Album Reviews

Margot & The Nuclear So and So

Andy Tennille May 26, 2006 No Comments

To claim that Margot & The Nuclear So and So

Grand National: Kicking The National Habit

Gabriel Scheer May 22, 2006 No Comments

The album simultaneously calls forth memories of Sting, modern indie rock, and downbeat Euro-electro, taking the listener on an alternating journey through comforting, yet simultaneously discomfiting territory.

The Flaming Lips: At War With The Mystics

Shane Handler May 22, 2006 No Comments

Following the opus that was The Soft Bulletin, and the charismatic light of Yoshime is no small task, but At War With The Mystics is another explosive studio effort that comes in a close third.

Dr. John: Right Place, Right Time: Live At Tipitina

Jeffrey Greenblatt May 22, 2006 No Comments

Can you get anymore-quintessential New Orleans then combining Dr. John, Tipitina

Green Light: Patient Like the Moon

Jamie Lee May 19, 2006 No Comments

The instrumental collection breaks down boundaries with each beat, turning familiar grooves into pulpits for fine-tuned, prodigious forays into music’s outer-limits.

Mudhoney: Under A Billion Suns

Shawn Donohue May 19, 2006 No Comments

The original oddballs of Sub-Pop return with Under A Billion Suns, a clanging mix of guitar noise, 50’s pop, and paranoid dirty vocals with the occasional trombone backing.

Mylo: Destroy Rock & Roll

Catherine L. Tully May 18, 2006 No Comments

When Sir Elton John endorses your music, you know you are somebody. And Mylo is–no doubt about it. This CD is quite simply; fabulous.

Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere

Shane Handler May 17, 2006 No Comments

Just who is Gnarls Barkley anyway? The play on the former burly Sixers and Suns forward is actually a collaboration between the acclaimed Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo from Goodie Mob. Whether you knew that or not, you

Lambchop: The Decline of Country and Western Civilization Part II: The Woodwind Years

Jason Keil May 16, 2006 No Comments

The Decline of Country and Western Civilization Part II: The Woodwind Years is an excellent place to start for new Lambchop fans, even though it is a collection of rarities and B-sides to their better known singles.