Nick Lowe – Party of One – Review

February 1, 1996

This is the Nick Lowe country album. He does it better than most of the country crooners today; and he did it long before anyone ever heard of Garth Brooks.

MRC – META/Morph – Review

February 1, 1996

Soulful vocals, pseudo-horns and funk rock paces give this song a Fishbone/Faith No More feel, with a touch of Zappa thrown in gratuitously.

Xanax 25 – Denial Fest – Review

February 1, 1996

Heavy, moody pop with crashing guitars. Jaik Miller’s vocals on “Scary Dream Fade” are so overwhelmingly raw they raised the hair on the back of my neck.

Julian Cope – 20 Mothers – Review

February 1, 1996

In the late ’70s, he was the erratic, acid-gobbling genius who piloted the Teardrop Explodes to worldwide stardom, rockstar excess, and subsequent implosion.

Underflowers – Review

February 1, 1996

Underflowers lean toward the subtle, swaying strains of Dead Can Dance with the rich, male voice of J. Orazi contrasting the gossamer vocals of Mia Chesta.

Mile Wide – Review

February 1, 1996

An organic entity at the edge of sleep, twisting and shaping sounds like a grittier Can, strange shapes floating in the distance.

Lucky Me – Glue – Review

February 1, 1996

Despite being a perfectly good band, Lucky Me can’t stay with eerie beauty or outbursts of freakish energy. They stick with an annoyingly muddy middle.

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