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Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Psychedelic Pill

Doug Collette November 5, 2012 No Comments

Neil Young’s second record of the year with Crazy Horse, Psychedelic Pill, is an excellent piece of work. With some slightly more astute editing, this long-awaited album might well rank with the best Young’s ever done. A collection of traditionals and covers, the previous 2012 release, Americana, is permeated with a ramshackle charm that’s in marked contrast to the studied approach of its successor. Still, this record of original material has, as its foundation, the natural chemistry between Young with his beloved backing band.

Freelance Whales: Diluvia

Adam D'arpino November 1, 2012 No Comments

Diluvia, the group's sophomore release, is at least a few shades darker than Weathervanes, but preserves the oddball pop instrumentation that helped Freelance Whales stand out in a crowded New York indie scene.

Gov’t Mule: The Georgia Bootleg Box

Doug Collette October 29, 2012 No Comments

With a simply but eye-catching package inside and out, The Georgia Bootleg Box documents the process by which the original Gov’t Mule trio, two years into its existence, was well on its way towards a mission of fine-tuning a repertoire that provides a foundation for the group even today, in its third formal incarnation.

DJ Shadow: Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow

Gabriel Scheer October 24, 2012 No Comments

"Best of” albums are always tough to review: if you already know you like the musicians in question, the album often serves a reminder of why you like them, probably through a replay of songs you know well. If you didn’t find them the first time around, well, are you any more likely now that they’ve been around so long they’re doing “best of” albums?

Gary Clark Jr.: Blak and Blue

Nick Gunther October 22, 2012 No Comments

He’s not the next Hendrix. Not the next Stevie Ray Vaughan, even though they both honed their craft in Austin, TX and have played in many a same club. Nor is he the next anything. He is Gary Clark Jr., a dominant blues guitarist cementing himself as a shareholder in the blues rock revival that is slowly retrofitting this age of music.

Nu Sensae: Sundowning

Shawn Donohue October 19, 2012 No Comments

A DIY production sound on Sundowning adds to the intimacy as if you are in the dark dank club with them as they thrash away. Nu Sensae has constructed a messy, noisy, confusing full length album, and all of those things make me want to hear it again.

AC Newman: Shut Down the Streets

Jeff Strowe October 17, 2012 No Comments

In contrast, a more straightforward and earnest Newman appears on Shut Down The Streets, his first album in three years, and this new-found openness is a direct result of a tumultuous time period that saw Newman experience the extreme ends of adulthood. Like most middle-aged men, his life changed quickly and forcefully, as his first child was welcomed into the world around the same time that his mother passed away.

The Vaccines: Come of Age

Chris Calarco October 17, 2012 No Comments

The Vaccines, one of the UK’s most buzzed about rock bands of the last few years just released their sophomore album, Coming of Age, on Columbia records. The record debuted at #1 in England as that provincial land loves to push its native lads to the top of the pops fast, brash, and loud.

Minus the Bear: Infinity Overhead

Ron Hart October 15, 2012 No Comments

A full decade after the release of their debut album Highly Refined Pirates, Minus the Bear continue to prove their transcendence of hipster cool with yet another impressive collection of expert musicianship and great songwriting .

Diego’s Umbrella: Proper Cowboy

Shawn Donohue October 12, 2012 No Comments

If you like your pop rock with an exotic flair give Diego’s Umbrella’s crisply produced fourth album, Proper Cowboy a whirl. While the band has drawn lazy comparisons to Gogol Bordello, the San Francisco group is noticeably more commercially bent on Proper Cowboy showcasing easy dance beats, clean vocal choruses and short catchy numbers that wouldn’t be out of place selling hip products to 16-24 year-olds.

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