December 2008 :: Music Reviews

Music Reviews

Music A

AC/DC

Black Ice (Columbia). Review by Christopher Long.

Shane Alexander

The Sky Below (BuddhaLand Music). Review by Andrew Ellis.

ASVA

What You Don't Know Is Frontier (Southern). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Music B

The Barry Sisters

Our Way (Reboot Stereophonic). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Blues Traveler

North Hollywood Shootout (Verve Forecast ). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Brightblack Morning Light

Motion To Rejoin (Matador). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Music C

Cake On Cake

Hymns I Remember (Sleepy). Review by Aaron Shaul.

The Cat Empire

So Many Nights (Valour). Review by Chris Catania.

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival - 40th Anniversary Edition (Fantasy). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Crystal Stilts

Alight of Night (Slumberland). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Music F

Forward, Russia!

Life Processes (Mute). Review by Andrew Coulon.

Fucked Up

The Chemistry of Common Life (Matador). Review by Laura Pontillo.

Music G

The Gay Blades

Ghosts (4-Never/ Triple Crown). Review by Jen Cray.

J. Matthew Gerken, Christian Kiefer, and Jefferson Pitcher

Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies (Standard Recording Company). Review by Carl F Gauze.

David Gilmour

Live in Gdansk (EMI). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Music H

Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs

Dirt Don't Hurt (Transdreamer). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Music G

Gregory & the Hawk

Moenie and Kitchi (FatCat). Review by Jen Cray.

Music H

Hadouken!

Music For an Accelearted Culture (Surface Noise/Atlantic). Review by Jen Cray.

Headhunter

Parasite of Society (Candlelight). Review by Matthew Moyer.

House of Badger

Death Birds (In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.

I'll Stay 'Til After Christmas

A Christmas Album to Benefit Amnesty International (Animal World Recordings). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Music I

Iced Earth

The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part 2) (SPV/Steamhammer). Review by Scott Adams.

Ivan Ives

LA Heat (No Threshold). Review by Chris Catania.

Music J

JDH & Dave P

Go Commando (Defend). Review by Chris Catania.

Joakim

Monsters & Silly Songs (Versatile ). Review by Chris Catania.

Damien Jurado

Caught in the Trees (Secretly Canadian). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Music K

KCP 5

Many Ways (Double Moon). Review by Chris Catania.

Kings of Leon

Only By The Night (RCA). Review by Christopher Long.

Music L

Lorna

Writing Down Things to Say (Words on Music). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Love

Out Here + False Start (Collectors' Choice). Review by Jessica Whittington.

Music M

Mount Eerie

Lost Wisdom (PW Elverum and Sun). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Music N

Nagisa Ni te

Yosuga (Jagjaguwar). Review by Aaron Shaul.

New Arrivals

Volume Three: Artists For Eating Disorders Awareness (MPress). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Ben Nichols

The Last Pale Light in the West (Liberty & Lament /The Rebel Group). Review by Jen Cray.

Music P

The Parties

Can't Come Down (Rainbow Quartz). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Jean-Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman

Destination Space (Oglio). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Music R

Jay Reatard

Matador Singles '08 (Matador). Review by Scott Adams.

Music S

Sister Hazel

Before The Amplifiers (Rock Ridge Music). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Stray Cats

Blast Off (Hep Cat) Review by Christopher Long.

Music T

T.I.

Paper Trails (Grand Hustle/Atlantic). Review by John-Thomas Crockett.

TAB the Band

Long Weekend (North Street). Review by Jen Cray.

The Theater Fire

Matter And Light. Review by Carl F Gauze.

Music U

Ulaan Khol

II (Soft Abuse). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Unleashed

Hammer Battalion (SPV). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Music V

Vivian Girls

Vivian Girls (In The Red). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Music W

The Wanteds

Failure Looks So Good (In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Music Y

Young Jeezy

The Recession (Def Jam/Universal/Corporate Thugz Entertainment). Review by John-Thomas Crockett.