Articles by Rob Bolton

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  Vista La Vie

  A Futuristic Family Film

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  In a word: sexy. From start to finish, this silky smooth collection of cinematic soundscapes tingles the senses deep down, with guest vocal...

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  Heroes & Villains

  All the Giants Are Buried At Sea

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  It won’t take very long to figure out where these four Montrealers are headed with their debut seven-track EP. The blistering opener "First...

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  I Am Kloot

  Gods and Monsters

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  Gods and Monsters, the third proper album (their second release in North America) from I Am Kloot, finds this British trio from Manchester...

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  Mahogany

  Memory Column — Early Works and Rarities

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  This fantastic double-disc set collects work by Mahogany previously available only on limited vinyl singles or compilations. The first disc...

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  Purrs

  The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  One thing is for sure, Seattle-based combo the Purrs are persistent. After a string of EPs and piles of shows in their hometown over the la...

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  Justin Rutledge And The Junction Forty

  No Never Alone

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

  It takes a lot of nerve to begin an album of classic country-inspired songs with one whose principle refrain is "I’m too sober to sleep, I’...

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  Justin Rutledge And The Junction Forty

  No Never Alone

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

  On this debut CD by Toronto singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge, the first thing that comes to mind is that this is the sound of an accomplis...

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  Rachel Goswell

  Waves Are Universal

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

  After Mojave 3’s singer and songwriter Neil Halstead released his solo album Sleeping on Roads last year, it would seem a daunting task for...