Circus Devils: Sgt. Disco
Jason Macneil
September 27, 2007
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Robert Pollard put Guided By Voices to pasture years ago, but the proficiency keeps on going with bands including Circus Devils.
Album Reviews
Frontier Folk Nebraska: The Devil’s Tree
Bob Lange
September 26, 2007
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Desperation and salvation often have a parallel existence as evidenced by the role of religion in in the worst of times. Perhaps it is the hope of a better life to come, that light at the end of the tunnel, that allows people to hold on in these dire times. More likely it seems, in this band's view, it is the resolve of faith more than any real optimism. Frontier Folk Nebraska mixes Dust Bowl desperation with Bible Belt religion for an album that chronicles the struggle of faith in trying times.
Junior Senior: Hey Hey My My Yo Yo
Shane Handler
September 25, 2007
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This Danish duo Junior Senior creates a pop nightmare on Hey Hey My My Yo Yo incorporating enough sugary disco revival to make Scissor Sisters sound like Christian rock. Hard to believe this effort was partly recorded at Muscle Shoals Studios, as the only soul on it is the soul searching you’ll do if you listen to it more than once.
Ticklah: Ticklah vs. Axelrod
Eric Liebetrau
September 25, 2007
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Ticklah vs. Axelrod may not break any new ground, but it’s a solid addition to any dub collection and will certainly be of interest to Antibalas and reggae fans.
Caribou: Andorra
William Ruben Helms
September 25, 2007
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Caribou continues a tradition of 1960s-inspired indie music – but where Andorra divulges is in the fact that this album follows the psychedelic tradition of early Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane and others, all while maintaining a strong sense of unusually syncopated, playful sounding melody.
Pink Floyd: Piper at the Gates of Dawn (40th Anniversary Re-Issue)
Bob Lange
September 24, 2007
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Piper at the Gates of Dawn is almost universally accepted as a great album. Certainly, "Astronomy Domine" is amazing in its own right. The three group compositions in the middle of the album are good, though somewhat underdeveloped, indicators of where Pink Floyd would be headed after Syd Barrett's departure.
M. Ward: Duet for Guitars #2
Eric Liebetrau
September 21, 2007
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riginally released in 1999, M. Ward’s debut, Duet for Guitars #2—which was reissued in July by Merge Records—is certainly a low-key affair. Almost entirely acoustic, with a couple of fuzzy electric tracks and the occasional hint of mandolin and dulcimer, the album drifts from track to track in a near weightless manner.
Foreign Born: On the Wing Now
Bob Lange
September 21, 2007
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A lot of bands these days have been rehashing the 80s, but very few of them bring anything particularly new to the table. For me, it's really dull to have your own teenage years spit back to you as if it's new, so it's refreshing to hear a band do something interesting with it. Foreign Born are pretty steeped in the 80s, but they are most definitely not regurgitating it back. Instead, they take that era of post-punk, new-wave and pop, dig back to its influences and come up with their own sound.
Grand National: A Drink and a Quick Decision
Josh Cox
September 20, 2007
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Save for a couple pleasing exceptions – "Joker and Clown" and "By the Time I Get Home." – most of this Grand National sounds like Turin Brakes. Either that, or present-day ponderous Electric Soft Parade. Unappealing touchstones. Perhaps most troublesome of all, there are gruesome conga breakdowns that recall Guster. Nice legs on the cover art, though.
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds: Live at Radio City
Shane Handler
September 19, 2007
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Say what you want about the Dave Matthews Band, and their rah rah “Ants Marching,” frat rock clap-a-longs. Stripped to the bone, you’ve got one of the best singer-songwriters around. Live at Radio City is further proof.
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