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Ryan Adams, Rock N Roll
Hating Ryan Adams is just way too easy, so I decided to try to like him...
The Unicorns, Who Will Cut Your Hair When We're Gone?
My hatred of the Flaming Lips borders on the psychotic, so I am admittedly inherently biased against anything resembling free willy hippie jam pop garbage, which, sadly, is exactly what The Unicorns offer on this overly-hyped mess of a debut...
Damon Albarn, Democrazy
Fucking lead singers always have their heads up their asses...
The Stills, Logic Will Break Your Heart
The Stills may share the same predictable, post-punk influences as every card-carrying band of hipsters emanating from New York City these days, but they’ve altered the bedraggled formula somewhat...
!!!, Me And Giuliani Down By The School Yard (A True Story) EP
I’d never had much respect for Manchester’s Happy Mondays until I saw 24-hour Party People, the film chronicling the rise and fall (and rise?) of legendary Factory Records’ owner and creator, Anthony Wilson...
Enon, Hocus-Pocus
For a band that has built its reputation on charging in unpredictable directions, Enon’s third album feels strangely ho-hum and disappointingly underdeveloped...
Murder By Death, Who Will Survive And What Will Be Left Of Them?
Not only has the name changed, but the music has, too, for this Bloomington, Indiana quintet...
The Rapture, Echoes
Despite what you’ll invariably read elsewhere, The Rapture’s sloppy, clanging post-punk rage is completely hit or miss, and this long-awaited full-length is the definition of anti-climactic...
Swell, Whenever You're Ready
Even in its heyday, which is now almost a decade past, Swell was always criminally ignored, except by the French for some inexplicable reason...
Erase Errata, At Crystal Palace
Erase Errata has been riding a wave of hype since its debut, Other Animals, allowed crusty white kids that haven’t the faintest idea how to dance a chance to take over the floor without shame for their collective lack of rhythm...
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"...Sure, he’s a starfucking brat, aping his peers shamelessly, but he’s got the chops to make it worth your time." | |
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