May 22, 2003 Music On The Shore by Friends Of Dean Martinez (Review) A chance to rediscover a band that I’d been enamored with quite some time ago and then subsequently lost track of.
Apr 26, 2003 Music Misery Loves Harmony by The Vegas Nerve (Review) Yep, there are a lot of other bands doing this but the Vegas Nerve do it pretty well.
Apr 20, 2003 Music Trading My Life by Liar’s Academy (Review) The EP is short and rightly so as the songs are not meant to be delved into and dissected with further listens.
Apr 20, 2003 Music The Good Night by Victory At Sea (Review) It could be that Victory at Sea’s music simply doesn’t lend it itself well to being timeless or inventive enough to make a person want to buy all of their albums.
Apr 20, 2003 Music Sement #2 by Various Artists (Review) Osito has done the hard task of balancing variety with quality, and somehow manages to excel at both.
Mar 23, 2003 Music G28 by The Washington Generals (Review) I’ve listened to this CD many times, hoping to discover something that would make it all click, but to no avail.
Mar 23, 2003 Music Book of Canada by Fonograph (Review) Book of Canada is a fine album and it shows Fonograph at their best.
Mar 2, 2003 Music Scarlet’s Walk by Tori Amos (Review) Scarlet’s Walk is a much safer album which offers no real surprises.
Jan 19, 2003 Music Writers Without Homes by Piano Magic (Review) Piano Magic picks up right where This Mortal Coil left off.
Jan 19, 2003 Music Be Not Nobody by Vanessa Carlton (Review) Despite the shadows cast by the album’s reserved polish, it is a credit to Carlton that her panache rises to the surface.
Dec 23, 2002 Music X Would Rather Listen to Y Than Suffer Through a Whole C of Z’s by The Czars (Review) As with all Czars releases, the centerpiece throughout is the sublime voice of John Grant.
Dec 3, 2002 Music Limited Sight Distance EP by Stefanie Fix (Review) The impression I leave with is that Limited Sight Distance is still trying to find their sound.
Nov 3, 2002 Music Amore Del Tropico by The Black Heart Procession (Review) The expansion of their sound gives the Procession room to grow and breathe in previously impossible directions.
Nov 3, 2002 Music Sirena by Cousteau (Review) While the group’s music may not take the heartbreak away, it sure makes it easier to take.
Nov 3, 2002 Music No More Shall We Part by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds (Review) No More Shall We Part is the best album of 2001.
Oct 19, 2002 Music A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay (Review) It is apparent that Coldplay have bravely invested some intelligence and effort into writing songs that grow with use.
Aug 23, 2002 Music The Violent Femmes by The Violent Femmes (Review) With this package Rhino has raised the bar on quality for CD reissues.
Aug 14, 2002 Music The Fashion Focus by Starflyer 59 (Review) In some ways, this album is an amalgamation of everything that Martin has done before.
Jul 20, 2002 Music Space, Love & Bullfighting by Havalina (Review) Havalina returns to Tooth & Nail Records with another unique and delightfully quirky album.
Jul 20, 2002 Music Future Songs by Cranes (Review) The band’s first album as a duo and a resounding return to their peak form.