Belle And Sebastian Fold Your Hands Child You Walk Like A Peasant Matador / Jeepster By: Eric G. Why can’t successful bands just leave well enough alone? Let’s be honest. What’s the best Belle And Sebastian album? Without question it’s If You’re Feeling Sinister. The Boy With The Arab Strap was good- don’t get me […]

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Tiara Again Cast In Anyway Records By: Eric G. There’s nothing safer than mimicking your favorite groups. It’s an easy road to instant acceptance. At the very worst you’ll be compared to your idols even if it’s in a negative way, and there’s always the crowd that’s too slow to know you’re ripping somebody off, […]

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Cobolt Spirit On Parole The First Time By: Eric G. Cobolt may feature members of the defunct Swedish band the Refused, but these sprawling, melancholic tracks are a far cry from the Refused’s bracing assault. Clean, intricate and jangly guitars weave around loose rhythms and ghostly keyboards to dramatic effect on this follow up to […]

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Darla 100 Various Artists Darla By: Eric G. This overwhelming four-disc-set from Darla mirrors many more ups than downs in the indie scene over the past six years. Rising above and beyond its DIY roots, Darla has transformed into the definitive purveyor of self-effacing, bookish indie rock and sleek, experimental electronic music. Darla made its […]

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Barcelona Robot Trouble Ep March By: Eric G. I bet Matt Sharp of The Rentals is really pissed off at Barcelona for putting him to shame. Barcelona mixes an indie rock ethos with retro-synthesized computer rock and nerdy male/female vocal interplay, which is precisely what Matt Sharp has been desperately trying to emulate on both […]

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Small Time Crooks Directed By Woody Allen Dreamworks By: Eric G. Woody Allen comes full circle with a slapstick comedy about bungling, white trash criminals in his first picture for Dreamworks. Not since Take The Money And Run has Allen been so overtly about getting gut-busting laughs. He doesn’t go for the easy way out […]

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Dianogah Battle Champions Southern By: Eric G. I can’t just say ‘I don’t like it’ or ‘it’s boring’, so I’ll bore you with the details of why this is so boring. The musicianship is stellar, but so what? The guys that back up ‘NSYNC are probably really talented musicians, but that doesn’t mean what they […]

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