Alt Country Week: Silver Jews - A Morality Play in Six Acts
David Berman may have retired from Silver Jews for now, but his unmatched version of American Surrealism will continue to define one strand of the perennnially tangled Alt Country...»
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Mark Eitzel - Klamath
While fans will be pleased with Eitzel doing what he does best, turning alcoholic rants into strangely evocative allegories, it’d be nice to hear the musical backdrop afforded greater opportunities to punctuate his lyrics. »
The Dodos - Time To Die
In the two years since the Dodos caught their big break, opening for Les Savy Fav and later Akron/Family, they have signed to Wich»
The Dandy Warhols - ARE Sound
The Dandy Warhols have never made it easy to approach their act as anything much more than cleverly stupid, vacant and insincere r»
Deerhunter - Microcastle
In what amounts to a peek behind the curtain of Deerhunter’s reverb compositions thus far, Microcastle justifies our expectations for greatness»
Canopy - Canopy//Anopy EP
If you still need convincing that timeless pop tunes can be made, Canopy’s debut EP aims to make you a believer again»
Pumice - Quo
Soft Abuse should voluntarily consider a parental advisory sticker. No, nothing so mundane as foul language, depictions of sex and»
Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
Wolf Parade's anticipated second album finds the Canadians delivering a collection that's great as a whole, but seems to be without many standout songs»
French Kicks - Swimming
It's disappointing watching French Kicks dog-paddling on their fourth LP when we’ve seen glimpses of how good they are at freestyle»
Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea is the logical next chapter in Silver Jews' manuscript, one which has had us hooked since its opening lines»
The Dodos - Visiter
Duos tend to take a minimalist approach with their sound and this is almost certainly the case for bands laying a folk foundation.»
Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams
Destroyer’s Daniel Bejar is possibly better known for his contributions to The New Pornographers when he should be an icon in his own right. Then again, something as beautiful as Trouble In Dreams should remain our secret»
Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash
Monochromatic guitars on Real Emotional Trash can feel transparent without the playful twists which made Pavement all time greats, but it's superfluous to compare phases of Stephen Malkmus’ career in this way»
Band of Horses - Everything All The Time
Perhaps a lack of originality will keep the purists from unabashed devotion, but I fail to envision too many from not giving this LP the thumbs up. There are an overwhelming number of positive forces behind this album relative to its negatives. Indeed, many DiS readers, I suspect, will have a new favorite record.»
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