“Alternative” Reviews

Radiohead temper their worldview with what at least seems to be a very real sense of hope.

To say that Chernoff’s vocals and lyrics are an acquired taste is an understatement.

OVO is an almost excellent record, not without its flaws, I must admit, but pretty much worth the money.

I hope everybody besides me might now see him as Morrissey’s American counterpart.

In the Russet Gold of This Vain Hour lacks its predecessor’s sense of bombast, instead opting for a much more delicate sound, one of finesse and filigree.

Features some of the best of O’Connor’s lyrics in a long time.

The thing that keeps this from being just another Britpop rip-off is the amount of strangeness The People incorporates into their songs.

Ultimately, though, the question should be whether or not a compilation like this makes me want to seek out the original.

Did I mention Farquar Muckenfuss is a psychotic surf band from the depths of some hidden, secret laboratory?

Looking for high quality love songs? This is a good record for doing that.

Ween has spawned a blend of their best feats and presented them on one disc.

A few of the tracks are comparable to older Sonic Youth.

Maybe they are “OK Computer” leftovers, but on the first play, it felt like a brand new album.

What keeps Molasses from sounding like a tired rendition of old folk numbers is the alien sense of dread and foreboding just below the surface.

It’s a rocket into the future while it also makes you realize why you loved music in the past.

John Lennon’s son shows off songwriting skills that are as impressive as those of the former Beatle.

This is probably the strongest example of the songwriting and musical talent Luscious Jackson possessed.

A beat-heated delight that one may hear snippets of amidst the flashing lights of a discotheque.

So much goes on within each track that The Fawn begs to be carefully listened to over and over again.

It’s music for late nights, when it feels like you’re the only one up and noone else cares, when your eyes are burning and your body is screaming for sleep.