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Review: Violent Femmes – Happy New Year EP
Violent Femmes Happy New Year EP Add It Up Productions Street: 04.21 Violent Femmes = Camper Van Beethoven – Cracker + David Lowery Violent Femmes are a band from a different, simpler time, when indie/alternative rock was fairly indistinguishable from old style rock n’ roll, and enjoying music wasn’t the complicated wading through a thicket
Review: Wino & Conny Ochs – Freedom Conspiracy
Wino & Conny Ochs Freedom Conspiracy Exile On Mainstream Street: 03.27 Wino & Conny Ochs = Townes Van Zandt + acoustic Nirvana – Black Label Conspiracy Scotty ‘Wino’ Weinrich, known in doom rock circles, and German singer/songwriter Conny Ochs, combine to create a raw, rootsy conspiratorial collaboration, which saw their tour with Black Label Society
Review: Wendy Atkinson – The Last Fret
Wendy Atkinson The Last Fret Smarten UP! & Get to the Point Street: 02.16 Wendy Atkinson = Jandek + Kim Deal – Geddy Lee Female bass players aren’t uncommon, but there are few with the experimental approach of Canadian musician Wendy Atkinson. On this, her third bass album, she also makes use of ebow, toy
Review: David Allred – Midstory
David Allred Midstory Oscarson Street: 04.20 David Allred = Peter Broderick + Nick Drake – Efterklang Barely into his twenties, California-born David Allred studied jazz early on, but then his states were expanded and, upon moving to Portland in 2013, his self-released recordings caught the ear of Peter Broderick of the darkwave folk group Efterklang. After
Review: Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly Top Dawg Entertainment Street: 03.15 Kendrick Lamar = The past 100 years of black American music x Compton At this point, Butterfly is old news. Still, it’s worth mentioning that it’s one of the most important pop records ever made. Few albums are this salient in their time, this
Review: Nick Weaver – Yardwork
Nick Weaver Yardwork Self-Released Street: 01.06 Nick Weaver = Macklemore + The Pharcyde Nick Weaver is a nice guy. He raps about how much he loves his family. It comes from the heart and I respect that, but I don’t listen to rap to have my heartstrings pulled. I’ve got Joni Mitchell for that. If
Review: Tempel – The Moon Lit Our Path
Tempel = Emperor + Edge Of Sanity x Isis … read more
Review: Wilsen – Magnolia
Wilsen Magnolia Self-Released Street: 04.14 Wilsen = Nick Drake + London Grammar Ethereal and otherworldly, Wilsen’s remix EP is a 4-track compilation of some of the sweetest melodies and most ghostly vocals that just might break your damn heart. It’s gentle and sweet while maintaining a consistent strength. Sun Glitter’s interpretation of “Magnolia” was slightly
Review: Part 1 – Funeral Parade
Part 1 = Rudimentary Peni + Crass + Specimen … read more