Articles by Christopher Waters
Modest Mouse
The Moon and Antarctica
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2000
I have seen the future: Modest Mouse will be the hottest band in the land. Once The Moon and Antarctica hits the airwaves, Wal-Mart will be...
Great Lakes
Great Lakes
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2000
The debut disc by Athens, GA trio, Great Lakes, starts with a slice of chamber pop suite-ness before plunging into the pet sounds of wheezi...
Sientific American
Saints of Infinity/Simulated D.I.Y.
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2000
By the sounds of it, Andrew Rohrmann's faith in the endless wonder of the brave new world offered by space exploration is unshaken. While y...
Eels
Daisies of the Galaxy
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2000
Having stared death in the face on his last album, Eels front man E chooses life on his latest disc, which sees him feeding birds and singi...
Leona Naess
Comatised
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2000
Following in the wake of Beth Orton, English singer/songwriter Leona Naess arrives on the scene to deliver her own style of avant-folk musi...
Plumtree
This Day Won't Last At All
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2000
Having outlasted virtually every other group that came of age in the afterglow of the Halifax Pop Explosion, Plumtree isn't just getting ol...
Wunder
Wunder
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2000
A remarkable album that serves up shimmering soundscapes seemingly equally influenced by Ellington and electronica, the debut of Jorg Folle...
Sarah Cracknell
Lipslide
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2000
Stepping out from her day job, Sarah Cracknell doesn't stray far from the '60s pop perfection crossed with hypnotic dance beats formula tha...