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Reviews

Weinland: Breaks in the Sun

By Alan Ranta

This Portland indie band's second album proves they can wing it in the studio and walk away with an album on par with their more calculated material. [26 June 2009]

Misc.: Happiness Is Easy

Said to explore the same aural territory as Explosions in the Sky and Mogwai, Badman boss Dylan Mageirek's solo debut falls a little short, just by a hair. [11 March 2009]