review Archive
16 Apr 2009
Album Review: Under the Influence of Giants — s/t
I really wanted to like this album. The buzz had it sounding like the best work of Electric Light Orchestra and The Bee Gees (assumedly the “giants” referred to in […]
15 Apr 2009
EP Review: UKZ — Radiation
UKZ represents the first recorded work from Eddie Jobson (violin/keyboard with King Crimson, Roxy Music, UK and others) in many years. The debut EP, Radiation is four songs spread out […]
14 Apr 2009
Album Review: Tomahawk — Anonymous
Guest Review by Annelise Kopp I’d call this more of a science experiment than an art project. Tomahawk’s release, Anonymous, aimed at adding an edge to cultural Native American hymns, […]
13 Apr 2009
Album Review: The Academy Is… — Almost Here
Hey, kids! Great news: Fall Out Boy has a new album out! Okay, I kid. Really, I do. It’s actually Almost Here, the not-new album from The Academy Is… (I’m […]
12 Apr 2009
Album Review: Sucka Brown — Extra Medium
Upon hearing its drums-and-shouted-vocal leadoff, one could be forgiven for guessing that Extra Medium, the debut album by Boston-based Sucka Brown, is the latest white hip-hop act. That guess, however, […]
11 Apr 2009
Album Review: Tori Sparks — Under This Yellow Sun
A singer/songwriter with a guitar, Tori Sparks manages to avoid the misstep of sounding like every other coffeehouse-circuit singer. Her tight songwriting and playing, coupled with interesting arrangements and high […]
10 Apr 2009
Album Review: Darin Schaffer — s/t
Let’s face facts: unless you, gentle reader, are trolling through this reviews section to check out what some middle aged pseudo-hipster has to say about some major release like The […]
09 Apr 2009
Album Review: Russian Circles — Enter
“Uh-oh.” That was this reviewer’s audible response a few seconds after dropping the needle (so to speak) on Russian Circles’ debut disc. And by a minute or so into “Carpe,” […]
08 Apr 2009
Album Review: Redman — Red Gone Wild
Guest Review by Annelise Kopp This is such a quintessential gangsta rap that it veers close to self-parody. Redman’s new album, Red Gone Wild, is fairly bland. This 23 track […]
07 Apr 2009
Album Review: Readnex Poetry Squad – Social Issue
Guest review by Annelise Kopp Social Issue is a collage piecing together different sounds, issues, words, and allusions. The album is very in touch with history, and has an educated […]