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Bodies of Water: A Certain Feeling

With a Mamas and the Papas-ish lineup of two men and two women, Bodies of Water blend the revival-tent theatrics of the Danielson Famile with the joyous cacophony of Tilly and the Wall and the dimly lit kraut rock of Electrelane. Only a year after ...

From REBECCA RABER, Pitchfork,  24 Jul 2008

The Wombats: A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation

There's something about the heat of the summer months that makes us crave dumbly enjoyable entertainment, and it is in that spirit that this Liverpudlian trio is finally releasing its splashy, deliciously moronic debut stateside. Though the Wombats' ...

From REBECCA RABER, Pitchfork,  18 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Ian Curtis

Review: Tilly and the Wall: O

The cornerstone of the Team Love roster and its first signing, Omaha's Tilly and the Wall are like the aural equivalent of their label's logo-- a pastel-hued cartoon of a bespectacled teenage girl wearing braids and pink headphones with a candy-colored ...

From REBECCA RABER, Pitchfork,  19 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Jamie Pressnall,  Kianna Alarid

Review: Nik Freitas: Sun Down

You can't accuse Nik Freitas of not putting his best foot forward. His fourth LP (and first for Conor Oberst's Team Love imprint) opens with its sparkling title track-- a burst of mellow California sunshine featuring shuffling percussion, breezy guitar ...

From REBECCA RABER, Pitchfork,  2 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Nico,  Ryan Adams,  Craigslist.org,  Jack Johnson

Review: Islands: Arm's Way

This should be a victory lap for Islands. After all, their uniformly excellent debut resuscitated Paul Simon's Graceland as an indie pop touchstone back when Vampire Weekend were still playing in the quad. And with that album's bouncy calypso rhythms ...

From REBECCA RABER, Pitchfork,  20 May 2008
Related Topics: Paul Simon,  Billy Bragg,  Nick Cave

Review: Various Artists: The Green Owl Comp: A Benefit for Energy Action

It feels downright, well, uncharitable to critique a compilation put together by environmentally responsible do-gooders who are donating their profits to the Energy Action Coalition. But, it has to be said, the songs that are collected here have ...

From REBECCA RABER, Pitchfork,  19 May 2008
Related Topics: Paul Simon

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