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The whistling, handclaps and found noise sampling truly are the backbone of this release, laying the path for Bianchi's increasingly adorable and carefree style. Her Space Holiday's Sleepy Tigers EP is the aural representation of a delicately sparkling cascade of stars.
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Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea might actually be the most straight-forward pop record that Berman and company have ever recorded.
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The songs are mostly lonely, alt-countryesque compositions that nonetheless have a warm feeling to them at the same time.
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Alterations and Repairs is a sugar coated bullet of a debut album.
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When the band chimes in after the first 10 seconds you'll be left wondering whether Suarez and Blackinton tied Brian Wilson up in the basement and stole his microphone.
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Fresh off the heels of a North American tour with The Cure, this UK instrumental group has finally had their first release issued in the States.
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Sixes & Sevens is full of light, enjoyable, stream-of-consciousness experiments which hit dead center at least as often as they misfire and even the less interesting songs have enough personality to overcome complete dismissal.
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Scream Club is one of the most clever “good cop/bad cop” routines you are likely to hear.
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Nouns is simple in name, and in a way, simple in execution.
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Mudhoney is stuck a perfect time warp, sounding just a sensible now as they did in their early days.
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If you're a real rock fan, and not familiar with all this great material yet, and want to know how electric the band and its smart-ass little (at the time) label seemed back then, please don't hesitate to pick this up.
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If you’re having a lousy day, just throw on some Derby and their upbeat songs will have your beat-up heart up and beating in no time.
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Mono in VCF is best listened to in its entirety, pausing after “In Los Angeles” to symbolically rotate the CD or iPod in a tribute to vinyl.
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While the album is not totally hard-hitting, the songs tend to sneak up from behind and lightly tap you on the shoulder, causing you to lend and ear and give a listen.
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The Ting Tings are not an original or innovative band – just a very good pop one.
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There is very little about the Saturday Knights for reviewers to grasp on to. You just have to listen to the music and groove to it. That’s the easy part. Explaining it is where the trouble starts.
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It borrows from too many legendary performers to ever really give you the sense that this is Duffy’s record.
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Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! is not a bad album by any means, but it is not particularly moving either. If anything, it is a comfortable recording that lacks the anticipated tension, unease, and despair.
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Tutmarc’s voice isn’t quite as assured singing about green grass and summertime as it once sang about stolen kisses and other people’s drugs, but a few plays helps it settle right on in.
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2xCD live album recorded just after the release of Secret South, their best studio album.
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