eMusic Archives: Reviews
Allen Toussaint, Songbook…
Composer-pianist Allen Toussaint invented New Orleans rhythm-and-blues as… more »
Mazzy Star, Seasons Of Your D…
Like a chimera in languorous opposition to earthly indie-rock, Mazzy Star… more »
Bruce Barth, Live at the Vill…
One good thing about jazz is that it can be made persuasively without rei… more »
Kenny Garrett, Pushing The Wo…
It is good to have Kenny Garrett back so firmly in the driver’s sea… more »
Nightmares on Wax, Feelin…
Leeds lad and Warp veteran George Evelyn is possibly best known for the s… more »
San Fermin, San Fermin…
Like brooding, introverted frontmen Matt Berninger of the National or eve… more »
Yuppies, Yuppies
Yuppies are one of those delightful, weird bands that offer smart, slippe… more »
Crystal Stilts, Nature Noir…
Happiness is hard to come by in the world of Crystal Stilts — heavy… more »
Windhand, Soma
Once upon a time, the surest way for young metal bands to best their comp… more »
Sun Araw, On Patrol
Since On Patrol first came out in 2010 on the experimental label Not Not … more »
The Dirtbombs, Ooey Gooey Che…
They may be a band of garage punks, but when the Dirtbombs pay homage to … more »
Keep Shelly in Athens, At Hom…
When Lindsay Zoladz interviewed Keep Shelly in Athens for us in January o… more »
Cloud Control, Dream Cave…
Proving that Tame Impala and Pond aren’t the only bands with their … more »
A Storm of Light, Nations to …
Fronted by former Neurosis visual coordinator Josh Graham (ex-Red Sparowe… more »
Sebadoh, Defend Yourself…
What can it mean when a band whose defining trait was angst comes back af… more »
Elvis Costello & The Roo…
Elvis Costello and the Roots’ drummer/majordomo ?uestlove have a co… more »
Forest Fire, Screens
The Brooklyn indie rockers Forest Fire have been sidling closer to the co… more »
Mike Wofford, It’s Pers…
Occasionally I’ll play Wofford for friends, savvy listeners who, ne… more »
Rashied Ali, At the Vision Fe…
Time has revealed drummer Rashied Ali as one of the key figures during a … more »
Goldfrapp, Tales of Us…
This is not the Goldfrapp of Black Cherry, Supernature, or of any of the … more »
Man Man, On Oni Pond
Man Man have mellowed nicely with age, maturing here, rounding off the ha… more »
Tal National, Kaani
West Africa’s largest nation, Niger, has one of the region’s … more »
Katatonia, Dethroned & U…
Katatonia’s 10th full-length album, Dethroned & Uncrowned, is … more »
