Clouds – Legendary Demo – Review

May 4, 2007

A spin-off of Cave In. Sick in the same way as the early, super-distorted Hellacopters records and Life of Crime/You Can’t Pray a Lie-era Laughing Hyenas.

The Charms – Easy Trouble – Review

April 27, 2007

The Charms hit signifiers (organ, chintzy brat vocals) more than the thing itself. The “rock me shock me” guitars flop on the bass/drums rather than ride’m.

Blonde Redhead – 23 – Review

April 27, 2007

Reverbed-out piano chords, shimmering guitars, and haunting/floating vocals: It’s driving, heartbroken, mysterious, addictive, emotive, affecting, and exotic.

Dwarves – FEFU – Review

April 20, 2007

Young girls, little people, blood, sex ‘n’ violence have been explicitly expressed via song and performance as the Dwarves spill seed into their third decade.

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