Articles by Christopher Waters

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  Feaze

  Morning Wood

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  A disc of great teenage indie rock that recalls the spirit 1992 — scrappy, political and fun, fun, fun. This trio, which sounds like...

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  Hollowphonic

  Phonic 50mg

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space, again. The debut album by Toronto quintet Hollowphonic is a blissed-out orchestration of tr...

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  Huon

  Songs for Lord Tortoise

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  Songs for Lord Tortoise, a reference to NME’s mistaken naming of an old Cramps record, Songs the Lord Taught Us, is a solid 19-song c...

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  Superchunk

  Come Pick Me Up

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  Considering Superchunk’s origins as a band that cut its teeth on anthemic punk rock singles at the beginning of the decade, notably "...

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  Sweet Trip

  Alura

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  San Francisco-based ambient pop band Sweet Trip adds bits of Miami Bass into the mix on its latest release, Alura. The title track is a nin...

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  Velma

  Cyclique

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  French pop ensemble Velma seems to be kindred spirits with Air, Stereolab and Long Fin Killie. The moody synth-punkers have crafted a beaut...

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  Billy Bragg

  Reaching to the Converted (Minding the Gaps)

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 1999

  British troubadour Billy Bragg has never stopped tilting at windmills. Since 1985, he has sung songs about love, life and politics —...

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  Blinker The Star

  August Everywhere

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  Jordon Zadorozny and his Montreal-based band Blinker the Star got a lot of press after he hooked up with Courtney Love to write some songs...