Album Reviews

Album Review: Tin Horn Prayer – Get Busy Dying

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October 11, 2010
Tin Horn Prayer (image supplied)

Title: Get Busy Dying Artist: Tin Horn Prayer Label: Bermuda Mohawk Productions Released: 24 August 2010 In one word: Diverse Here we are with another “Country and Midwestern” band comprised on current/former punk rockers....
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Album Review: Laneous & The Family Yah – Found Things

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October 6, 2010
Laneous and The Family Yah - Found Things

Title: Found Things Artist: Laneous & The Family Yah Label: Birdfire Records (Australia) Released: 1 October 2010 In one word: Groovy Who was it said that Motown is dead?  It sure as heck...
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Album Review: Black Country Communion – Black Country

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October 5, 2010
Black Country Communion - Black Country

Title: Black Country Artist: Black Country Communion Label: Mascot (UK)/Universal Music (Canada) Released: 20 September 2010 In one word: Patchy Black Country Communion are less arthritic than your average supergroup. Oh hang-on… the S word:...
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Album review: Neil Young – Le Noise – The anti-pop star creates his ultimate anti-pop record

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September 29, 2010
Neil Young - Le Noise

Title: Le Noise Artist: Neil Young Label: Reprise/Warner Released: 28 September 2010 In one word: Reverberating These days fewer and fewer artists seem to actually have something...
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Album Review: Two Cow Garage – Sweet Saint Me

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September 27, 2010
Two Cow Garage Sweet Saint Me

Title: Sweet Saint Me Artist: Two Cow Garage Label: Suburban Home Released: 26 October 2010 In one word: Powerful Colorado’s Suburban Home records has established itself at the forefront of the current Americana/Alt-Country explosion,...
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Album review: Brandon Flowers – Flamingo

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September 23, 2010
Brandon Flowers - Flamingo

Title: Flamingo Artist: Brandon Flowers Label: Island, Vertigo Released: 3 September 2010 In one word: Unadulterated It’s safe to say The Killers are a fairly divisive band:  For every self-professed “music lover” who opines that they have...
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Album Review: Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record (Polaris Prize nominee)

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September 16, 2010
Forgiveness Rock Record drawing by Natascha Malta, Music Vice

(Illustration by Natascha Malta) Title: Forgiveness Rock Record Artist: Broken Social Scene Label: Arts & Crafts Released: 4 May 2010 In one word: Expansive It’s hard not to associate the success...
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Album review: Grim Fandango – Birthmark Blues

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September 13, 2010
Album review: Grim Fandango – Birthmark Blues

Title: Brithmark Blues Artist: Grim Fandango Label: Poison City Records Released: 6 September 2010 In one word: Intricate Birthmark Blues is the debut long-player from Perth, Western Australia cow-punk/power-pop quartet Grim Fandango, following from their 2008...
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Album Review: Chiwawa – Watermark (including a whacked-out video by us!)

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September 10, 2010
Chiwawa - Watermark

Title: Watermark Artist: Chiwawa Label: Satellite Records Canada Released: 15 September 2010 In one word: Insane Chiwawa have one the daftest band names around but their music is a whole different kind...
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Album Review: Dan Mangan – Nice, Nice, Very Nice (Polaris Prize nominee)

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August 23, 2010
Dan Mangan - Nice, Nice, Very Nice

This review is part of our series of reviews of the shortlisted 2010 Polaris Prize albums. The Polaris Prize is a Canadian music prize picked on a basis of artistic merit...
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