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Album Review: Dinosaur Jr. – Farm Elias Isquith·June 23, 2009Dinosaur Jr.’s late-career renaissance has been one of the more remarkable – and welcome – rock comebacks in...Album Reviews
Album Review: Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Ryan Nichols·June 11, 2009Versailles, France has given us many great things (cake-slinging queens notwithstanding). Electronic favorites Air and Daft Punk have...Album Reviews
Album Review: Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul Chris Woodall·June 11, 2009Given the situation with EMI and the album’s release we have taken the liberty to host a download and stream of the album. It is located in the right sidebar, typically where the Lala player would be. Enjoy.Album Reviews
Live Review: The Fiery Furnaces – Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia 6/10/09 Adam Clair·June 11, 2009The Fiery Furnaces’ new record isn’t out for another few weeks, but that didn’t stop the Chicago experimental...Live Reviews
Album Review: Eels – Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire Rob Hakimian·June 8, 2009Eels’ last proper album 2004’s Blinking Lights and Other Revelations was a sprawling 90 minute, 33 track double...Album Reviews
Album Review: Elvis Costello – Secret, Profane & Sugarcane Andrew Steadman·June 1, 2009Elvis Costello is nothing if not dependable. His prolificacy is matched only by the uniformly high quality of...Album Reviews
Album Review: 311 – Uplifter Adam Clair·June 1, 2009Let me just get this out of the way up front: More like “Come Unoriginal.” I’ve been reviewing...Album Reviews
Album Review: Brakes – Touchdown Elias Isquith·May 27, 2009For whatever reason – petty threats of lawsuit, I’d guess – the British band Brakes is technically known...Album Reviews
Album Review: Animal Collective – Animal Crack Box Ian Floyd·May 27, 2009You’d assume the next step for the currently stratospherically hyped Animal Collective (after finally incontrovertibly breaking into the...Album Reviews
Album Review: Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest Adam Clair·May 26, 2009If you’ve gotten as far as this review, there’s a good chance you’ve heard Grizzly Bear’s standout single...Album Reviews