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Antony And The Johnsons: Another World [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
October 14, 2008April 11, 2009

After Antony Heggarty’s involvement in the phenomenal Hercules And Love Affair release from earlier this year, one might expect his more personal project to perhaps alter course. But Another World, for the most part, continues down the same path as earlier works, like I Am A Bird Now and the groups self-titled release. And that commonality is the stripped-down Heggarty on vocals with a melodramatic backing piano and string accompaniment. Read More »Antony And The Johnsons: Another World [Album Review]

The War On Drugs: Wagonwheel Blues [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
September 25, 2008April 11, 2009

Written by bob_vinyl

Just because an artist has done all that can be expected of him and has earned the right to rest on his laurels, doesn’t mean the work he started is done. So it is with Bob Dylan, and The War on Drugs (MySpace) has picked up the cause and put their own spin on it with Wagonwheel Blues. Read More »The War On Drugs: Wagonwheel Blues [Album Review]

Bodies Of Water: A Certain Feeling [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
September 12, 2008April 11, 2009

Do you want to know something I completely object to? Of course you doâ€”if youâ€™re a regular reader you probably long for me to go off on a rant about something negative. Soâ€¦ listen up: I strongly believe that those who say Oh, nothing good has been released this year have a vastly distorted vision of reality. Their folly is that they donâ€™t expose themselves to that which is new. Take, for example, A Certain Feeling by Bodies Of Water (MySpace)â€”this album is absolutely brilliant!!! Read More »Bodies Of Water: A Certain Feeling [Album Review]