Sunday, January 1 1995
Calvin Richardson: Country Boy
Calvin Richardson fancies himself a cowboy. The album abounds with pictures of Richardson topless with his rippling biceps, pierced nipples, and leather cowboy hat, but…
Bonnie Rideout: Scottish Fire
I am leery about this type of music for one reason, and that is my lack of knowledge of the intricacies that go on in…
The Red Krayola, Fingerpainting
As a lover of bright melodies and arrangements, I knew I was in for a challenge when I popped in the latest disc from the…
Deepak Ram: Searching for Satyam
Deepak Ram was born in 1960 in Lenasia, a “coloured” township close to Soweto, and grew up in a household where John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald…
Reverse: self-titled
Reverse reminds me of 1980s college alternative pop: kind of a cross between The Psychedelic Furs, The Cure and Echo and the Bunnymen. The singer…
Rainer Maria, Atlantic EP | PopMatters | Music | Reviews
Rainer Maria is a band that crept up on me. I had owned their most recent full-length, Look Now Look Again, for about 5 months…
Rare Earth: The Best of Rare Earth
Motown’s golden decade—over 100 US Top Ten hits in the Sixties—was as steady and profitable as the Detroit auto plant conveyor belts that ran close…
Rebecca Riots: Gardener
Okay, let’s play a little game. Put on your “I Know My Cultural Stereotypes” hat, sit back, relax, and get ready to consult your color-coded…
Rick of the Skins: Here Comes the Weekend
At first listen, “Petite Fille” sounds like a mistake. Picture Stereolab-esque ethereal French-Canadien chanting over the disconcerting thwang of tennis balls and a dying Casio…
Romero: Cuban Jazz Funk
For once the title (nearly) says it all—as long as you realise that we are talking Cuba in its Brooklyn-based form and Jazz-Funk in its…
Raekwon: Immobilarity
On “Yae Yo,” Raekwon recounts a frightening interracial confrontation between dealers, full of explicit particulars (“Fernando sent me, yo / Stop acting high style, yo,…
The Rentals, Seven More Minutes
Proving the notion that it always takes a few years before Britain’s musical trends become big in the States, The Rentals are back with a…
Elio Revé Jr. y su Charangón: Changüí en la Casa de Nora
Changüí, changüí, changüí, there are ten different changüí played here, all combining into a stylish, swinging presentation. Changüí en la Casa de Nora is a…
The Retardos: self-titled
With a name like The Retardos, you have to expect the band to be either the purveyors of the second coming of rock music, or…
Ranarim: Till the Light of Day
When it comes to European world music, particularly of the folk variety, Celtic reigns supreme. Huge swathes of the World Music (and New Age) bins…
Rustic Overtones: Volume Up
It’s no big secret that the rampant popularity of the Dave Matthews Band among high school and college students has made the pill of “jam…
Josh Rouse: Home
+ another review of Home by David Fufkin In a world where Jewel is considered a poet, where does a talented singer/songwriter like Josh Rouse…
Rebecca’s Statue: Drinking from the Water Clock
Relix featured Chicago-based Rebecca’s Statue in its “On the Edge” section. Should I have been wary just from that? Yes. I was never a fan…
Joshua Redman: Beyond
Back in 1991, a 23 year old Redman was on his way towards a law degree at Harvard. However, having decided to tour with his…
Roundhead: Creature Comfort
Bastard sons of the bargain bin Roundhead showcase their funky grooves and ambient melodies on Creature Comfort, a record that inspires me to do absolutely…
