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"Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid" by Elefant

"Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid" by Elefant

Elefant is one of those bands that is very simple at first glance, but when taking more and more listens you realize just how powerful they are. Centered around lead singer Diego Garcia's immaculate David Bowie like voice, and James Berrall's driving bass guitar, Elefant are out to lament about lost... [More]

Written By: Kyle England
"Friends of Mine" by Adam Green

"Friends of Mine" by Adam Green

Adam Green is one half of the hilarious lo-fi duo the Moldy Peaches. Last year he released his first solo album Garfield, and it pretty much sucked in the way that Beck's early catalog does. But Greens new solo effort does have an Odelay kind of sense where you realize hey! the little bastard do... [More]

Written By: Kyle England
"D-D-Don't Stop the Beat" by Junior Senior

"D-D-Don't Stop the Beat" by Junior Senior

Junior Senior are yet another new group from the land of Sweden where all music is good, and every album from there should be praised as the next big thing (see the Hives or Soundtrack of Our Lives, International Noise Conspiracy, Sahara Hotnights, Division of Laura Lee, you get the idea.) The... [More]

Written By: Kyle England
"Year of the Rabbit" by Year of the Rabbit

"Year of the Rabbit" by Year of the Rabbit

If the world were a fair place the order of grunge influences would go something like this: Pixies, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees and Failure. Huh? Who the hell is Failure? Exactly. If you had to ask yourself that question, it proves that those guys don't get the credit t... [More]

Written By: Kyle England
"10 cent Wings" by Jonatha Brooke

"10 cent Wings" by Jonatha Brooke

Once again I,m going to try to persuade you to purchase another CD by someone you,ve likely never heard of. What,s worse, you,re going to have to order it, you won,t likely find it anywhere between Vegas or Salt Lake. If it weren't for Steve Lemmon, I may never have heard of Jonatha myself, he was... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
"Your Body Above Me" by Black Lab

"Your Body Above Me" by Black Lab

Many will argue that Black Lab is in a long line of bands that all sound alike. Well after listening to the album several times, and seeing them live twice, I have news for you, Black Lab has no business being on a list of bands typified by Third Eye Blind. Black Lab has a kind of energy and c... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
"Other Songs" by Ron Sexsmith

"Other Songs" by Ron Sexsmith

I'm sure there are a lot of music fans that skim by this section and shake their heads in puzzlement at the strange albums we see fit to review. By it's nature this page is devoted to current releases, most of which, admittedly, are aimed at a younger audience and are mainly of the so called altern... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
"Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" by Great Expectati...

"Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" by Great Expectations

Another film, another soundtrack. You know the formula: A handful of well-known bankable names, thrown in with some developing (starving) artists, mix it all together, sell a million copies, everybody goes home smiling. Okay then, from the top. Tori Amos, still in peak form and again demonstrat... [More]

Written By: Jared Haley
"Love Songs For Underdogs" by Tanya Donelly

"Love Songs For Underdogs" by Tanya Donelly

Underdogs is Tanya's third Post Throwing Muses/Breeders release, and though it's been out for several months, if you blinked you missed it. She must've somehow offended the powers that be, because she gets no airplay, or MTV, so I guess it's up to me to tell you about Tanya. Cast in a fairly min... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
"Yield" by Pearl Jam

"Yield" by Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder and the boys are back with what I refer to as a third listen record. In other words, I didn't know what to think the first time around, but by the third time, I was hooked. As a whole, Yield is much more mild than Pearl Jam's earlier records. Although it does offer a couple of hard... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast
"Transmission" by Gay Dad

"Transmission" by Gay Dad

One of the better albums of 2001 will finally sees the light of day here in the U.S. on April 23rd. Gay Dad, whose last album Leisure Noise sounded a lot like the red-headed stepchild of Radiohead, returns as the blonde-haired blue eyed offspring of another great British band Supergrass. As forgetta... [More]

Written By: Kyle England
"Beauty Sleep" by Tanya Donelly

"Beauty Sleep" by Tanya Donelly

Tanya is the real deal, though her creative output has been scant over the past several years (due mostly to taking time off to have a child and start a family) Beauty Sleep once again proves to me that she is the most gifted and savvy woman in Rock. She first surfaced in the critically praised band... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
"Come Away With Me" by Norah Jones

"Come Away With Me" by Norah Jones

This one is definitely the surprise find of the month and will, no doubt, be prominent on everyone's best-of lists come the end of the year. Come Away With Me is aptly titled because it simply transports the listener to another place and time. A soothing and comfortable place which brings to... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones
"18" by Moby

"18" by Moby

Play was what had to have been the world's first southern blues, field-holler, dance record. Being that it sold around ten million copies, you wouldn't expect it to be the last. Moby returns this year with what can only be described as more of the same. The thing is, you wouldn't want it any other w... [More]

Written By: Jared Haley
"The Last Broadcast" by Doves

"The Last Broadcast" by Doves

The Doves debut release Lost Souls was a critical sensation that put them on the British map in the general vicinity of peers such as Radiohead and Travis. To be released on June 4, The Last Broadcast finds the Doves making a confident leap ahead in every way, a record that puts them in strong cont... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones