Articles by Christopher Waters

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  Built to Spill

  Ancient Melodies of the Future

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  Doug Martsch is up to his usual tricks on Built to Spill's latest, Ancient Melodies of the Future. A collection of emotive guitar-driven nu...

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  David Candy

  Powerplay

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  David Candy is part Austin Powers and part Jim Morrison. Truly, men want to be him and women want to be with him, but the jury's still out...

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  Annie Hayden

  The Rub

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  The sound of New Zealand/Flying Nun influences run throughout this solid collection of smart, upbeat pop songs written and recorded by Anni...

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  Simon Joyner

  Hotel Lives

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  A wonderfully crafted record brimming with polished pop songs from an artist with a sterling reputation for emotionally resonant music, Hot...

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  Red House Painters

  Old Ramon

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  Old Ramon, the long-awaited Red House Painters release, stands up despite being released four years after the recording sessions started. C...

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  Tracy Shedd

  Blue

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  The curiously affecting debut of Boston-based singer/songwriter Tracy Shedd is a gentle reminder that there's no substitute for a good song...

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  Swallows

  Turning Blue

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

  Prior to becoming the Blue Rodeo's drummer with the dreamy blue eyes that makes all the girls all weak in the knees, Glenn Milchem was the...

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  Al Tuck

  The New High Road of Song

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  For all of the success won by East Coast musicians in the past decade, the genius of one of the Maritime's most talented sons remains large...