Lenola My Invisible Name Tappersize By: Eric G. I’ve read that this band hates it when it’s compared to seemingly obvious influences like Polvo, My Bloody Valentine, the Flaming Lips, the Beatles, and Mercury Rev, calling it “lazy journalism” or something to that effect, whereas it should be complemented for being thought of in such […]

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Love, Execution Style Nameless Gleet And Gumma By: Kerry M. Tennessee’s Love, Execution Style is back with a new album chock full of their brand of genre hopping sounds. Nameless is apparently the by-product of an experiment in which the band attempted to write and record a song a day for a month. A daunting […]

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Run Lola Run Directed By Tom Tykwer Sony Pictures Classics By: Eric G. German director Tom Tykwer spins three “what if” segments against a hyper-kinetic live action/animation juxtaposition in this frenetic film about a girl trying to save her dim-witted boyfriend from certain death for losing a bundle of cash. Franka Potente plays Lola, a […]

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Low Secret Name Kranky By: Eric G. Low’s music presents simple, subtle gestures in which each note impacts the listener with maximum effect. There are no solos. No extraneous sounds. Everything here is essential- it’s minimalism to the extreme. The harmonies between Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker are delicate yet majestic, awash in the reverb […]

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Luna The Days Of Our Nights Jericho By: Eric G. After being dropped by Elektra earlier this year under puzzling circumstances, Luna has finally secured a new record deal in this country and released its best album since 1994’s Bewitched. The Days Of Our Nights is a fairly dark record for Luna, perfectly aligning Dean […]

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Make Up Save Yourself K By: Eric G. If Prince were white and sang for the Rolling Stones (when they were good), it might sound like this. The Make Up rocks but with a deliberately showy, garage-punk attitude. The presentation is just as vital as the songs themselves, and the Make Up delivers a brand […]

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Various Artists Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology Matador By: Eric G. It’s hard to beat Matador Records for consistency over the past ten years. The label has been home to such a strangely diverse collection of bands, artists, and freaks that it has become sort of an evil twin of the […]

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