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Monday, October 31 2011

Ben Lee: Deeper Into Dream

You could call the latest album from the former wunderkind a "concept album", but that's meeting it more than halfway.


Wednesday, October 12 2011

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.: 24 September 2011 - New York

After chatting with PopMatters, Detroit duo revs up crowd with the impact of powerful pop performance.


Thursday, July 28 2011

The Chain Gang of 1974: Wayward Fire

Wayward Fire is a bright, hook-laden, bouncy affair that takes your face and rubs it in its subwoofer big beats.


Friday, July 15 2011

Matt and Kim: 29 June 2011 - Terminal 5, NYC

Matt and Kim's Triumphant Takeover of Terminal 5


Wednesday, July 13 2011

The Deer Tracks: The Archer Trilogy Pt. 2

The Archer Trilogy Pt. 2 is ethereal and as fluffy as a white cloud traveling slowly across a blue sky, and is enjoyable strictly on that level.


Monday, April 25 2011

The Deer Tracks: The Archer Trilogy Pt. 1 EP

You have to wonder how two people manage to pull off music that is this ornate, this beautiful, this triumphant.


Tuesday, April 12 2011

The Bell: Great Heat

Great Heat is vibrant, edgy and just full of big pop statements fuelled by the very best music that graced discos in the mid-1980s.


Wednesday, March 30 2011

Polock: 22 March 2011 - New York

From the sun of Valencia to first gig in gritty New York City.


Wednesday, March 23 2011

If By Yes: Salt on Sea Glass

If By Yes is a sort of alternative rock supergroup featuring members from the now defunct That Dog and Cibo Matto, with special guest turns from David Byrne and Wilco guitarist Nels Cline.


Monday, February 21 2011

Rachel Goodrich: Rachel Goodrich

Rachel Goodrich is a goofy, infectious, well-crafted slice of Vaudeville-esque pop from start to finish.


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Rubblebucket: Triangular Daisies EP (Capsule Reviews) [27.Jan.11]
Vanity Theft: The Anatomy EP (Capsule Reviews) [18.Jan.11]
Momus: Hypnoprism (Reviews) [17.Jan.11]
Johanna and the Dusty Floor: The Forest EP (Capsule Reviews) [12.Jan.11]
Gregory and the Hawk: Leche (Reviews) [10.Dec.10]
Glasser: Ring (Reviews) [17.Oct.10]
Synth Pop Matters: The Silly Kissers (Sound Affects) [12.Jan.09]
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Oh No! Oh My!: Between the Devil and the Sea (Capsule Reviews) [29.Aug.07]
Fourth of July: Fourth of July on the Plains (Capsule Reviews) [28.Aug.07]
Stuporhero: Last Star Shining (Capsule Reviews) [23.Aug.07]
The Go Find: Stars on the Wall (Capsule Reviews) [24.Apr.07]
Jessie & Layla: Kinetic (Capsule Reviews) [6.Apr.07]
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