Articles by Emmet Matheson

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  Aaron Booth

  Our Last Escape

  PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2007

  Winning melodies, interesting lyrical ideas and warm production make Aaron Booth's second full-length easy to recommend. His skill as a son...

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  Friends of Dean Martinez

  Random Harvest

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  The temptation to compare Friends of Dean Martinez to Calexico is inevitable. Not only did both groups issue forth from members of Giant Sa...

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  King Street Healers

  Signs and Wonders

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  There’s nothing particularly innovative or revolutionary about the King Street Healers. You might even be inclined to call them regressive,...

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  Minor Thirds

  Dishwasher Thief

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  Hot on the heels of last year’s high plains concept-driven Saskatchewan EP, Portland, Ore.‚ the Minor Thirds hand in their most fully reali...

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  Plastic Bastard

  Across the Street from Me...

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  Darkly enticing, like a back alley in the warehouse district after midnight, Plastic Bastard’s debut album is full of catchy hooks and tale...

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  Martin Zellar

  Born Under

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  Of the ten songs originally released as Born Under in 1995, nine paint a sombre picture of Middle American hope deferred, of the dull ache...