Durtro/Jnana Like Antony Hegarty and his Johnsons, Current 93’s “Black Ships Ate the Sky” comes from a place so dark, it’s hard to imagine the melodious cubism being consistently imagined by the artists (in this case, industrial veteran David Tibet and the many guests introduced here). Here, “Sunset” bows down to cello with chivalric Tibetan […]
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Frank Black-Fast Man Raider Man
Back Porch The ongoing metamorphosis of Frank Black takes another interesting turn in “Fast Man Raider Man,” a two-disc outing in which the former Pixies front man veers further away from the diabolical shrieks that made him famous. Like last year’s “Honeycomb,” this latest batch of songs from Black brings together an assemblage of […]
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Sonic Youth-Rather Ripped
Geffen It’s hard to hate an album when the hottest bassist in rock history tells her daughter “you keep me coming home again” while Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo tightly wind the baby’s stationary with deft riffs, classic Sonic Youth guitar atmospherics and drums that rumble and subdue with ease. But this album isn’t […]
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Dr. John-Right Place, Right Time: Live at Tipitina’s – Mardi Gras ’89
Hyena/Skinji Brim A lot of New Orleans music tends to have several common qualities: kinda jazzy, kinda funky and lotsa fun. One of the best-known ambassadors of the New Orleans sound, Dr. John, and his music tend to embody these same qualities. That’s more than evident on “Right Place, Right Time,” the newly released […]
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Stolen Babies-There Be Squabbles Ahead
No Comment Stolen Babies is a four-piece art school outfit from sunny Los Angeles, where a lot of it happens. Stolen Babies’ debut CD is a fantastic combo platter of circus music, old school horror movie jams, pop, goth, new wave, funk-rock, hardcore, screamcore, show-hall jazz and fierce rock ‘n’ roll. Lead singer Dominique […]