Hazelwood Motel
It is a fairly easy task to draw comparisons to the music on Hazelwood Motel’s self-titled debut, but it is a much more difficult task…
Satellite Remixes
Remix albums are tricky. Likely to catch the attention of devoted fans well acquainted with the music, or remix enthusiasts, it seems daunting to put…
Slanted Eyes, Slanted Hearts
Opening strains of "Sakura Sakura" suggests the album will be heavily Asian flavored, but most of the album, Slanted Eyes, Slanted Hearts suggests a more…
Songs from The Bigtop
I suppose it must be nice to be a one-man show. Devon Reed, the creator of the movie Bigtop, not only wrote, directed and starred…
Unclever
The United Kingdom’s Keith John Adams has three first names and his music is appropriately just as familiar and accessible. The aptly titled Unclever is,…
I'm Not There Soundtrack
It's been quite a couple of weeks for I'm Not There. First, Cate Blanchett earned a nomination for best supporting actress for her rendition of…
Women as Lovers
Xiu Xiu is like modern art in musical form: Either you think you get it and love it or you’re baffled by what anyone sees…
The Chemistry That Keeps Us Together
A few weeks ago, after returning from a lengthy vacation halfway across the world, I returned home to a packet of albums to review. My…
Lakeview EP
Portland's Newspapers have almost everything necessary to be a really great band: a great sense of song arrangement, excellent vocals, lovely harmonies, and just enough…
Now You Are This
The first time I listened to this album I couldn't get through it, succumbing to the notion that the first song set the tone and…