ALBUM REVIEW: WYE OAK — “CIVILIAN”
By Michael Lello Some music doesn’t spell things out for you. It doesn’t drop you off at your destination and it doesn’t leave you with a sense of closure. Most of life is like that, really: we spen...
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ALBUM REVIEW: NOAH & THE WHALE — “LAST NIGHT ON EARTH”
By Ryan Leas Noah & the Whaleis band whose existence is a bit unusual. Part of the current indie-folk scene in Britain, groups like Noah & the Whale and Mumford & Sons share the distinction of being ...
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ALBUM REVIEW: BRAIDS – “NATIVE SPEAKER”
By Michael Lello Braids, from Canada, are often referred to as a shoegaze band, but the music is a bit too bouyant and "up" to rightfully fall into that category. A better reference point might be th...
ReadmoreNEW JESSICA 6 VIDEO: “WHITE HORSE”
Dance pop trio Jessica 6, fronted by the un-ignorable Nomi Ruiz, have released a video for the group's debut single, "White Horse." It's a track from the New York City band's forthcoming debut album, ...
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ALBUM REVIEW: BEADY EYE — “DIFFERENT GEAR, STILL SPEEDING”
By Michael Lello Looked at as a debut album -- which it is -- Beady Eye's "Different Gear, Still Speeding" is just fine. But in the wake of Oasis' dibanding, the band needed to deliver a bit more to ...
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