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listening booth: josh rouse, “bedroom classics vol. 2″
Josh Rouse – Bedroom Classics, Vol. 2 (2005)purchase this album I’ll be honest — I hated Rouse’s critically lauded debut, 1998’s Dressed Up Like Nebraska. But every time he releases something new, I like
Read More »"we both know we’re never gonna make it / but when we touch, we never have to fake it, Leah!"
Straight outta Beaver Falls, PA, came Dominic Ierace, playing in local combos until he and his band The Jaggerz hit number two in the ‘70s with “The Rapper”. After The Jaggerz dissolved, Ierace played
Read More »The Popdose Guide to Genesis, Part Two
When last we left our heroes, they were down one member (Slipperman reference intended). Would they pack it in or soldier on? Turns out they had no intention of breaking up. In October of
Read More »listening booth: brad mehldau trio, “day is done”
Brad Mehldau Trio – Day is Done (2005)purchase this album You wouldn’t know it from listening to Day is Done — or a lot of Mehldau’s other stuff — but it really is possible
Read More »listening booth: the fabulous thunderbirds, “painted on”
The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Painted On (2005)purchase this album Yep, those Fabulous Thunderbirds. Whether you’re a patron of the blues, or you just listened to enough FM rock in the ’80s that you instinctively
Read More »listening booth: jamie cullum, “catching tales”
Jamie Cullum – Catching Tales (2005)purchase this album Cullum’s introduction to American audiences was last year’s Twentysomething, a pleasant, slightly quirky set of jazzish tunes that instantly established him as a new go-to guy
Read More »listening booth: dar williams, “my better self”
Dar Williams – My Better Self (2005)purchase this album Dar Williams has written some great songs, and recorded some fine albums. I’m particularly partial to her bittersweet “When I Was a Boy” (download) in
Read More »listening booth: fiona apple, “extraordinary machine”
Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine (2005)purchase this album Once upon a time, just listening to Fiona Apple made me grit my teeth. This was during the Tidal era, when critics were falling all over
Read More »the complete idiot’s guide to genesis, part one
[Note: Just as another reminder, this week’s Guide has been thoughtfully guest-blogged for you and me by Joe at Illicit Noise. Please join me in giving him a round of rousing applause. I’m not
Read More »"i have crept in your ugly world / i have slept in every way"
Argh. I really tried to get this up by Halloween, but it took quite a bit of work, i.e. rummaging through old VHS tapes, then some encoding, blah blah. So just pretend it’s 24
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