haiku record review

midlake: the trials of van occupanther

images, muted
drums, animal skins, vocal
warmth, fucking gorgeous

reviewed by: alec | January 2007 [link] | recommend 2 thumbs up

molina and johnson: molina and johnson

full of empty space
lonely, lonelier but sweet
good together.

reviewed by: Eve | November 2009 [link] | recommend

dengue fever: venus on earth

L.A. based Khmer rock
Whose surf guitar and duets
Sounds some like old X

reviewed by: blaine | February 2008 [link] | recommend

joe henry: civilians

My grocery store's
sound system played this today.
I shop there for life.

reviewed by: nate | February 2008 [link] | recommend 3 thumbs up

feist: the reminder

feist -tres tres bien
me likey apple ad song
other songs nice too.

reviewed by: lisa may | January 2008 [link] | recommend

spoon: ga ga ga ga ga

Why Spoon doesn't own
The whole wide world of music.
I don't know. Ga. Ga.

reviewed by: rich | November 2007 [link] | recommend

vampire weekend: ep

They describe themselves as
Upper West Side Soweto
Absolutely

reviewed by: rich | November 2007 [link] | recommend

stereo total: paris-berlin

Disjointed. Frantic.
The perfect music for the
drunken love making.

reviewed by: rich | November 2007 [link] | recommend

stars: in our bedroom after the war

The Stars are effervescent.
Well crafted songs run the gamut
of things lovely

reviewed by: rich | November 2007 [link] | recommend

hidden cameras: learning the lie

It's like the Velvets
and that guy from Midnight Oil
collaborated.

reviewed by: mizalmond | April 2007 [link] | recommend

trans am: sex change

oh, tear-away pants
booty music for 2080
this may be their best

reviewed by: alec | February 2007 [link] | recommend 1 thumbs up

arcade fire: neon bible

if you want to hear
Bruce Springsteen perform Les Miz
this one is for you

reviewed by: chris | February 2007 [link] | recommend 2 thumbs up

band of horses: everything all the time

reviewed by: Eve | January 2007 [link] | recommend

sufjan stevens: the avalanche

More from Illinois.
Doesn't sound like a B-side.
Is this greater than?

reviewed by: evan | July 2006 [link] | recommend

the arctic monkeys: whatever people say i am, that's what i'm not

I liked this better
The first time through, back when
It was called the Strokes

reviewed by: Stu | April 2006 [link] | recommend

sufjan stevens: illinois

There is no Superman -
on my copy; no matter -
It is still incredible.

reviewed by: blaine | August 2005 [link] | recommend 8 thumbs up

silversun pickups: charlie company, 3-172nd infantry (mountain)

kissing families.
post-pixies, so long to wait.
thank god. I LOVE THEM.

reviewed by: mina | August 2005 [link] | recommend

to rococo rot and i sound: music is a hungry ghost

Bug songs electric
Underwater soundtrack for
Ant Farms and Bee Hives

reviewed by: sara | July 2005 [link] | recommend

lucinda williams: live @ the fillmore

tears hard at her throat
sings old timey end time songs
she channels janis

reviewed by: nate | July 2005 [link] | recommend 3 thumbs up

the holy ghost: welcome to ignore us

only now i see
(beyond reason, hope, or doubt)
that this disc exists

reviewed by: alec | June 2005 [link] | recommend 2 thumbs up

rob thomas: ...something to be

If Cher sucked harder
grew a dick and cut her hair,
she'd sound/look like this.

reviewed by: nate | May 2005 [link] | recommend 2 thumbs up

gogol bordello: gogol bordello vs. tamir muskat

a handful of pills
an abandoned factory
this cd: now dance!

reviewed by: nate | May 2005 [link] | recommend 2 thumbs up

arcade fire: funeral

please, listen to it
driving down a country road
turn the sound way up

reviewed by: nate | April 2005 [link] | recommend 6 thumbs up

rilo kiley: ore adventurous

all about smart girl-
truth set in pretty short skirts
asking to be loved

reviewed by: blaine | March 2005 [link] | recommend 2 thumbs up

beck: guero

Melding and mixing.
Holy toe-tapping batman!
This one makes me smile.

reviewed by: rich | March 2005 [link] | recommend 5 thumbs up

ulrich schnauss: a strangely isolated place

Dreamy stories, Schnauss
writes warm electronica
memory soundtrack

reviewed by: adina | March 2005 [link] | recommend

kasabian: kasabian

New Brit big thing they
Owe a lot to primal scream
Track 3 makes me smile

reviewed by: adina | March 2005 [link] | recommend

brendon benson: the alternative to love

Good, but not his best.
It's easy to like pop rock.
One track makes me cringe.

reviewed by: rich | February 2005 [link] | recommend

beck: hell yes (ep)

Toy keyboard sounding.
More like his earlier work � Yay!
Beepy boopy.

reviewed by: rich | February 2005 [link] | recommend 3 thumbs up

joanna newsom: the milk-eyed mender

kill my dinner with
karate, kick 'em in the
face, taste the body

for stu

reviewed by: evan | January 2005 [link] | recommend 9 thumbs up

joanna newsom: the milk eyed mender

Bjork covers Tom Waits
With a harp. So damn awesome!
I am so in love

reviewed by: Stu | December 2004 [link] | recommend 6 thumbs up

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