Review: Capital City
Capital City ““Am I Invisible”” (Near By Music) Kind of a sing song folk style of pop music that is sort of hit and miss from the very start. The overall vibe this band gives me is awesome because there…
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Review: Cat Power
Cat Power “You Are Free” (Matador Records) On the opening piano ballad “I Don’t Blame You,” Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power, sings, “You were swinging your guitar around/Cuz they wanted to hear that sound/But you didn’t want to play.” She…
Review: Cave In
Cave In “Tides of Tomorrow” (Hydrahead Records) Stunning music to accompany a stunning package. CD art rarely gets a mention from me, but the cover art to “Tides of Tomorrow” is striking in itself. Cave In does well to create…
Review: Cerebral Noize
Cerebral Noize “Process” (Mental Music) This is a little difficult to classify, but it does seem to be very punk rock influenced, but there’s a damn surreal element with keyboards and backing choral voices and rather industrial breaks. The album…
Review: Corporation 187
Corporation 187 “Perfection In Pain” (Earache) You know the term ‘genre filler’? If not, I will explain. When you create within a well marked out territory you run the risk of regurgitating what has come before you. Sure, a twist…
Review: Counterfit
Counterfit ““Super Amusement Machine For Your Exciting Heart”” (Negative Progression) For anyone who has ever been a stoner out there, you know how sometimes you just can’t seem to get enough good weed and everyone can shake their chronic for…
Review: Dance Disaster Movement
Dance Disaster Movement “We Are From Nowhere” (Dim Mak) Although they claim to be from nowhere DDM’s humble homebase of Long Beach, CA. has been bursting at the seams with amazing new bands (Squab, Minus Fashion and Your Enemies Friends,…
Review: Bleeding Through
Bleeding Through “Portrait of the Goddess” (Indecision Records) The new Lord of the Rings movie just came out. I haven’t seen it yet but I seriously can’t wait. I’m not a Dungeons and Dragons dork or anything, I just think…
Review: Bottles and Skulls
Bottles and Skulls “Never Kiss the Wasp” (Cheetah’s Records) There’s good punk that gets your blood flowing and your mind wandering and then there’s Bottles and Skulls, who swap yelling and innuendo for sustenance and cohesion. With such witty lyrics…
Review: Badly Drawn Boy
Badly Drawn Boy “Have you fed the Fish?” (XL Recordings) Although boasting the appearance of a hand-waving indie rocker, Badly Drawn Boy is a sophisticated pop rocker. Employing a touch of the lo-fi and sense of humor, Badly Drawn Boy…