Album Reviews

Sprout (Soundtrack): Various Artists

Shane Handler April 27, 2005 No Comments

The third soundtrack in a surfing inspired film series which includes both “Thicker Than Water” and “September Sessions,

Aimee Mann: The Forgotten Arm

Shane Handler April 27, 2005 No Comments

This time around, she may offer a few more casual, 70s radio rockers than normal, but there is still enough of her signature, heroin drone ballads meandering along to give it that eerie comfort she effortlessly creates.

Ed Harcourt: Strangers

David Eduardo April 26, 2005 No Comments

Strangers is familiar, like bumping into an acquaintance you haven

Steel Train: Twilight Tales from the Prairies of the Sun

Osvaldo Oyola April 22, 2005 No Comments

A collection of mostly forgettable songs with their hearts in the right place, Twilight Tales from the Prairies of the Sun suffers from sounding like bit of everything without ever finding substance.

NBFB: NiBFiB: Confidential

Chad Berndtson April 21, 2005 No Comments

One of the best things about the funk-tastic Boston quintet No Bud for Bisson (NBFB) is that it

Queens of the Stone Age : Lullabies To Paralyze

Shane Handler April 20, 2005 No Comments

Break out the wife beater and grab a cold one! Queens of the Stone Age have returned with another pack of their desert stoner peyote boogie go-go rock.

Murdocks: Surrenderender

Shane Handler April 19, 2005 No Comments

Murdocks sound like any Strokes, Hot Hot Heat, or Kaiser Chiefs already out there, but their brand of chaos trembles with a vital sense of urgency and aggression that demands to at least be heard, obeyed and absorbed.

New Monsoon : Live At The Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Jeffrey Greenblatt April 14, 2005 No Comments

Just like in sports there seems to be an East Coast/West Coast bias when it comes to the world of jambands.

Guy Malone: Spook the Pigeons

Dan Bliss April 13, 2005 No Comments

With influences ranging all the way from Aerosmith to Zappa, Connecticut trio, Guy Malone blends that classic rock sound with shades of bluegrass, jazz and reggae. It