Jolie Holland: The Living and the Dead

December 17th, 2008

by DAVID KERN

ARTIST: Jolie Holland
ALBUM: The Living and the Dead
RELEASE DATE: Now Available
www.jolieholland.com
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“The world was rushing away and seemed to care nothing for the old or the young or the rich or the poor or dark or pale or he or she. Nothing for their struggles, nothing for their names. Nothing for the living or the dead.” - Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses
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Okkervil River: The Stand Ins

December 15th, 2008

by NICK WIMMER

ARTIST: Okkervil River
ALBUM: The Stand Ins
RELEASE DATE: Now Available
www.okkervilriver.com
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Brave Saint Saturn - Anti-Meridian

December 4th, 2008

by GRAEME PITMAN

ARTIST: Brave Saint Saturn
ALBUM: Anti-Meridian
RELEASE DATE: Now Available
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Sandra McCracken - Red Balloon

December 3rd, 2008

by ANDREW WEBB

ARTIST: Sandra McCracken
ALBUM: Red Balloon
RELEASE DATE: Now Available
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2 VIEWS: Ezra Furman and the Harpoons: Inside the Human Body

November 7th, 2008

by NICK WIMMER and DAVID KERN

ARTIST: Ezra Furman and the Harpoons
ALBUM: Inside the Human Body
RELEASE DATE: Now Available
www.ezrafurman.com
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The Ineloquent: Seeing Things Your Way

November 6th, 2008

by Riley Miller

The Ineloquent is my friend’s band. I lent them a tambourine once and sold them a bass amp before they scooted off across the country on one of their many tours. I know not when, but there was some threshold crossed, creating in me the need to announce a Christian band. I don’t feel that need with the Ineloquent.

A strong Biblical channel, reworking of a great old hymn included, directs the acoustic-to-rockish flow of Ineloquent’s four intensely musical members. Stacked end on end, the four comprise three guitarists, four writer/composer/vocalists, two drummers and bassists, a couple pianists, and an odd assortment of miscellaneous percussionists. Of intros and outros, this album is as first-rate as it is frequent. Read the rest of this entry »


The Best Of

Best Of 2008