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Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) - review
Ours
Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy)
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:20:39

From the long, artsy-wordy title, you might assume that New Jersey's Ours take themselves way too seriously. They kinda do, so your assumption would be on point. However, despite frontman Jimmy Gnecco's penchant for vocal high drama, Mercy (Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy) never crumbles ...more
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Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) - review
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far)
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:31:14

The Mars Volta axeman Omar Rodriguez-Lopez may very well be 21st-century prog-rock's most eclectic and prolific maestro. In addition to releasing The Mars Volta's fantastic The Bedlam in Goliath this year, he has also crafted a diverse and engaging solo opus in the form of his N2O Records ...more
The Ascension - review
Otep
The Ascension
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:26:12

By now we can all agree on this much: nu-metal was responsible for an unthinkable amount of garbage. But if there's one band extreme music fans should thank Fred Durst and his goateed cronies for, it's Los Angeles' OTEP. Counting metal's most imposing frontwoman (not in Arch Enemy) among its ranks, ...more
The Stage Names - review
Okkervil River
The Stage Names
Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:07:00

Okkervil River's fourth album, The Stage Names, takes a long step away from its acclaimed predecessor, Black Sheep Boy. Some of the rough angles and emotional gravitas have been tabled in favor of good-spirited rock 'n roll and lyrical levity (as on the proudly music-geeked "Plus Ones"). ...more
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? - review
Of Montreal
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:54:30

Of Montreal's profile has been on the rise in recent years, thanks to poppy, dance-happy gems like 2004's Satanic Panic in the Attic and 2005's The Sunlandic Twins; the latter was easily the band's best-selling album. Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? may not continue that trend because it ...more
Big Iron World - review
Old Crow Medicine Show
Big Iron World
Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:08:37

First of all, you know you're in a pretty cool band when Gillian Welch is your studio drummer -- and such is the case for Old Crow Medicine Show, the crown princes of nu-bluegrass. There may not be another young band that is so able to breathe new life into the dusty back pages of folk and ...more
Oh No - review
OK Go
Oh No
Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:51:45

OK Go continue along their sugary power-pop path on Oh No, but the album is seldom as much fun as it seems to think it is. Those who enjoy battering major labels will find plenty to sneer at throughout the Chicago quartet’s sophomore album: it’s overproduced, shamelessly and derivatively ...more
O - review
Omarion
O
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:12:57

Omarion's career didn't slow down after the breakup of B2K. In addition to playing Reggie in Fat Albert, he went about recording his debut album with an extended cast of producers. As with most other former boy-band members gone solo, Omarion makes an attempt to break from his teen-pop past by ...more
Bicycles & Tricycles - review
The Orb
Bicycles & Tricycles
Tue, 03 Aug 2004 13:38:51

Artists that rewrite the rules of their chosen genre are faced with the dilemma of forever having to live down their early successes. Such seems to be the fate of The Orb's Alex Paterson. Pretty much everything he's done since the early '90s has felt like a pale reflection of early breakthrough ...more
Drag It Up - review
Old 97's
Drag It Up
Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:32:40

It's refreshing to hear a band so comfortable in its own skin. With their sixth full length, the Old 97's settle back into a loose groove. Drag It Up is the hangover after the power pop highs of their stellar previous efforts, Satellite Rides and Fight Songs. You wouldn't play their latest record at ...more
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