May 5, 2002 Start Here by The Gloria Record (Review) Production here is lush and layered and surprisingly keyboard-focused.
May 5, 2002 The Last Broadcast by Doves (Review) The Last Broadcast simply takes Doves’ music to the next level.
May 5, 2002 Done Gone Fire by Liz Janes (Review) As poised and fully realized a debut as you’re ever likely to come across.
May 5, 2002 & Yet & Yet by Do Make Say Think (Review) Do Make Say Think’s music feels incredibly repetitive, but closer listening reveals a complex and fascinating palette.
Apr 21, 2002 When We Were Small by Rosie Thomas (Review) Thomas is the kind of performer that could sing gibberish and make it sound good.
Apr 21, 2002 I Break Chairs by Damien Jurado (Review) Beneath the unaccustomed level of noise, Jurado remains as incisive a writer as ever, and has never sounded better vocally.
Apr 21, 2002 Woven Hand by Wovenhand (Review) With the religion in, an Edwards record is the audio equivalent of reading Flannery O’Connor or William Faulkner.
Apr 20, 2002 Crosspross Bells EP by Knife In The Water (Review) A little slice of Americana right there in your stereo, albeit one that’s dimly lit and sorrowful.
Apr 20, 2002 Control by Pedro The Lion (Review) A concept album that reveals the lives of the supposedly righteous for the moral travesties they really are.
Apr 20, 2002 No Solace In Sleep by Aarktica (Review) It’s an intense experience, and not one you’ll soon forget.
Apr 14, 2002 Elm Street by Lanterna (Review) The album’s at its best when the music is more atmospheric and cinematic.
Apr 14, 2002 Rivulets by Rivulets (Review) Like a set of old, grainy family photographs you stumble across, not so much comforting as haunting.
Apr 14, 2002 To Spirit Back the Mews: An Asthmatic Kitty Compilation by Various Artists (Review) 90% of this comp is filled with beautiful, lo-fi treasures.
Apr 14, 2002 Learning About Your Scale by Half-Handed Cloud (Review) Criticizing John Ringhofer for making strange music is pointless because it’s obvious he has no intent to do otherwise.
Mar 23, 2002 Oar by Skip Spence (Review) Oar is a spectacular achievement of truth and beauty, an example of raw emotion reduced to its purest form.
Mar 23, 2002 The Future That Used To Be by Mark Protus (Review) Mark Protus goes from hard rock to country without flinching.
Mar 23, 2002 Late Night/Early Morning EP by Esthelle (Review) A nice EP offering 3 quite different tracks.