Album Reviews

David Singer

Philadelphia’s own Brothers Past are taking a big step forward with their new album, This Feeling’s Called Goodbye. Shedding the jam band clich

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Much like the Dave Matthews Band did with Under the Table and Dreaming a decade ago, Blue Merle has a chance to change the rules of pop music with the major debut, Burning in the Sun, and in the process possibly become one of the biggest pop-rock acts in the country.

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The Corn Syrup Conspiracy is an open-air, free ride that collects bits and pieces from eras long gone, present day beats, and somehow, gains access to the portal’s of the way music will sound in the future.

Tiger Mountain (perhaps the best band name of the year) is that special band that treads the line of hard-hitting rock beats just enough to make their album enjoyable.

Charles Douglas, if you

Fans of Howe and Martin have probably had this album in their sights for years, but for those who haven’t heard of them, this is your chance.

Conjuring memories that land somewhere between Alice Cooper and The Cult, I

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Take a hint of Interpol, throw in some Cuban salsa, and add, not a hint, but a fair amount of those old German polka records that show up at flea markets the world over, and you’ve got Devotchka’s stunning release, How It Ends.

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There’s so much going on in so many of these songs that it’s tough to get a foothold

The nonpareil blues, country and bluegrass-fusion brilliance of the
Codetalkers can be traced to its legendary featured player, the
ursine, craggy-voiced guitarist and “godfather of Southern
alternative music,” Col. Bruce Hampton.

So many bands come along these days and smash through the genre descriptions and make it difficult for people to recommend or describe without actually hearing it. This problem however, is not present when describing The Explosion.

If you liked the official Live From the Keystone albums, do yourself a favor and pick this one up.

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Its hard to get excited about a compilation. Its typically no more than a glorified mix tape like the ones you made for your girlfriend in high school. But this is no ordinary collection of artists – and these are not the songs you dubbed off the radio. Believe it or not, but had this

Produced by Ethan Johns, (Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, the Jayhawks) who also ads the drums, bass and piano parts, [Trouble is all heart and trembling white soul. LaMontagne