Articles by Matt Charlton

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  Tugboat

  Hard Time for Dreamers

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  Tugboat’s debut, Hard Times for Dreamers, is as charming for its effort as it is for its execution. The band is one of those rare cases in...

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  The Black Keys

  thickfreakness

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  On thickfreakness, the Black Keys’ brand of suburban blues has an authentic and grimy feel, but the band is too quick to step back and rest...

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  Jojo Hermann

  Defector

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Despite the fact that his name sounds like a character out of a Kids in the Hall skit about a Ferris wheel operator, Jojo Hermann turns in...

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  Agriculture Club

  Farmageddon

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  On Farmageddon, the Agriculture Club turns in a life-affirming album for anyone who has ever decided that tight black jeans and high top sn...

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  Essex Green

  The Long Goodbye

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  The Essex Green is made up mainly from the remnants of those favourites of purveyors of soul patches and thick-rimmed glasses, Ladybug Tran...

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  Eyesores

  Bent at the Waist

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Sounding remotely like Sparklehorse with an accordion fetish, the Eyesores’ Bent at the Waist is a subdued excursion into the ever popular...

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  Longwave

  The Strangest Things

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Sounding like a Strokes fronted collaboration with Doves, Longwave combines influences that go back about as far as unexpired bread. Still,...

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  Jesse Malin

  The Fine Art of Self Destruction

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Although it’s not a bad album, on The Fine Art of Self Destruction Jesse Malin seems to rely on his producer Ryan Adams’ name (it’s mention...