Review: Superchunk – I Hate Music

Review: Superchunk – I Hate Music
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It’s a quarter-century since founding the band and starting the Merge Records label, and their rapid-fire pop-punk hasn’t slowed down on this release. The unlikely ode to the Jamaican musician, producer and member of The Skatalites who passed away in 1990 should have been the sing-along pop radio staple of the year. But then, this sound doesn’t have a year—it’s just timeless. … read more

Review: Stockholm Monsters – All At Once

Review: Stockholm Monsters – All At Once
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Stockholm Monsters = New Order + The Smiths – Morrissey … read more

Review: Sir Richard Bishop – Tangier Sessions

Review: Sir Richard Bishop – Tangier Sessions
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Sir Richard Bishop = Pentangle + Bonnie Prince Billy – Sun City Girls  … read more

Review: Six Organs of Admittance – Hexadic

Review: Six Organs of Admittance – Hexadic
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Six Organs of Admittance = Sun City Girls + Comets on Fire – Magik Markers … read more

Review: Sharp Practise – Steal With Pride

Review: Sharp Practise – Steal With Pride
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Sharp Practise = REO Speedwagon + The Who – Little River Band … read more

Review: Reigning Sound – Shattered

Review: Reigning Sound – Shattered
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Reigning Sound= Bob Dylan + The New Pornographers – Neko Case … read more

Review: Ricked Wicky – I Sell the Circus

Review: Ricked Wicky – I Sell the Circus
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Ricked Wicky = Robert Pollard + Circus Devils – Guided By Voices  … read more

Review: Quasi – Mole City

Review: Quasi – Mole City
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Rock n’ roll is about excess, not precision or scholastic adherence to tradition or, RockGods forbid, discipline. It does take some kind of discipline, or something, to make music with an ex-spouse, as do Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss of Quasi. … read more

Review: Robert Pollard – Blazing Gentlemen

Review: Robert Pollard – Blazing Gentlemen
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Robert Pollard’s musical universe (and it is a universe—he’s written thousands of songs) often sounds like some alternate through-the-looking-glass world, resembling classic rock, with riffs and lyrical tropes that seem somehow familiar, but from some other far-off constellation.  … read more

Review: Plague Vendor – Free To Eat