Radiant Darling originated as a project between Chicago singer-songwriter Ami Saraiya, formerly of the unfortunately named Pelvic Delta, and...
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Radiant Darling Cryptomnesia Published Mar 01, 2006 -
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Muckrakers Front of the Parade Published Mar 01, 2006Just when you thought youd gotten that last grotesque fill of the Verve Pipe or Toad the Wet Sprocket or any of the other 90s "alternative...
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Aloha Some Echoes Published Mar 01, 2006It doesnt usually take a band over six years and a couple of line-ups to discover a sound, but then the process usually isnt such an inter...
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Shugo Tokumaru L.S.T. Published Mar 01, 2006If you didnt come across Shugo Tokumarus Night Piece in 2004, his second record will probably be a bit of a shock. Foremost because of how...
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Radiant Darling Cryptomnesia Published Mar 01, 2006Radiant Darling originated as a project between Chicago singer-songwriter Ami Saraiya, formerly of the unfortunately named Pelvic Delta, and...
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Caroline Murmurs Published Mar 01, 2006Japanese born singer-songwriter Caroline Lufkin began making a name for herself with last years "Wheres My Love single, on which she form...
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Need New Body UFO Published Jan 01, 2006Known for their remarkable live show, Need New Body return with a sophomoric effort that succeeds importantly where their debut had failed:...
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The Books The Lemon of Pink Published Jan 01, 2006A unique bricolage of found sound, vocal sampling, a slew of traditional instruments (ranging from banjo to cello) and electronic splicing,...
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Wheat Per Second, Per Second, Per Second Every Second Published Jan 01, 2006Originally slated to be put out in 2001 on the now defunct Nude label and later re-recorded for this actual release, Per Second loses the gr...
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Minus Story The Captain is Dead, Let the Drum Corpse Dance Published Jan 01, 2006Grandiose art-pop records are nothing new to of us, of course, as even decades after Sgt. Pepper would be the catalyst for the first loading...
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The Mountain Goats Hit A Vein Published Jan 01, 2006John Darnielle, the man behind the Mountain Goats and perhaps the most prolific songwriter this side of Robert Pollard, once said he didn't...
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Mussels Night Lights Published Nov 01, 2005A lot of bands get labelled "indie rock, dumbing it down as the new vague "alternative, but few bands play into the genres superficialiti...
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Dreamend Maybe We're Making God Sad and Lonely Published Nov 01, 2005As much as parts of this mini-album are going to convince you otherwise, Dreamend arent just more "wake me when it gets interesting post-r...
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YMCK Family Music Published Nov 01, 2005What a gimmick. Take the 8-bit soundtracks from old Nintendo games like original Mario and Zelda, then sample and splice them, tossing reall...
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Favorite Saints Southern Gentlemen Published Nov 01, 2005Favorite Saints are going to be plagued by Death Cab comparisons, most of it having to do with singer/songwriter David Elliot Johnsons fami...
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Dirty Children Shut Off the World Published Sep 01, 2005Dirty Children lead singer Nadia Fay sounds a lot like Yeah Yeah Yeahs Karen O. From the frequent yelps to the same breathy grunts and lyri...
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Ringside Ringside Published Sep 01, 2005Fred Durst walks into a bar. He walks up the open mic, letting several loud boos slide off in smugness before introducing his friend Scott T...
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Hurst Wanderlust Published Sep 01, 2005You can tell a lot by the company you keep. Four-piece pop rockers Hurst have shared stages with groups like Nickelback, Default and Theory...
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FearOfMusic FearOfMusic Published Sep 01, 2005Nostalgic for 90s British guitar-rock? Miss groups like Longpigs, but wish they wouldve been even more like Bends-era Radiohead and fronte...
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Marjorie Fair Self Help Serenade Published Jul 01, 2005It's clear from even a single listen of Self Help Serenade that Marjorie Fair are a good band, capable of the kind of hugely cinematic, melo...