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[ALBUM REVIEW] Earth – Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1

Dylan Carlson is not a selfish bandleader.   For the second album in a row, the avant-metal icon has ceded a hefty portion of the spotlight to an instrument other than his own.   Carlson’s thick, glacial guitar lines were the focal point of the early Earth, stretched out over epic song lengths and frequently [ READ MORE ]

Review: Howlies – Stunned EP

As an indicator of where Howlies are headed, the 5 song Stunned EP is cause for optimism. It shows growth from their already good debut and finds the band moving away from some of their jokier tendencies without totally shedding the winking sense of humor that has always been a part of their sound. That [ READ MORE ]

Review: Grinderman – Grinderman 2

No one really expected or needed Grinderman to turn into a real band. Their 2007 debut was an enthusiastically received record that absolutely nailed what it set out to do, but it never felt like anything more than a diversionary side project. The whole thing sounded more like an exercise than an album, with most [ READ MORE ]

Reviews: Candy Claws, TV Torso

Candy Claws – Hidden Lands Hidden Lands opens with it’s murkiest moment, the nearly 7 minute “In the Deep Time.” The track is a bunch of goggy ambience that rarely resembles anything like a song, but it’s an excellent album opener in the sense that it isolates the most notable aspects of the band’s aesthetic [ READ MORE ]

Live Review: Sleepy Sun, Balmorhea @ The Earl, 9/12/2010

My review of Sunday’s Sleepy Sun/Balmorhea show is up over at Dead Journalist.  You can read it here. I really can’t recommend Balmorhea enough, and I think the rest of the crowd would agree.  You might have read me (and Dead Journalist and Latest Disgrace) complaining about crowd noise at last month’s Oryx and Crake [ READ MORE ]

Review: Lower Dens – Twin-Hand Movement

Lower Dens – Twin-Hand Movement Genres are great for lazy reviewers because they provide shortcuts.  Call something post-punk and the reader immediately thinks of the moodiness of Joy Division or the rhythms and spiky guitars of Gang of Four.  Call it dream-pop and you’re conjuring Mazzy Star and Cocteau Twins.  It’s a bitch when you [ READ MORE ]

New Atlanta music reviews (Zoroaster, A Fight to the Death, Noot d’Noot)

I thought I would write a few brief thoughts on these 2010 Atlanta releases before I throw them on the list. Zoroaster – Matador This is comfort food for sludge metal fans. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it nails the tone. The psychedelic hippie flourishes give it some personality, but a few more memorable [ READ MORE ]

Colour Revolt: live review and video

I covered this past weekend’s Colour Revolt/Turbo Fruits show at The Earl for Dead Journalist. You can read that review here. Colour Revolt’s latest album The Cradle took me by surprise. I tried to get into Plunder, Beg and Curse a couple of years ago and just did not like it at all. I remember [ READ MORE ]

New Album Reviews: Venice is Sinking and The Fling

Venice is Sinking – Sand & Lines Sand & Lines comes with a pretty heavy backstory: it was recorded live in Athen’s Georgia Theatre shortly before it burned to the ground. Those background details gain even more weight when you actually hear the album – the theater and its acoustics are embedded in its DNA. [ READ MORE ]

Live Review: Psychic Steel, Fielded @ 529, 8/16/2010

I hadn’t planned on writing anything about last night’s Psychic Steel/Fielded show at 529, but I was so impressed by what I heard (and so disappointed in the size of the crowd) that I feel obligated to. Fielded is the solo project of Chicago’s Lindsay Powell. Her live setup includes two keyboards, two microphones, a [ READ MORE ]

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