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.
