Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Louis Ducharme Apparently, Fleet Foxes are from Seattle. But don’t let that fool you—you’ll find no guitar reverb, self-loathing, or grunge here.
Posted in Folk + Roots, Music Reviews, Rock + Pop, Top Rated
Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov Jakob Dylan must have balls the size of grapefruits. After all, it’s one thing to put out an acoustic folk album of political songs, but it’s another thing altogether when you come from a certain bloodline.
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Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Louis Ducharme Martha Wainwright’s new album, I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too is built from the same building blocks as her eponymous debut.
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Connor Turner Someone in the Canadian hip-hop industry needs to thank Cadence Weapon. For years, Canadian hip-hop has been hampered by an identity complex
Posted in Music Reviews, Rap + Hip-Hop, Top Rated
Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov The problem with any band renowned for their live show is how to translate that to an album. On 2006’s Six Demon Bag, Man Man threw everything they had at every song, with the help of every instrument they could pile within arm’s reach.
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Animal Collective did a lot of things they’ve never done before on their 2007 release Strawberry Jam. Notably, they relied more heavily on electronic soundscapes and samplers than on their earlier, folkier work they largely got rid of their slower, more free-form dirges and they allowed pure pop melodies
Posted in Featured Review, Hard Rock + Metal, Music Reviews, Rock + Pop, Top Rated
Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov Nick Cave, in his 50th year, is still playing his familiar role – the Australian madman with the head and heart full of Americana.
Posted in Country + Western, Folk + Roots, Music Reviews, Rock + Pop, Top Rated
Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov DeVotchKa simply has to be heard to be believed – and even then you might not believe that this foursome comes from Denver, Colorado.
Posted in Folk + Roots, Miscellany, Music Reviews, Rock + Pop, Top Rated
