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(01/15/09 6:00am)
Critics like to talk a lot about rock 'n' roll revivalists.
Ideally, a rock band breaks through and provides a breath of fresh
air to popular music. They lead a mass of followers on a march
towards musical salvation and unity through good music. It quickly
becomes a delicate balance between maintaining popularity and
credibility, and that's ultimately what rock 'n' roll is all about.
Then there's Titus Andronicus.
(12/05/08 6:00am)
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Land of Talk's debut album, Applause Cheer Boo Hiss,
was an impressive collection of explosive hooks wound tightly
around the voice of Elizabeth Powell. On their first proper
full-length album, Some Are Lakes, the incendiary riffs
are replaced by more haunting textures focused on lonelier
themes.
(10/13/08 6:00am)
(05/23/08 6:00am)
No one could say that Awesome Car Funmaker's first two releases,
Green Means Go and Of Lovers And Monsters were
failures. They showed the promise of a local act on the rise. They
were littered with shards of brilliance but showed only scraps of
the pop-rock behemoth the band's live shows have proven them to be.
However, on their latest effort, E For Everyone, ACF
finally captures the true sense of their mammoth sound.
(04/28/08 6:00am)
It's hard to know how to look at Flight of the Conchords. What
comes first, the hilarious HBO series or the music? Exactly how
seriously do Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement take themselves as
musicians? Anyone who followed the HBO series knows they're
obviously outstanding comedians, but how are they as songwriters?
Well, as displayed on their self-titled debut, better than one
would think.
(04/14/08 6:00am)
It's hard to say Man Man actually refined their sound, but after
two boisterous albums of uncontainable rock, the mustached men have
matured at least a little. Their songs are more structured but just
as unpredictable. The band seems more relaxed, but their songs are
just as manic. Rabbit Habits is the natural progression for the
group, and everything their audience could ask for.
(04/09/08 6:00am)
Los Campesinos! have all the makings for another crappy pop
band. They gained their following and signed a record deal off the
success of their MySpace profile, they shared an exclamation point
with Panic at the Disco, their song titles are as long as Fall Out
Boy's and they have a xylophone.
(02/29/08 6:00am)
When Black Lips tour, they don't mess around. On Feb. 1 Black
Lips embarked on a two-month trek spanning from Washington to New
York, then down to Tennessee and home again in Atlanta. By the time
the 51-day trek finishes, Black Lips will have played 42 shows,
including a stretch this weekend with two shows in Madison Friday,
followed by another two in Chicago on Saturday.
(02/19/08 6:00am)
In today's digital age, any kid with a MacBook can record
multi-layered tracks from the comfort of his or her own bathroom.
For the most part, this is great: It gives thousands of talented
artists an outlet to lay down some pretty good music. The flipside
of the coin is that now every schmuck with a guitar and feelings
thinks his emotions are significant. Secondhand Serenade's new
album, A Twist In My Story, is just another instance of a
man spilling his heart and nobody else caring.
(02/12/08 6:00am)
Nobody can fault Nada Surf for not trying. They write decent
music with friendly vocals. They do everything that makes people
listen except one thing: They're too reserved. Unlike
contemporaries vying for an audience, they don't steal another
band's riffs (Jet, Louis XIV) or create an image that's harder than
their music (Good Charlotte, or whoever), they just play really
conservative rock 'n' roll. What's most frustrating, though, is
that when they let go of their inhibitions, they write some pretty
good music.