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"Voodoo" by D Angelo

Voodoo is a sincerely delighting, soulful treat. This is D'Angelo's second release and an excellent follow up to his album Brown Sugar. Many of the sounds on Voodoo carry melodies reminiscent of early Motown, with hints of Al Green and Marvin Gaye. But, this record isn't just slow ballads and smo... [More]

Written By: Robert Shupe

" And the Ass Saw the Angel" by Nick Cave

Nick Cave is a lyrical genius. He has a gift for words that transcends his awesome songwriting capabilities, and whose eloquence is just as heavily present in his poetry and the prose of his novel. And the Ass Saw the Angel is actually a book penned by Cave and this release was recorded to accompany... [More]

Written By: Josie Boyden

"Bloodflowers" by The Cure

For 2000's Bloodflowers, Robert Smith decided to give the people what they wanted: a classic Cure album, billed as the third part of a trilogy begun with Pornography and continued with Disintegration. That turns out to be more or less true, since Bloodflowers boasts all of the Cure's signatures: sta... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Standing On the Shoulders of Giants" by Oasis

Oasis is either a band you love or hate. I must confess--I am a big fan of these Beatlesque Brit popsters. Oasis are often criticized for their brash, arrogant attitudes, but I say if you have the talent, show it off. Besides, their personae is a refreshing change of pace to the angry, angst-ridd... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast

"On The Floor at the Boutique" by Lo Fidelity Allstars

This British band really knows how to push dance music to the edge. The second release by these gods of the dance halls is 73 minutes of heavy dance beats that really groove--and a great follow up to their last album. When listening to Lo Fi's last release, youÕll hear that the songs are not nearl... [More]

Written By: Jake Stout

"The Night" by Morphine

Sadly, this album did not reach expectations. Morphine has been releasing amazing albums for many years, with one of the most bizarre band line ups in rock. A bassist/vocalist, tenor sax, and drummer--sounds more like a jazz, or beat band than a seriously dark rock band. These guys really rock wi... [More]

Written By: Robert Shupe

"Natural Bridge" by Bela Fleck

Bela Fleck is one of the greatest and most ingenuitive musicians around today. He proves this once again with this remastered release. Alone on most tracks, with only his banjo, Bela lays on his intense bluegrass style jazz. It has been quite a long time since Bela has released anything without... [More]

Written By: Robert Shupe

"In The Russet Gold Of This Vain Hour" by The Autumns

This was a pretty tough one to call. Before I listened to it I took a glance at the liner notes and found out that it was produced by Simon Raymonde with help from Robin Guthrie--exciting. These guys are two thirds of The Cocteau Twins, one of my favorite bands. As expected the album does have an ov... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Machina: Machines Of God" by Smashing Pumpkins

Back in early February, Tom Tom Music got a rare treat. Smashing Pumpkins played a set and signed autographs in our store. As expected, it was pure madness. The store was all but taken out of the hands of the owner and many people were not treated fairly. I also felt bad for the hundreds of p... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast

"All For Nothing" by The Replacements

Before you get too excited I should first point out that the Replacements haven't been exhumed--this is a greatest hits and previously unreleased tracks collection--but it's a good one. How many times have you picked up a best-of compilation by a favorite band and thought to yourself "who were the n... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"The Man Who" by Travis

With a new album from Oasis and upcoming releases from Richard Ashcroft (lead singer of The Verve), Supergrass, James, and Radiohead, it seems that yet another British invasion is upon us. With the exception of the Ashcroft release I've heard them all, and they're all fantastic records. Enter Trav... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast

"Michael Hutchence" by Michael Hutchence

As the lead singer of Inxs, Michael Hutchence enjoyed a pretty prosperous career. In the 80's, Kick was a huge sucess, leading the energetic Hutchence to star status. A few years back, Inxs released the highly underated Elegantly Wasted, an album that, unfortunately would be their last. Hutchence... [More]

Written By: Jared Haley

"Two Against Nature" by Steely Dan

The last hit song the enigmatic and reclusive Dan duo charted was the lecherous anthem, "Hey 19." Hey that was 19 years ago. You'd have to imagine that a goodly number of Dan-fans that tapped their toe along with that one are dead now: and the nubile 19 year old that our boys were serenading, is pus... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb" by Tripping Daisy

We make it a point in our album reviews to occasionally reach back and call your attention to a record that may have slipped by without the attention it deserved. I'd planned to do this for Tripping Daisy's first album Elastic Firecracker, but happily they've just released their follow up to Firecr... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Isolation Drills" by Guided By Voices

These guys have been around for nearly two decades--maybe the truest godfathers of Indie music. And like so many indie heroes, they've never quite been able to transcend their cult status. Happily on this masterstroke of timing, hired-gun producer Rob Schnapf (Foo Fighters, Beck) has finally taken G... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

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