Sunday, January 1 1995
Frankie Machine: One
This is very bad. Wannabe Foo Fighters wanking off in a room with no one listening. This is slick n’ cheesy L.A.-style leather pants rock…
Christine Fellows: 2 Little Birds
Christine Fellows hails from Winnipeg, Canada. This, her debut solo album, was sponsored in part by a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts…
The Flow: Dada
There are a lot of reasons to love Aaron Berkson’s band, the Flow. They’re unabashedly proud of their mission to create pop music that is…
The Fearless Freep: And Fall Is How You Sleep
The Fearless Freep. A strange little number out from the other side of the county. Robert John Stephens “& friends” are the ones responsible for…
Framing Amy: Eureka Phenom
If nothing else, Framing Amy has one of the catchiest band names you’ll ever see on a marquee, right up there with the Drop-Kick Chihuahuas,…
Neil Finn: One Nil
You’d be hard pressed to find another pop songwriter with as consistent and engaging a song catalog as Neil Finn. During his days with Split…
Fine China: When the World Sings
Trepidation—that was this reviewer’s first twinge after reading this quote from Fine China’s singer/musician/songwriter Rob Withem: “My favorites are bands like The Smiths, Tears For…
Scott Fields Ensemble: Mamet
This is as impenetrable as it gets. Or at least it ought to be, given the basic scenario. Scott Fields is an avant-garde guitarist, greatly…
Frisbie: The Subversive Sounds of Love
First, Frisbie is a guy, not a plastic flying disc. Indeed, to call your band Frisbie is gutsy for the inevitable comparisons to something round…
Robben Ford, Supernatural
Robben Ford has been around for years. Ever since his 1972 debut (Discovering The Blues), the world has been aware of the considerable talents of…
The Features: The Beginning
I like The Features. I like them quite a lot, actually. I thoroughly enjoy their new EP entitled The Beginning. It has five nice songs…
Frampton Brothers: File Under F (for Failure)
The title song to the Frampton Brothers new CD may be the best anti-success ode since the Presidents of the United States of America’s “We’re…
Flanger: Midnight Sound
I don’t give star ratings to review items for PopMatters, but if I did Midnight Sound would be docked at least one for the snottiest…
Fountains of Wayne, Utopia Parkway
If Juilliard were to offer a course on composing the perfect pop melody, Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood should be the first folks they call for instructors.
Flybanger: Headtrip To Nowhere
Columbia Records’ latest heavy metal baby Flybanger sure has a lot to offer in the God of Thunder vocals department. Thanks to vocalist “Garth”, we…
Further More: Fluorescent Jellyfish | PopMatters Music Review
“We’ll rock this world for you / Whatever the world’s coming to,” Further More declare on Fluorescent Jellyfish, their first album. It’s simply a catchy…
Annette Farrington: Azure Wonder & Lust
Annette Farrington has a voice of some sort of Celtic princess. It’s not a stretch to picture her out on some misty moor in a…
Fatalists: Take the Water
I’m not usually a very bitter person, but this album is undeniably the third most “blah” album I own, the other two being Sounds of…
The Fly Seville, Carousel; Sleepyhead, The Brighter Shore
Sleepyhead The Brighter Shore(Sealed Fate) Various Artists Mystique(Sealed Fate) by Sarah Zupko flyseville-sleepyhead-mystique.jpg Judging from this trio of new releases, Boston-based Sealed Fate Records is…
Bill Frisell: The Sweetest Punch (Songs of Costello)
Perhaps I am one of few people on earth that can honestly state they have been a long-time fan of both Elvis Costello and Burt…
