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"Personality - One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird" by The...

"Personality - One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird" by The Sleepy Jackson

I'm only going to type the full title of Australia import The Sleepy Jackson once. Their 2003 break-thru release Lovers was much more writer-friendly than Personality - One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird. As album titles go this one definitely crosses into goofy, pain in the ass territory, but as albu... [More]

[Tue Aug 15th, 2006] Written By: The Boneman
"The Audience's Listening" by Cut Chemist

"The Audience's Listening" by Cut Chemist

Although Lucas Macfadden a.k.a. Cut Chemist may not be a household DJ name like DJ Shadow and Fatboy Slim, he's extremely respected by his peers in and the fans of the underground Hip-Hop community. Cut Chemist first came into prominence with his two extremely limited collaborations with DJ Shadow c... [More]

[Tue Aug 1st, 2006] Written By: Kyle England
"Highway Companion" by Tom Petty

"Highway Companion" by Tom Petty

Tom Petty goes it alone without The Heartbreakers for the third time in his career with Highway Companion, his latest full-length recording. Highway Companion has a lot to live up to considering the other two solo albums he's made, Full Moon Fever and Wildflowers, were both masterpieces. For this al... [More]

[Tue Aug 1st, 2006] Written By: Kyle England
"Another Fine Day" by Golden Smog

"Another Fine Day" by Golden Smog

Golden Smog has always been one of those super groups that seemingly has gone unnoticed since their inception in 1992. Strange considering the three main members consist of Gary Louris of The Jayhawks, Dan Murphy of Soul Asylum and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco; not a slouch among them. It's been eight years... [More]

[Tue Aug 1st, 2006] Written By: Kyle England
"The Loon" by Tapes n' Tapes

"The Loon" by Tapes n' Tapes

If you happen to be a music nerd like me and scour the internet for hours upon hours looking for buzzed about new artists and bands, then more than likely you've heard of the Minneapolis Indie-Rock group Tapes ‘n Tapes. Tapes are destined to become this year's Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, seemingly fol... [More]

[Tue Aug 1st, 2006] Written By: Kyle England
"Happy New Year " by Oneida

"Happy New Year " by Oneida

New York art-rocker staples Oneida made a huge splash for me personally last year with their album The Wedding. It made number 11 on my best-of list and I tried to turn everyone I knew on to it as much as possible, considering it was their most accessible and listener friendly release to date. I eve... [More]

[Tue Aug 1st, 2006] Written By: Kyle England
"American V: A Hundred Highways " by Johnny Cash

"American V: A Hundred Highways " by Johnny Cash

It's hard to believe that back when super producer Rick Rubin and Johnny Cash first got together to put out American Recordings in 1994, Johnny Cash was pretty much considered a washed up old has been. Yes, everyone could easily agree that he would go down as a Country legend, but c'mon, had anyone... [More]

[Mon Jul 31st, 2006] Written By: Kyle England
"Under the Iron Sea" by Keane

"Under the Iron Sea" by Keane

Britain's atmospheric trio Keane pledge allegiances to the likes of The Smiths and Depeche Mode, but I think special thanks are in order to Radiohead, U2, Coldplay, and Sigur Ros, because these bands have clearly influenced their latest release. Having said that, Under the Iron Sea, represents a... [More]

[Mon Jul 31st, 2006] Written By: Adam Mast
"Return To Cookie Mountain" by TV On The Radio

"Return To Cookie Mountain" by TV On The Radio

I don't usually condone going out and paying outrageous import prices for albums that will eventually be released domestically, but I have to say you should make an exception for TV On The Radio's sophomore release Return To Cookie Mountain. After finding out that these Brooklyn-ites and winners of... [More]

[Mon Jul 31st, 2006] Written By: Kyle England
"Black Holes and Revelations" by Muse

"Black Holes and Revelations" by Muse

Of the bands that have made the most legitimate bids for inheriting the mantel that Radiohead has, at times, seemingly left up for grabs. (Until they re-established their claim on Radioheadness with Hail to the Thief) I'd say that Travis and Muse, in their prime, looked like the most likely candidat... [More]

[Fri Jul 28th, 2006] Written By: The Boneman
"Eraser" by Thom Yorke

"Eraser" by Thom Yorke

The degree to which you enjoy Thom Yorke's toss-off solo effort, Eraser, will depend largely on how much you enjoyed Kid A and more accurately Amnesiac. As reports of a delay before Radiohead's much-anticipated 7th full Lengther, the window of opportunity for Yorke to get this bedroom-laptop opus ou... [More]

[Fri Jul 28th, 2006] Written By: The Boneman
"Broken Boy Soldiers" by The Raconteurs

"Broken Boy Soldiers" by The Raconteurs

I sense that perhaps I'm going to be sticking my neck out on this one. It's not often that an obscure, one-off, indie uber-groupe tosses off the best album of ‘any' year. Don't bother racking your drug addled cortex it's never happened. "Best album of the year?" you scoff indignantly, "why there's o... [More]

[Thu Jul 6th, 2006] Written By: The Boneman
"The Anatomy Of…" by Between the Buried and Me

"The Anatomy Of…" by Between the Buried and Me

It seems not even one year after the successful Alaska album came out and these dudes are shredding once again. I thought that Alaska was great even if other folks felt strongly against it. You say tomato, right. Let's not even get personal here. After that Adam Richman incident left everyone's vagi... [More]

[Wed Jul 5th, 2006] Written By: Tyson Cantrell
"The River In Reverse " by Elvis Costello & Allen Touss...

"The River In Reverse " by Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint

Elvis Costello is no stranger when it comes to collaborative efforts. His entire career for the most part has seen him share top billing on his albums with backing bands such as The Attractions or The Imposters, and he's also done joint work with a wide variety of musicians and singers alike such as... [More]

[Wed Jul 5th, 2006] Written By: Kyle England
"Loose" by Nelly Furtado

"Loose" by Nelly Furtado

When Nelly Furtado arrived on the music scene back in 2000 with her debut Whoa, Nelly! the Canadian songbird with a Latin tinged muse was a breath of fresh air. She shook her bon bon as well as any of her Latin contemporaries (Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez), but she was also a talented musician in he... [More]

[Tue Jul 4th, 2006] Written By: Kyle England