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Apr. 21, 2010 / 757: Face First
The Tallest Man on Earth
In a recent conversation with local songstress Colleen Brown, she talked about how important she thought the voice was to pop music. It's the only immediately recognizable instrument… Read more »
Apr. 14, 2010 / 756: Old Wives
Harlem
It's fairly telling that only three songs on Harlem's 16-track debut break three minutes, and none even begin to close in on four: the lo-fi, jamming-in-a-basement esthetic of… Read more »
Apr. 14, 2010 / 756: Old Wives
Peter Katz
Peter Katz's latest release is mostly filled with restrained vocals, acoustic guitar and instrumentation with layering so subtle you may not notice. While the record has a good… Read more »
Apr. 14, 2010 / 756: Old Wives
MGMT
MGMT appears to be attempting to make artistic gains instead of simply pumping out a carbon copy of its indie/mainstream-transcending debut. It sounds like the same band—Andrew VanWyngarden's… Read more »
Apr. 14, 2010 / 756: Old Wives
Armored Saint
Armored Saint isn't exactly worried about staying current: since 1991 the band has released three new records with one more made up mostly of demos and rarities. Of… Read more »
Apr. 07, 2010 / 755: Spring Style
Alkaline Trio
For a band that's seen almost 15 years of action, The Alkaline Trio still sound like a bunch of 20-somethings in the heyday of pop-punk's frontline charge. That's… Read more »
Apr. 07, 2010 / 755: Spring Style
Archie Bronson Outfit
Archie Bronson Outfit's Coconut has a heaviness to it that doesn't come from distortion-drenched guitars or pounding double bass, but from a relentless energy that offers no illusions… Read more »
Apr. 07, 2010 / 755: Spring Style
Chin
A very personal album from Chin Injeti, D'Tach is probably not what most fans will expect from the man who's been working with the likes of 50 Cent,… Read more »
Apr. 07, 2010 / 755: Spring Style
Slash
Swapping singers out from song to song is a tough way to build an album that has any sort of cohesiveness to it, but if anyone's going to… Read more »
Mar. 31, 2010 / 754: Don Juan
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday frolics in the juvenile genius of the ‘90s lo-fi alt-rock scene: scratchy, snarky basement recordings of whatever ideas hit the four-track first, almost all of which—on… Read more »
