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Posted in Soul on Sep 30th, 2009 No Comments »
Encouraging Words was about as fine an album as Apple Records ever issued by anyone who wasn’t a member of the Beatles, and it’s also better than many of the Apple albums issued by the ex-bandmembers; but it’s also among the most obscure of any album that the label ever issued by a major artist.
Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
Sing One For The Lord [3:49]
Posted in Noise Rock on Sep 24th, 2009 No Comments »
In a week when indie bands are falling over themselves to get their music onto tacky television commercials (cough, Wilco, Deerhoof, Architecture In Helsinki…), Shellac, three snarky curmudgeons from the cold Midwest can still be relied upon to fly the flag for rock’s awkward, anti-commercial underground.
David Jones, BBC Collective
End of the Radio [8:23]
Posted in Psychedelic on Sep 21st, 2009 No Comments »
For all the hoop and hah about so-called stoner rock bands bringing back the glorious mess of the late ’60s and early’70s jam few bands actually live up to the promise. Most crumble under the weight, become parodies of the music or deliver material that’s morphed into some sort of neoism. Thankfully, the lads from Earthless are having none of that.
Jedd Beaudoin, Sea of Tranquility
Sonic Prayer [21:12]
Posted in Indie Rock on Sep 11th, 2009 No Comments »
John Vanderslice’s Pixel Revolt is an album of profound personal disquiet, set against a sociopolitical backdrop that is often openly hostile toward such efforts at introspection. It’s a work that absolutely rewards intense scrutiny, charged with probing political insights, cockeyed cynicism of popular culture’s creeping influence, and moments of disquieting black humor.
Jonathan Keefe, Slant Magazine
Peacocks in the Video Rain [4:25]
Posted in Soul-Pop on Sep 8th, 2009 No Comments »
They’ve listened to plenty of Temptations, Eddie Floyd, Oscar Peterson and even Earl Klugh. What’s impressive is the way they disguise, alter, mix and match all these influences into a durable, cohesive compound. Like Boy George on Kissing to Be Clever, lead singer Mick “Red” Hucknall and his hair are featured alone on the album’s front cover. But Simply Red can do without the comparison, or categorization.
Rob Hoerburger, Rolling Stone
Sad Old Red [4:33]
Posted in Hard-Rock on Sep 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
This two-record set, the product of almost two years’ labor, is the band’s Tommy, Beggar’s Banquet and Sgt. Pepper rolled into one: Physical Graffiti is Led Zeppelin’s bid for artistic respectability. True, Led Zeppelin misses the swagger of the Stones, the kinetics of the Who. But on Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin performs rock with creativity, wit and undeniable impact.
Jim Miller, Rolling Stone (1975)
Trampled Under Foot [5:35]
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