Articles by Rob Bolton

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  Tram

  A Kind Of Closure

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  After two excellent albums that established them as masters of slow-paced melancholic pop, Tram return with their most accomplished and div...

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  Various

  CQ - Original Soundtrack

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  With the movie set in Paris in 1969, it seems like a good choice to enlist the Parisian band Mellow to sculpt a groovy score. Roman Coppola...

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  Don Lennon

  Downtown

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2002

  Now this is a fun release, especially for anyone who would enjoy hearing pot shots at the Dave Matthews Band. On Downtown, his third releas...

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  Mellonova

  Slightly Happy

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2002

  After a couple of great EPs, Toronto’s Mellonova are back with their debut full-length release, and the wait has been well worth it. Origin...

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  Outrageous Cherry

  The Book Of Spectral Projections

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2002

  Originally released on the now-defunct Poptones label in the UK, these Detroit psych-rockers have re-released this epic 20-song journey in...

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  Starlet

  When The Sun Falls On My Feet

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2002

  Another fine Swedish export, Malmo’s Starlet is back with their third release. The volume gets turned up a bit this time around, pushing St...

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  Hollowphonic

  Majestic

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002

  A much-delayed follow up to 1999’s Phonic 50mg album, Toronto’s Hollowphonic bring us this six-song EP that continues their tradition of cr...

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  Lasse Lindh

  You Wake Up At Sea Tac

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002

  The Swedes have done it again, producing another champion of indie pop in Lasse Lindh, a former teen pop star known primarily for his colla...