Articles by Matt Charlton

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  Of Montreal

  If He Is Protecting Our Nation, Then Who Will Protect Big Oil, Our Children

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Sounding like XTC after a month of Monty Python and bad peyote, Of Montreal is back with a new collection of B-sides, unreleased songs and...

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  Poor Rich Ones

  Joe Maynard's Favorites

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Winners of the Norwegian Spellemannsprisen award, (which is about as prestigious a trophy as a Buick hood ornament on these shores) Poor Ri...

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  Pete Yorn

  Day I Forgot

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  After the release of his debut album Musicforthemorningafter, it was difficult to find a film that didn’t cap off a sappy moment without a...

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  Dutch Henry

  1973

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003

  Many of the more memorable country artists of the past made their sound by combining two varying elements. Gram Parsons took equally from t...

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  Stanton Meadowdale

  Stanton Meadowdale

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003

  It's definitely a bold stylistic move to make your album sound like it was recorded through a walkie-talkie, but on his self-titled debut,...

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  The Headpets

  Plain Clothes Heroes

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003

  The Headpets' album Plain Clothes Heroes is about as cool as needle craft and Suddenly Susan. It's the band's knack for penning hook-ridden...