Album Reviews

George Harrison: Dark Horse Years 1976-1992

Ryan Bonnick April 7, 2004 No Comments

For die-hard fans of the so called

Pete Belasco: Deeper

Shane Handler April 7, 2004 No Comments

Like Marvin Gaye

Tortoise: It’s All Around You

Shane Handler April 5, 2004 No Comments

The latest from Tortoise – It’s All Around You -moves in slow transcendental fashion, with a swirling, new age psychedelic force that is hypnotic, but as a result carries non-stimulating results.

TV On The Radio: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

Shane Handler April 2, 2004 No Comments

By making music out of a bit of everything, with the assistance of loops galore, TV On The Radio meld woozy break beats with cryptic energy that hits hard in the originality department.

Easily Amused: Simple Stuff

Jason Gonulsen April 2, 2004 No Comments

Renee Lamoureux and Keith Macpherson, who make up the Canadian pop/rock duo Easily Amused, are passionate musicians. The two have performed nearly 400 shows over the past two years and have kept the bus rolling in 2004. For this, I salute them. For their latest record, Simple Stuff, I have many reservations.

Tim O’Brien: Traveler

Dean Barnett April 1, 2004 No Comments

Tim O’Brien has spent most of his life on the road. Thankfully, when he sets his hand to writing about travel, the result is a wonderful montage that captures both giddy fun and personal costs the road extracts.

Leftover Salmon: Leftover Salmon

Shane Handler March 31, 2004 No Comments

With a handful of new musicians added since their last album five years ago, Leftover Salmon has returned with a more mature edge, that blends their unique bluegrass with new spicy ingredients.

Dizzee Rascal: Boy in Da Corner

Ryan Bonnick March 31, 2004 No Comments

Leave it up to a 19 year old from London, England to put out one of the very few albums in years to be true to the

Todd Sheaffer: Dream of Love – Live From Whitney Chapel

Dean Barnett March 30, 2004 No Comments

Recorded in 1999 after the dissolution of Todd Sheaffer’s old band, From Good Homes, this performance predates Railroad Earth but stands as a document of Sheaffer’s nascent talents and burgeoning skills that play such a pivotal role in the RRE sound today.