tim Hanken — Thu, 8 May 2008 05:14:11 -0700

Mouseheart Factor: Better than a gasoline refinery

The Autumns - Fake Noise From A Box Of Toys

Andrew Boe — Tue, 6 May 2008 21:38:24 -0700

When they perform melodic material, they are successful, but the overt rock stuff is mostly immemorable and comes across being a bit contrived.

Robert Forster - The Evangelist

Andrew Boe — Mon, 5 May 2008 20:53:46 -0700

When Grant McLennan, co-founder of The Go-Betweens passed away in May of 2006, it was unclear what direction Robert Forster was going to go.

The Jet Age - "What Did You Do During The War, Daddy?"

Andrew Boe — Mon, 5 May 2008 10:34:17 -0700

Anyone who is attached to the music of the Who and the Jam or anyone interested in songs and albums that have a purpose — which is all too rare these days — should check this LP out.

Electric Laser People - Straight Talk On Raising Kids

Jer — Thu, 1 May 2008 21:44:20 -0700

If we lived in a fair and beautiful world, ELP would play at every dance club and every house party (and everyone's lives would be much better).

Biography of Ferns - Pastel Gothic

Chris Estey — Thu, 1 May 2008 05:03:37 -0700

The lyrics bounce between addressing the dangers of social initimacy and political complacency within each line, like all your favorite Marxian power-pop philosophers.

Portishead - Third

Erik Gonzalez — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:57:58 -0700

Third is the musical equivalent of getting nuked from space. (That's a good thing, really.)

Peter Moren - The Last Tycoon

Diana Salier — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:46:21 -0700

The Last Tycoon makes me wonder who's really behind PB&J's awesome songwriting.

Plane - I See Love in the Future

miss bliss — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:16:06 -0700

Chicago's Plane makes it ridiculously easy to name-check Joy Division, New Order, and the Cure

Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords

Chris Estey — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:39:22 -0700

When I finally gave in to the laughter-pressure of my bar peers, I too fell in love with the subtle, indie-rock immigrant-everyman musical comedy of transplanted-to-Brooklyn New Zealanders Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie (a set-up which actually seems sort of made up).