Thursday, November 10 2011
Various Artists: Whaur the Pig Gaed on the Spree
The singers throughout the album, in universal folk song tradition, take on the voices of the poor and the pressured, which are the voices of themselves.
Thursday, September 22 2011
Hitting Close to Home: Relating to Catherine’s “Family Values”
What's worse than enduring Catherine's selfish, unlikeable characters? The fact that I found myself relating to them.
Monday, March 1 2010
Le Vent du Nord: La Part du Feu
Nothing asks to be added or taken away: there it is.
Wednesday, September 30 2009
Väsen: Väsen Street
The gravity of their playing gives each song a feeling of being presented or framed, as if on a stage, illuminated.
Monday, July 20 2009
Mariachi Real De San Diego: Mariachi Classics
Traditional mariachi being upheld with absolute fidelity.
Tuesday, June 19 2007
Various: Merdeka
Merdeka is a superior example of a charity comp; it doesn't leave you thinking that the compilers have tossed it carelessly together just to raise money.
