indie-rock
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CIAM: ANONYMOUS
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With track titles such as “Misunderstood”, “Here I Am”, and “Looking for Love” CIAM are pushing the right buttons for the disaffected youth. Jeff Shapiro’s vocals are a predictable…
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LISA CERBONE: WE WERE ALL TOGETHER
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Lisa Cerbone has a gentle, childlike voice and with We Were All Together she has created an album that is somewhat evocative of Tanya Donelly or Kristin Hersh. Every aspect of…
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THE FRENCH KICKS: SWIMMING
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The trouble with not keeping in touch with old acquaintances is that they sometimes move on without you. They grow and form new opinions, new tastes, and new ways…
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VARIOUS ARTISTS: BEAUTIFUL ESCAPE… IS COMING RIGHT ALONG EP
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The Posies were a power-pop outfit from Washington State that didn’t so much set the world on fire as give it a nasty Chinese burn. They did, however, produce…
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HELLO STRANGER: HELLO STRANGER
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When you are the son of such famous musician as Ry Cooder, it must be really difficult to strike out on your own and make your own mark in…
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ROBIN GUTHRIE: CONTINENTAL
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There is a certain tension coming from within this latest Robin Guthrie release. It seems on the face of it that Continental is just another ambient, collection of haunting melodies. The…
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HEZIKIAH JONES: HEZEKIAH SAYS YOURE A-OK
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There is something gorgeously brittle about Hezekiah Says You’re A-OK. In around 30 minutes we are taken on a melancholy ride through a world that is constructed completely from harmonies….
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THE GOOD LUCK JOES: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT NOISE?
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Hardly groundbreaking (but then what is these days) however The Good Luck Joes make the right sort of fist with What Do You Think of That Noise? By and large,…
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SAY HI TO YOUR MOM: IMPECCABLE BLAHS
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Lets be honest, Say Hi To Your Mom is largely the work of one man, and Eric Elbogen’s (for that is his name) fourth foray into the world of…
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VOICST: 11-11
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11 – 11 is about as perfect as one can get for a debut record. If guitar-based pop music is your thing, this should touch your buttons and get you…