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Album Reviews: "Further Joy" by The Regrettes (9/10)
Label: Warner Records Producers: Jacknife Lee and Tim Pagnotta With great vulnerability, strength, and care, The Regrettes have turned tangled topics into something sweet in ... -
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New Music Critique: Julian Frampton Band
Singer-guitarist Julian Frampton leads a modern blues-rock fivesome that shows exceptional polish. His voice, though it lacks a distinctive tone, is capable of a grittiness ... -
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New Music Critique: Electric Aloha
Guitarist Mike Halland’s project Electric Aloha delivers impressive musicianship (all the guitar solos are rippin’) along with topical higher-consciousness rap-rock vocals that alternate with memorable ... -
7.2
New Music Critique: Lost Millions
Austin, TX band The Lost Millions are led by Matt Westfield, whose hushed, whisper- infused voice injects an element of mystery and menace to the ... -
7.4
New Music Critique: Four Star Riot
A Florida-based foursome, Four Star Riot are a solid combo powered by tight, down- stroked guitar parts. Material is crafty, solid and familiar-sounding. “Slayed Pretender” ... -
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New Music Critique: Microcosms
A Chicago trio, Microcosms have a tight, edgy, lo-fi, faintly British and consistently retro-leaning attack that makes no concession to commerciality. They’re the kind of ... -
Bush at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
There's no better way to spend a warm summer night than watching BUSH perform in front of an amped crowd at the Greek Theatre in ... -
7.2
New Music Critique: Crystalline
From Cardiff, England, the five-piece Crystalline have a collection of recordings that suggest they’ve got something worth developing. First off, frontwoman Eva Moullen brings an ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Sojourner
A four-piece rock band fronted by singer/guitarist Christian Brown, Sojourner are a supertight unit (great drumming) whose sound, while not all that original, is thoroughly ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Jared Mancuso
Fans of Vampire Weekend and OK Go (and even Weezer) might take to solo artist Jared Mancuso, whose overall vitality, alt-rock rhythms and appropriately nerdy vocal tone add up ...
