The Best Is Yet To Come
By now, we're all aware that Sweden breeds great pop bands. The wide-open melodies, the sunny clean guitars, and simple yet elegant arrangements are what…
Absence
Since their conception, Dälek has been pushing the limits of what hip-hop is. Experimenting with beats, textures, and song lengths, they mix intricate arrangements with…
Tales from a Brave Ulysses
XI. "A LOVE STORY"Our battle, or story if you wish, begins with a man hanging from an electrical wire somewhere in the middle of the…
Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice
Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice is over-production at its finest. Between the synths, strings, punch-ins, overdubs and click tracks — this was one busy studio…
Birthright
Just when you think that nothing new can come of the blues, here's James "Blood" Ulmer to prove you wrong. White boy blues-rockers and houserockin'…
UFO Stories
UFO Stories, the follow-up release to In Sequence by the Bristol, England-based band Forest Giants, is a six-track album that combines guitar, percussion, and violins…
Cold Roses
My story is a common one: I loved Ryan Adams when his only records were Heartbreaker and Gold. I loved him in Whiskeytown. I loved…
Tales from a Brave Ulysses
X. "Dolour and The Catch @ Pianos, NYC, Sunday May 29" A few months ago I read a review of an Interpol show. The band…
Batman Begins
It's blockbuster season, when my expectations are categorically lowered by all the movies with explosions here! there! EVERYWHERE! Sometimes this leads to overrating anything that…
Metric
The local band Spanish for 100 was recently chosen by John Richards of KEXP as "Your New Favorite Band", and it's sort of easy to…