Rating: 3.5/5Released: 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov At first, Safe Home’s The Wide Wide World and All We Know seems like a daunting proposition. 16 tracks of ambient folk-rock, with very little emphasis on the rock, would probably wear on even the most adamant Devendra Banhart fan.
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Rating: 4.5/5Released: April 4, 2006Reviewer: David Coats Recorded barely six months after the September 11th attacks, the focal point of this solo acoustic performance was the one-two long-form poem punch of ‘Serpentine’ and ‘Work In Progress’ (later rechristened ‘Self-Evident’), both written about American society before and after 9/11.
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Rating: 4/5Released: June, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue On A Few Simple Verses, Winnipeg native James Keelaghan takes on the role of storyteller, recounting an assortment of traditional folk songs that have originated on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Rating: 3/5Released: May 23, 2006Reviewer: Laura Broski The second album by The Ditty Bops, Moon Over the Freeway, instantaneously transports the listener back to another time and place. Amanda Barrett and Abby DeWald explore a vast and diverse blend of styles on their charming second album.
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: June 6, 2006Reviewer: Trent Depue With their new release Firecracker, The Wailin’ Jennys successfully manage to combine the best of their previous release 40 Days, namely angelic harmonies and beautiful instrumentation, with new musical styles to produce another album worthy of praise.
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In 2005, Sufjan Stevens became the darling of the indie scene with his brilliant album, Illinois, the second in a series intended to tell of the history, culture, spirituality, geography, and characters of all fifty states. The Avalanche, a collection of extras from Illinois, is difficult to gauge. |
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Rating: 3.5/5Released: 2005Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov Sea of Is is a solo project disguised as anything but. Singer-songwriter Jon Reddit creates surprisingly dense folk/rock songs, supported by a Brian Eno-esque ambiance throughout his debut, Honest(l)y.
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Rating: 4/5Released: April 25, 2006Reviewer: Dave Coats “Your job as an artist is to build a box, and then let people watch you escape from it.†– Bruce Springsteen, to the Associated Press, April 23, 2006
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