Jul 4, 2005 Absolute Noon by Feathers (Review) More often than not, I’m just willing to let myself get caught up in a particular song and see where it leads me.
Jul 2, 2005 Dramanalog by Halfset (Review) A very solid and engaging blend of acoustic and electronic sounds.
Jun 24, 2005 Liz Janes Will Hush Your Weary Heart to Sleep The chance to hear Janes’ voice in an even more stripped down, traditional setting is not without its allure.
Jun 22, 2005 First We Waited… Then It Started by Summer Lawns (Review) The long and short of it is that the band sounds just a little too much like Radiohead for their own good.
Jun 22, 2005 Waves & Echoes by Portal (Review) Scott Sinfield’s gorgeous atmospherics are sometimes undone by some nondescript programming.
Jun 11, 2005 The Baby Teeth Album by Baby Teeth (Review) Baby Teeth makes me love the ’70s all the more.
Jun 11, 2005 The Richard Swift Collection, Volume One by Richard Swift (Review) He recalls a sincerely heartbroken Burt Bacharach working more with an acoustic guitar than a piano.
Jun 11, 2005 Virðulegu Forsetar by Jóhann Jóhannsson (Review) A highly evocative composition that is both joyful and uplifting, infinitely sad and haunting.
Jun 11, 2005 Catch for Us the Foxes by mewithoutYou (Review) An album where nearly every single song grabs you by the throat.
Jun 5, 2005 Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (Review) This album has been like a breath of fresh air for me, even bringing me close to tears during some of the more haunting passages.
Jun 1, 2005 Where’s the Beef? by Økapi (Review) Økapi’s sense of whimsy is by no means a liability, but rather the disc’s saving grace.