Noise 101: CD Reviews for September 5
Volcano Choir Repave Jagjaguwar Score: A+ Last year, Justin Vernon announced that he was going to take some time away from the incredibly successful Bon Iver. Instead, in between providing samples for Kanye...
Volcano Choir Repave Jagjaguwar Score: A+ Last year, Justin Vernon announced that he was going to take some time away from the incredibly successful Bon Iver. Instead, in between providing samples for Kanye...
Justin Timerlake The 20/20 Experience RCA Score: A Justin Timberlake has evolved from boy band sensation to movie star to hit artist, and every time he puts out new work, he defies expectations....
Foxygen We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic JAGJAGUWAR Score: A+ Enter into sweet psychedelia with Foxygen’s second album. It’s like Sam France, half of Foxygen, materialized through a time-space...
Dido Girl Who Got Away Sony Score: C Dido has been a nice female face on the boring side of her equivalent of the dad rock genre for some time now. While her...
Two Hours Traffic Foolish Blood Bumsteed Records Score: B Big changes have been going on with Two Hours Traffic since they dropped Territory back in 2009. They dropped guitarist Alec O’Hanley for former...
Boats A Fairway Full of Miners Majestic Triumph Score: B+ Boats’ third album, A Fairway Full of Miners, is sure to inspire emotions of gleeful yet sombre oddness. Mat Klachefsky’s unusually high-pitched voice...
WHY? Mumps, Etc. Anticon Score: A- It took a long time for Mumps, Etc. to make that final jump from post-production to the public. The album, the fourth from alternative hip hop band...
Alcoves Alcoves Self-released It’s a rare gem when inert anxiety can be evinced as a tangible tool for contemplating the source of that very anxiety. Mackenzie Keefe’s first self-titled release under the moniker...