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Ah Holly Fam’ly: Reservoir [Album Review]

On the rare occasion that you are given the honor of watching a band grow from humble and minimal beginnings to something more, it is something that must not be taken lightly. So it is with caution I approach this review of Reservoir as, buried somewhere in the midst of seemingly hundreds of boxes of albums awaiting re-categorization is a slim jewel case by a band called Ah Holly Fam’ly. Xeroxed on simple paper is a cover that possesses a simple title: Ah Holly Fam’ly Sings Oh Holy Family.

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Thunder Power: And Everything After [Album Review]

Thunder Power Band

Thunder Power’s EP Love Yourself… was filled with infective pop songs that earned it consistency on my 2008 playlist. And Everything After, to the contrary, features stripped-down pop. It’s less upbeat, has less volume, but luckily maintains the greatness of Thunder Power’s other work. “Ship In A Bottle” finds the two primary vocalist, both of opposing sexes, harmonizing beautifully. “Sleep, Not Violence” begins slowly but also features a selection of harmony vocals. Read More »Thunder Power: And Everything After [Album Review]

Deaf Judges: All Rise [Album Review]

Deaf Judges

The intelligently violent Deaf Judges have the ability to perform a cesarean section to your brain to show you knowledge you never knew you had. With traumatic rhymes, and a strange juxtaposition towards irony, All Rise is an album that erases the common semantics and philosophy of hip hop music. Instead, it destroys all possible faults, and regenerates a much more successful version of the beloved game of word play. Read More »Deaf Judges: All Rise [Album Review]

Tafra: Why Even Bother [Album Review]

Tafra

In my review yesterday of Tafra‘s “Oh Daniel” music video, I mentioned the artist had the sound of SKWBN. For those of you unfamiliar with the acronym, that’s Suburban Kids With Biblical Names, a Swedish duo. But then again it’s no surprise as the story goes like this: Niklas Tafra was supposed to play bass for SKWBN at the I’m From Bräke-Hoby festival but forgot to wake up that morning. Any guess as to the reason behind closing track “I’m Sorry Bräke-Hoby”? Read More »Tafra: Why Even Bother [Album Review]

Wet Confetti: Laughing, Gasping [Album Review]

Wet Confetti

In the past year I’ve discovered a number of groups that fit the arty post-punk category, including Kickball and Javelins, but none have had the momentum nor the fervor of Portland, Oregon’s Wet Confetti. Yet this band, like many apparent newcomers out there, has been around for a while. Wet Confetti formed in 2001 and self released Another Fair, Another Show and followed it with another self-released album, 2004’s This Is So Illegal (Do It Fast), which was subsequently re-released on Pampelmoose. Now wade through compilations including PDX Pop Now! and that will bring you to 2006 and Laughing, Gasping. Read More »Wet Confetti: Laughing, Gasping [Album Review]

Portugal. The Man: The Satanic Satanist [Album Review]

Portugal. The Man

As bold of a statement as it may be, Portugal. The Man is one of the greatest groups to emerge this decade. There is just too much character and rhythm in their tunes to not display their talent in a glass case for all to see. And their fourth album, The Satanic Satanist is definitely one of the best adventures these boys have ever taken us on. It’s Sgt. Pepper in command of the Grand Funk Railroad. And it is astounishing that a band that never stops touring the earth finds it possible to sit down and write the songs of estranged existences as they always seem to do. Read More »Portugal. The Man: The Satanic Satanist [Album Review]

Le Loup: The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations’ Millennium General Assembly [Album Review]

Le Loup

With such a long album name, one would think elements of an experimental nature would likely be found within; and about Le Loup‘s The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations’ Millennium General Assembly one would be correct in that assumption. Actually, The Throne is a concept album largely inspired by Dante’s Inferno. “Canto I” and “Canto XXXVI” take their names from the first and last chapters of the book. The album marks the second release for Hardly Art. Read More »Le Loup: The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations’ Millennium General Assembly [Album Review]

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