Apr 7, 2001 Hello Columbus by David E. Williams (Review) Call it brilliant, call it wrong, but it will certainly cause listeners with a more delicate palate some pause.
Apr 7, 2001 A House for the Dead and a Porch for the Dying by David E. Williams (Review) If you’re of a sensitive disposition, you won’t like this album. Trust me.
Apr 7, 2001 Visions by Steven Severin (Review) The music on this CD seems very fitting for a film about Divine messages.
Apr 7, 2001 Speak of the Devil by Chris Isaak (Review) The album is full of songs about distant relationships and lost loved ones.
Apr 7, 2001 What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye (Review) A perfect example of music that can be social commentary and pleasurable listening.
Apr 7, 2001 Even in Silence by Jessica Bailiff (Review) Haunting female-fronted atmospheric music in the vein of Flying Saucer Attack and Low.
Apr 7, 2001 Ocean Songs by Dirty Three (Review) Dirty Three play a blend of swampy yet cliché-less blues, minimalist jazz, and scaled down chamber music.
Apr 7, 2001 Curtains by Tindersticks (Review) Tindersticks consolidate upon the wry intimacy and skewed pop sensibilities that has seen them regularly top critics’ polls.
Apr 7, 2001 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 Kiss My Arp by Andrea Parker (Review) Moves from successful orchestral trip-hop to harrowing-yet-monotonous techno.
Apr 7, 2001 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 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 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 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 Godbear by Charlemagne Palestine (Review) An album guaranteed to make you think twice about the piano.
Apr 7, 2001 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 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 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 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 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.