Category Archives: Album Reviews

Album Reviews: Niger Sounds from Bombino and Etran Finatawa

By Devon Leger | Published: June 15, 2013

Sometimes it’s the simplest words that stop you cold.  Soft-spoken Tuareg artist Omara ‘Bombino’ Moctar proved this to me on a stiflingly hot summer evening at the 2012 Pickathon Festival backstage. I was talking to him for their post-performance video interviews, aided by French-Canadian guitarist Yann Falquet as translator, and I wanted to ask himRead more...

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Agitated Atmosphere: Lee Noble - Ruiner

By Justin Spicer | Published: June 14, 2013
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As record companies continue to exist behind the times, artists and labels with little capital and lesser reputations are producing some of the most innovative, interesting, and inspiring music. Whether it’s creating a new niche in digital technology or looking to once obsolete formats, Agitated Atmosphere hopes to pull back the curtain on a wealthRead more...

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Album Review: Quadron - Avalanche

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: June 12, 2013

Quadron have made some pretty big steps onto the American scene in the last few years, but they’ve received almost none of the credit for them as Quadron. The Danish duo is made up of singer Coco O and producer Robin Hannibal. Coco’s sultry soul has been heard from one end of the music spectrumRead more...

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Album Review: Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork

By Jacob Webb | Published: June 9, 2013

A little over a decade ago, Josh Homme - singer/guitarist/only consistent member of Queens of the Stone Age - broke out of the Palm Desert scene that birthed his first projects (including desert rock pioneers Kyuss and the ever-changing Desert Sessions) and into England with QOTSA’s second album, Rated R, which was picking up steamRead more...

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Album Review: Surfer Blood - Pythons

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: June 6, 2013

“I looked in the mirror today, then I got scared away.” Surfer Blood‘s debut record, Astro Coast, could be described as “fun”. The jangling, joyous hooks of “Floating Vibes” and “Take It Easy”, talk of learning to surf and bright nods to classic surf rock as well as modern indie heroes like The Shins. AtRead more...

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Album Review: Disclosure - Settle

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: June 4, 2013

There’s been one name on the lips of every credible music news source for the last two weeks: Disclosure. The band has been gaining buzz with excellent singles and some great international dance chart action in the six months, but two weeks out from their album’s release, the duo - Surrey brothers Guy and HowardRead more...

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Album Review: Italians Do It Better presents... After Dark 2

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: May 26, 2013

For nu disco bands, there is no greater home than Italians Do It Better. Johnny Jewel and his cohorts have been driving the genre in daring, exotic directions since 2007. Back then, Jewel released a stellar DJ mix of his signees called After Dark. The collection sparkled with all the glitter and finesse of disco’sRead more...

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Agitated Atmosphere: Robedoor - Primal Sphere

By Justin Spicer | Published: May 24, 2013

As record companies continue to exist behind the times, artists and labels with little capital and lesser reputations are producing some of the most innovative, interesting, and inspiring music. Whether it’s creating a new niche in digital technology or looking to once obsolete formats, Agitated Atmosphere hopes to pull back the curtain on a wealthRead more...

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Album Review: The National - Trouble Will Find Me

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: May 22, 2013

“Hey Joe, sorry to hurt you, but they say love is a virtue, don’t they?” On The National’s new single “Sea of Love”, this quiet apology to a friend is a battle cry for affirmation of love. At this point, The National are indie rock legends, and themes of terrible love and trying relationship areRead more...

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Album Review: Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City

By Jacob Webb | Published: May 18, 2013

In March 2012, Girls mastermind Lena Dunham told NY Mag, that “[Millennial] lostness and that questioning — I wish I could say that it completely went away when you were getting to do the thing you wanted to do, but unfortunately, that’s not the truth.” The most recent season of Girls featured a number ofRead more...

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