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A Hammock and a Brook: An Interview With Explosions in the Sky

[27.Mar.07] :. After getting on the big screen and the small one, Explosions in the Sky learn how to relax even as they grow.

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Dumptruck: Haul of Fame

[15.Jun.06] :. A band with nothing close to a hit still offers a compelling case as one of the best bands of the '80s and beyond.

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Ass Ponys: The Okra Years

[25.Apr.06] :. For the most part, The Okra Years presents a better version of the Ass Ponys than the band's few fans from that era might remember.

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Nels Cline/Wally Shoup/Chris Corsano: Immolation/Immersion

[8.Feb.06] :. Those wanting to further explore Cline's music would do well to ease into things. For most, that means a disc like this probably ought to sit on the shelf for a while.

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Pinetop Seven: The Night's Bloom

[9.Dec.05] :. This band is hard to compare to others, because they're quite unlike so many others.

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The Clientele: Strange Geometry

[31.Oct.05] :. The new Clientele disc is awfully good, besting everything in Belle & Sebastian's catalog on an album-by-album basis save for The Boy With the Arab Strap and Dear Catastrophe Waitress.

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