FIRST PUBLISHED AT THE LINE OF BEST FIT Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs 8.5/10 Perennial critics’ favourites Yo La Tengo return with an album that reigns in some of the magpie tendencies of 2006′s sprawling ‘I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass’ with a more focused set. ‘Popular Songs’ [...]
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August 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Alt-rock, Alternative, Ambient, Folk/Acoustic, Indie, Music, Pop/Rock, post-rock
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Mercury Rev – The Secret Migration
February 7th, 2005 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Indie, Music, New Wierd America, Pop/Rock, post-rock, Psychedelia
Mercury Rev by numbers 6/10 Although not a die-hard fan of ‘The Rev’ – I own nothing before Deserter’s Songs – this album has finished my interest in the band. As with Lambchop’s tedious ‘Aw Come On’ / No You Come On’, there comes a time in many band’s careers when the effect of their [...]
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Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It in People
March 16th, 2004 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Best of 2003, Music, post-rock
A cast of thousands? 8/10 Extraordinary album this. A vast cast of musicians and influences seemingly sculpted in the studio by careful, intelligent production. Not just for indie fans, this has a universal appeal with the added lure of subtle shades of electronica (Capture The Flag), jazzy post-rock (Pacific Theme), and borderline psychedelics (Shampoo Suicide). [...]