Apr 7, 2001 Music Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet by Gavin Bryars (Review) Bryars does an excellent job with this album, writing pieces that strengthen and bolster the tramp’s voice without overpowering it.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Propagation by Robert Rich (Review) Rich’s music is often dark and forboding, but it also sounds completely natural and familiar.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Ghost by The Third Eye Foundation (Review) Tension and apprehension lie throughout this entire record, mixed with breakneck beats and rhythms. And it works beautifully.
Apr 7, 2001 Music California by The Lassie Foundation (Review) Simply put, this album reaffirms all that’s good and golden with pop music.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Wake Up! by The Boo Radleys (Review) From start to finish, the Boo Radleys explore the whole of pop, ranging from short, punchy numbers full of hooks to long ballads.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Dead Bees on a Cake by David Sylvian (Review) I’ll take Sylvian’s excesses any day over, because I know there’s a sensitive mind at work here.
Apr 7, 2001 Music The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips (Review) You can create beautiful songs that tread on the edge of human perception, but still inject warmth and emotion into them.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Overcome by Happiness by The Pernice Brothers (Review) After the initial wonder with all of the songs, there are definitely songs that begin to take a backseat to others.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Rehearsals for Departure by Damien Jurado (Review) Jurado’s lyrics manage to describe tales that seem epic, struggles that seem like something truly overcome.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Godbear by Charlemagne Palestine (Review) An album guaranteed to make you think twice about the piano.
Apr 7, 2001 Music The Space Between Us by Craig Armstrong (Review) The Space Between Us primarily shows off Armstrong’s skill at creating some powerful and evocative string arrangements.
Apr 7, 2001 Music It’s Heavy in Here by Eric Matthews (Review) Eric Matthews has achieved an interesting, mysterious pop sound that oozes suaveness and sophistication.
Apr 7, 2001 Music The Lateness of the Hour by Eric Matthews (Review) Matthews seems to love to play with words as much as as he loves to play with orchestration and arrangements.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Post to Wire by Heather Duby (Review) ‘Post to Wire’ sounds like something you’d expect from a label like 4AD rather than what was once the home of grunge.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Kiss My Arp by Andrea Parker (Review) Moves from successful orchestral trip-hop to harrowing-yet-monotonous techno.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Curtains by Tindersticks (Review) Tindersticks consolidate upon the wry intimacy and skewed pop sensibilities that has seen them regularly top critics’ polls.