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"Consolers of the Lonely" by The Raconteurs

Didn't think we'd see a follow-up Raconteurs record so quickly following The White Stripes' 2007 return to greatness with Icky Thump yet here it is. Anxiety issues on Meg White's behalf curbed The White Stripes' entire world tour last year and what's a workaholic like Jack White supposed to do, go o... [More]

[Mon Mar 31st, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"Lust Lust Lust" by The Raveonettes

Speaking of bands going for broke, The Raveonettes did exactly that with their third album Pretty in Black back in 2005. The Danish duo of Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo turned their band into a four piece, employed mega-producer Richard Gottehrer (Blondie, The Go-Go's) and commissioned legends lik... [More]

[Sat Mar 8th, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"The Grand Archives " by Grand Archives

When Mat Brooke abruptly left Ben Bridwell's side after Band of Horses' debut two years ago, it sounded the death knell for any hope of reincarnation for the late great 90's Indie act Carissa's Weird. Jenn Ghetto had gone off to form her own project S and Sera Cahoone had started her own solo career... [More]

[Sat Mar 8th, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"Do You Like Rock Music?" by British Sea Power

British Sea Power's third full-length may sport the most gag-reflex prone title in recent memory but make no mistake, British Sea Power want to be your new favorite rock band and they've made an album full of arena ready barnstormers that will make everyone who hear it sit up and take notice. This m... [More]

[Sat Mar 8th, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"Working Man’s Café" by Ray Davies

It brings me no pleasure whatsoever to report this, but Ray Davies' (former legendary frontman of The Kinks) new solo album Working Man's Café is an absolute bore. This isn't a total shock by any means - hell, as much as I love The Kinks, they did make their fair share of terrible records (The Kinks... [More]

[Sat Mar 8th, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"Circular Sounds" by Kelley Stoltz

Little known singer-songwriter Kelley Stoltz, who in 2006 made one of my favorite albums that year with his Below the Branches, is finally back with his follow-up record entitled Circular Sounds. For those who didn't hear Below the Branches, it was a pleasant mix of Ringo Starr-type vocals over Velv... [More]

[Sat Mar 8th, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"In the Future" by Black Mountain

In the three years since Stephen McBean and company released their self-titled near masterpiece debut, the five members that constitute Black Mountain have done anything but go on hiatus. McBean released a second record for his other geologically colored group Pink Mountaintops, co-vocalist Amber We... [More]

[Mon Feb 4th, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"Distortion" by The Magnetic Fields

After choosing to tackle everything himself vocally on 2004's incredible album I, wordsmith wunderkind Stephen Merritt decided to invite vocalist Shirley Simms back to share vocal duties for The Magnetic Fields, which happens to be her first work for the group since their seminal 1999 triple disc re... [More]

[Thu Jan 31st, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"Unfamiliar Faces " by Matt Costa

If Matt Costa is an unfamiliar face to you, you may want to get familiar with him soon because he's most likely destined for the big time in 2008. Signed to Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records label in 2006, Costa's debut Songs We Sing was an instantly likeable collection of songs that caught the atten... [More]

[Thu Jan 31st, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"Jukebox " by Cat Power

When *Chan Marshall recorded The Covers Record back in 2000, Cat Power was an entirely different animal than it is today. Eight years ago, Marshall was recording at barely an audible whisper. The landscapes of her music were spare to say the least, usually a guitar here or a piano there if you were... [More]

[Tue Jan 29th, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"This Gift" by Sons and Daughters

Scottish Indie-Rock four-piece Sons and Daughters, whose drummer David Gow and lead vocalist Adele Bethel were once minor members of the now defunct and sorely overlooked Arab Strap, are back with their third release This Gift; a blistering up-tempo rocker of an album that grabs hold and never once... [More]

[Fri Jan 25th, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"Field Manual" by Chris Walla

Known more commonly for being the lead guitarist for popular Indie-Poppers Death Cab For Cutie and high in demand producer for the likes of such bands as The Decemberists, Nada Surf and Tegan & Sara, Chris Walla has finally gotten around to releasing his own proper solo debut. The oft-delayed Field... [More]

[Fri Jan 25th, 2008] Written By:

"zboneman's Best-of 2007" by Kyle's Top 50 Albums

I never thought that Arcade Fire would ever top their 2004 debut Funeral for me personally, but this year's Neon Bible blew me away even more so. Much darker and much more bleak than its predecessor, Neon Bible is full of post-apocalyptic tracks that echo an entire generation's feelings on what it's... [More]

[Thu Jan 17th, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"The Big Doe Rehab" by Ghostface Killah

Following up last year's mighty Fishscale, Ghostface Killah dropped The Big Doe Rehab on the first Tuesday of December, but it wasn't necessarily his day of choice. If Ghost could have had it his way, he would have been releasing this album the week before Christmas making sure that his album was th... [More]

[Mon Jan 7th, 2008] Written By: Kyle England

"Alive 2007" by Daft Punk

Live albums from Electronic artists usually fall somewhere between the words redundant and repulsive and if anyone should know this it's Daft Punk. Six years ago they released Alive 1997, a time capsule of a live album culled from their tour of their first masterpiece Homework and boy was it a lesso... [More]

[Fri Dec 28th, 2007] Written By: Kyle England

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