Articles by Carol Harrison

Danni Leigh
Divide and Conquer
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002
Danni Leighs Divide and Conquer is a good example of how strong songwriting can rise above mediocrity. This is the Virginians third album...
Robert McCreedy
Streamline
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002
When Robert McCreedy left the Volebeats in 1999, he hopped in his car and left Detroit behind. It seems this road trip to Minneapolis has i...
Cranberries
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee is quintessential Delores O'Riordan and company. Older, wiser and no less angry, the Cranberries now have fami...
Pete Yorn
musicforthemorningafter
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002
Pete Yorn's debut, musicforthemorningafter, is hard to nail down. Lyrically, it twists and turns, but you really don't know where the ride...
Christine Owman
Morning Thoughts
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002
Christine Owman's debut three-song EP, Morning Thoughts, is not a bad showcase for her clear voice and a jumping off point for her songwrit...
Bellwether
Bellwether
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001
Bellwether's self-titled sophomore release puts them squarely in the alt-country genre. Hints of Wilco and Whiskeytown filter through, giv...
Bitch and Animal
Eternally Hard
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001
Bitch and Animal's CD, Eternally Hard, is an acquired taste. You definitely have to be in the right frame of open mind to dig the funky rhy...
Brothers Cosmoline
Songs of Work and Freedom
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001
The Brothers Cosmoline's debut, Songs of Work and Freedom, is a smooth mix of toe tappin' country, twanging hurting tunes and a few swingin...