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One to Watch: Greg Lehman on Caitlin Rose's Own Side Now
Album Reviews
By Greg Lehman   
Monday, 06 February 2012

The Yellow Rose of Shanghai? Caitlin Rose
Own Side Now

Names Records

There was this kinda quirky, shy girl in Math class that I always thought about asking out.  She didn't say much, but when she did she sounded smart and articulate, and her eyes would go from light and soft to intensely blue.

Own Side Now recalls that lovely wallflower. I close my eyes and can picture her singing just like Caitlin Rose, who has this every expanding voice that can go from waifish and timid to decidedly direct and sexy. 

My favorite song is "Shanghai Cigarettes,” which would have fit well on any of Whiskeytown’s album. It's lyrically brilliant, musically perfect and has not stopped roaming inside my skull since I heard it.

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New Guided By Voices Album: Among Their Best
Album Reviews
By Jason Rufe   
Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Can you find the sailboat in this picture?Guided by Voices 
Let's Go Eat The Factory 
Guided by Voices Inc. Records

Let's Go Eat The Factory is the first studio album from Guided by Voices' "classic lineup" in fifteen years.

The record contains twenty-one completely different low-fi gems that twist and turn and morph and distort and expand and contract in greatly-varying soundscapes, much like band leader Robert Pollard's haphazard collage art.

The opener, "Laundry And Lasers," is an instant raise-your-beer-in-the-air classic, whereas Tobin Sprout's schizophrenic "Spiderfighter" takes such a profound direction-change in the middle of the tune that it may be the most memorable moment on the album.

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: The Ultimate Spy Tale?
Movie Reviews
By Kristin Fontanilla   
Monday, 30 January 2012

This is a pretty accurate description Men in Suits Talking About Stuff
A Review of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Before I wax poetic about the clothes, the atmosphere and Gary Oldman's performance in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, let me tell you upfront: I really liked this movie.

Starring Oldman, Colin Firth, the guy who plays Sherlock in the BBC show, and Bane, the movie is based on the novel by John Le Carre, which many consider the ultimate spy tale.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, the movie, is all about restraint.

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A Weird Phenomenon: The Return of the Spits
Album Reviews
By Nik Christofferson, Seattle Rock Guy   
Wednesday, 23 November 2011

TThe Spitshe Spits The Spits
In the Red Records 

Fuck yeah! The new Spits record is finally out!

After a long wait that included hearing a rumor about how The Spits themselves bootlegged CD-R copies on Ebay for way too much cash, the much anticipated fifth full length studio album is now officially available online via In the Red Records and in local shops like Sonic Boom.

The Spits are a weird phenomenon, while praised the world over, their recordings have always been pretty fucking shitty and fail massively in comparison to their live show.

Yes, I know they are weird and it’s the aesthetic they are going for and it’s their “we do what we want” punk ethos and live show that have probably garnered the band it’s large underground following in the first place, but there’s a large part of me that wishes they would just record a straight forward record that captures their live intensity and brilliance. Those lo-fi basement recordings with vocals that sound like they are being played at the wrong RPM fall flat for me on most occasions. 

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The Whole Love: Ben on Wilco's Latest
Album Reviews
By Ben Allen   
Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Here's the cover art for that new Wilco album, kidsWilco The Whole Love
dbPM Records 

Wilco’s eighth full length is an adventurous, ambitious recording, especially when compared to the relatively “safe” last two albums Sky Blue Sky and Wilco (The Album)” the band released. 

Opener “Art of Almost” is the most experimental track the band has produced since 2004’s stellar A Ghost Is Born record. It's A lush and foreboding sound with strings and synths anchored by Jeff Tweedy’s voice. 

Other highlights are the bouncy, upbeat “I Might” and the triumphant, sprawling album closer "One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend).”

 

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The New Tom Waits: Like Drinking at Your Favorite Bar
Album Reviews
By Leah Brezinski   
Saturday, 12 November 2011

Tom Waits — Bad As Me
Anti Records

tom waits bad as me album coverListening to Tom Waits is like drinking at your favorite dive bar—oddly comforting in its familiar sleaziness, but likely holding with a few exhilarating surprises.

His 20th studio album, Bad as Me, is an impressive showcase of the many styles that make him an undisputed living legend. It also has a few interesting twists and features equally impressive guest appearances by Flea, Keith Richards, and Les Claypool, among others.

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Wild Flag: The World's First Riot Grrl Super Group
Album Reviews
By Leah Brezinski   
Thursday, 13 October 2011

This is the album cover for Wild Flag's debutWild Flag – Wild Flag
Merge Records 

Wild Flag is a “veteran riotgrrl super group” of sorts. It features members of Sleater-Kinney, Helium, and Steven Malkmus & the Jicks.

Based out of Portland, the quartet toured (including six shows at SXSW 2011) and built a following prior to recording their self-titled album at The Hangar in Sacramento.

Wild Flag starts off strong with raw, saucy-sweet garage tracks like “Romance” and dance floor-worthy “Boom.” The awesome percussion and bass lines form a solid core, as scratchy rock guitars meander all over the place amid hints of electric violin and eerie synth/keys (see “Racehorse” for the deepest jam track.) 

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