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»Album Reviews For Release Date: 04.19.11
by Joshua Krage
Stuff out this week that’s unlike anything else that will fall across your ears anytime soon, for all sorts of reasons. Rock.
Bahamas
Belle Brigade
Tab Benoit
Enrique Bunbury
Kimberly Caldwell
Chevelle – live
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
Dengue Fever, Cannibal Courtship – an exceedingly unique six-piece band out of Los Angeles, it’s Cambodian surf/psych/pop and [...]

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 04.12.11
by Joshua Krage
This Saturday, April 16th, is Record Store Day. And this week brings the rewards for the record stores, with more top-shelf new releases than all weeks of 2011 combined. Seriously, Elbow and Foo Fighters would’ve been enough to make this week stand out, but this list is just [...]

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 04.05.11
by Joshua Krage
More subdued roster this week, some great garage textures and lots of smart reverb, with the biggest names still ranking on the fringes of pop culture. Dig in:
Cold Cave, Cherish the Light Years – darkwave hero Wes Eisold expands his project’s scope on this second album, drawing in [...]

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 03.22.11
by Joshua Krage
Downtempo is dominating (if that’s possible) this week. Keren Ann, Shawn McDonald, William Fitzsimmons and members of Cornelius joining forces with Petra Haden and Cibo Matto’s Yuka all make this week a mellow cushion of audio heaven to bookend your winter and launch you into spring 2011 like [...]

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 03.08.11
by Joshua Krage
Some real downtempo surprises this week, from Alexi Murdoch’s whispery croon to Wye Oak’s indie shadowplay to Kurt Vile’s street-savvy alt.folk, all vying to help you sit back and contemplate the meaning of life, coffee and your next warm day. Plenty of rock flavors in the mix as [...]

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 03.01.11
by Joshua Krage
This week is definitely dominated by some formidable females: the second outing by Swedish raconteur Lykke Li, a third LP from the recently world-wearied DuPree sisters (and brother, and cousin) of Eisley, an absolutely stunning debut from UK chanteuse and guitar warrior Anna Calvi, and much more. Read [...]

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 02.22.11
by Joshua Krage
This week is a fascinating menagerie, strange and exotic animals of all sounds and sizes, plus some dynamite returns from the major label side of the artist spectrum.
Adele, 21 – hands down the best of the UK retro-soul revival singers, Adele finally hands in her sophomore effort and [...]

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 02.15.11
by Joshua Krage
Damn this week is fulfilling. Lots of shoegaze stuff of all shapes and sizes, some new Shawn Lee funk, Bright Eyes picking up the electric guitar the right way, and even a bunch of elephants making music. Great stuff.
Asobi Seksu, Flourescence – Mostly gone is the sound which [...]

»Album Reviews: 2011 (So Far)
by Joshua Krage
I took a bit of a vacation after my Xmas holiday. I’m happy to be back, but I’ve missed a lot of great music already. I’ll get caught up here as best I can, starting with this week and then recapping the past few weeks for anyone who’s paying [...]

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 11.16.10
by Joshua Krage
Kids, it’s winding down. Get ready for turkey and eggnog and for your retail marathons to begin. Here’s a small list of what’s big this week to keep the musical gears turning:
Bryan Adams
Bee Gees – anthology, live DVD
Bizzy Bone
Lee DeWyze
Jackie Evancho – Xmas
Nelly Furtado – best of
Jerry Garcia [...]