Articles by Helen Spitzer

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  Black Heart Procession

  Amore del Tropico

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  The orchestral flourish that opens the album signals a shift from the suicidal to the homicidal, and fans of the Black Heart Procession are...

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  Manishevitz

  Private Lines

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  Nope, not the sickly sweet wine you first got drunk on, but the consistently innovative project of Adam Busch. The first two Manishevitz re...

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  Nina Nastasia

  The Blackened Air

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  Nina Nastasia seems to inhabit a world of dark snapshots and escaping dreams. The songs that fill The Blackened Air are gorgeous and sinist...

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  Liz Janes

  Done Gone Fire

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002

  From the first smoky notes she breathes, Liz Janes gently alerts you to her arrival. The ensuing 40 minutes dance slowly through a dizzying...

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  Julie Doiron

  Désormais

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  Make no mistake, Julie Doiron's first French-language record is aimed squarely at her Anglo fans. The title, Désormais, which translates as...

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  Beyond the Pale

  Routes

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  It should come as no surprise that the current penchant for all things twang should eventually infect klezmer, but what might be surprising...

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  Hasidic New Wave

  From the Belly of Abraham

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  From David Kraukauer's famed musical brunches in Manhattan have emerged some of the most compelling musical experiments in the category of...

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  Orient Express Moving Shnorers

  Klezmer Nova

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  France's first klezmer revival group, Orient Express Moving Shnorers, have very little new to contribute to the scene, with the exception o...