Joemca & the Poets
Joemca (jum+ka)
Label: One Stone Records
Brooklyn-based electronic/indie songwriter Joemca released his 5-track EP this month, and it’s worth checking out.
More accustomed to crafting original scores for opera and theater, Joemca approaches indie pop songwriting with the same ear for soundscapes, emotional dynamics and the overall listener experience.
Upon closer listen, we recommend […]

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Download “Reel” (mp3) from “For Your Own Special Sweetheart”by JawboxDeSoto Records

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Download “Mirrorful” (mp3) from “Jawbox”by JawboxDeSoto Records

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Download “Innsmouth Jewelry” (mp3) from “Monster Zero”by Misty RosesFrog Man Jake Records

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Nirvana
In Utero, A Classic Album Under Review
Studio: MVD
There’s no question that Nirvana (and ultimately Kurt Cobain) have achieved an iconic status when it comes to influence on today’s music, the culture and habits of today’s generation and the fashion statement of the wool cardigan.
It’s not so much that the sound or riffs being written were […]

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Earl Greyhound
Soft Targets
Label: Some Records
Brooklyn’s Earl Greyhound — a Zeppelin-inspired power trio who take fervent notes from other bluesy psychedelic 70s groups like Cream,
Big Star and T.Rex — have released a gallant, balls-out, authentically-retro debut full-length you need to know about before they go all Wolfmother on us.
Guitarist Matt Whyte and (female) bassist Kamara […]

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So It Goes
Historionics
Label: Now Here This Music
Break out your snap bracelets. So It Goes, Minneapolis’ own new wave rockers, have released a new disc, Historionics, and it’s a bouncing, sythn-ridden party of an album.
On their refreshing, coke-tinged slamfest of an LP, So It Goes expertly navigates the border between tacky new wave throwback […]

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PJ Harvey
The Peel Sessions 1991-2004
Label: Island
Like every truly great musician, perhaps John Peel has become even more popular after his passing last October. And those artists blessed to appear and record on his show are finding a new market for their live, stripped down material.
With PJ Harvey’s Peel Sessions, Polly chose 12 tracks […]

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Oasis
Stop the Clocks
Label: Sony
Nothing says “Remember the 90s?” like an Oasis best-of album. Since 94’s Definitely Maybe and 95’s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis hasn’t really been on the top of the pop rock world. However, Liam and Noel Gallagher have continued to put out a fair amount of material in the past 10 […]

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Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
An Other Cup
Label: Atlantic / Wea
We’re much too young to claim any attachment to Cat Stevens’ vintage catalog. In fact, aside from the occasional “Morning Has Broken” or “Moonshadow” track heard in the elevator at Macy’s, our most immediate thought is from his no-fly list denial of entry to the U.S. in 2004 […]

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Placebo
Meds
Label: Astralwerks / Virgin
Less glam, less electronic noise, more guitar and more vulnerability. That’s the formula for Placebo’s latest, Meds. And it actually peeved off a lot of fans looking for a sequel to the Sleeping with Ghosts double CD and remixes.
But we like it. And here’s why: you’ve got the expected full-frontal assault […]

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Cassettes Won’t Listen
The Quiet Trial
Label: Dope Lotus Records
New York-based multi-instrumentalist Jason Drake’s Cassettes Won’t Listen project really broke out this year - with remixes of the Diggs, Midlake and Asobi Seksu spreading the popularity.
And last week’s release of the instrumental disc, The Quiet Trial, will spurn the masses to downgrade their car stereos immediately.
An […]

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