Album Reviews

Mercury Rev: The Secret Migration

Shane Handler May 26, 2005 No Comments

Sure, Mercury Rev shares the same hot shot producer of The Flaming Lips,
on The Secret Migration. Sure, lead singer Jonathan Donahue was even once a roadie for the Flaming Lips. And sure, Donahue even sings in the same childish wonder of Wayne Coyne, while narrating like Bob Ross, with words of “swirling clouds” and “green forests.” But does that mean that Mercury Rev is a Flaming Lips clone? No way.

Victor Wooten: Soul Circus

David Decristo May 25, 2005 No Comments

Among Grammys with the Flecktones and numerous other awards, he holds the only chair for being named

Brazilian Girls: Brazilian Girls

Chad Berndtson May 23, 2005 No Comments

The Brazilian Girls

Gorillaz: Demon Days

Shane Handler May 23, 2005 No Comments

Damon Albarn calls Demon Daysa darker album than its predecessor, although it

The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Origins Vol. 1

Darren Susin May 20, 2005 No Comments

If there

Jerry Garcia Band : Pure Jerry: Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1 & 2, 1989

Chad Berndtson May 19, 2005 No Comments

In less than a few short years, the estate of one Jerry Garcia, at least in the vault material department, has upped its commercial status from sleeping giant to roaring juggernaut. This latest, four-disc collection

Ryan Adams : Cold Roses

Jason Gonulsen May 19, 2005 No Comments

Appearing with his new band The Cardinals, Ryand Adams gives us a natural, sporadic effort

Nine Inch Nails: With Teeth

Shane Handler May 18, 2005 No Comments

With Teeth, the first album in six years from Nine Inch Nails, proves the band name still carries weight. Trent Reznor

Doves: Some Cities

Shane Handler May 16, 2005 No Comments

Some Cities holds an obvious departure from their prior two epic releases, as the eleven songs feature more live arrangements verse the overdub experiments of Doves past. Songs rooted in soul that haven’t been presented in Doves studio efforts illustrate a ray of country sun over their gray Manchester landscape.

Tony Furtado: Bare Bones

Brian Gearing May 16, 2005 No Comments

Merging the shuffling, lead-footed tales of the red-clay south with progressive songwriting and intricate, modern composition, Tony Furtado has joined peers like Kelly Joe Phelps as a new traditionalist genre bender of the finger-picked Delta blues style.