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CD Review: Heartless Bastards, “The Mountain”
Erika Wennerstrom is a genuine force of nature. If you’re hearing her voice for the first time, you quickly realize that it qualifies as a revelation. If you’ve heard her before, you’ve been waiting
Read More »CD Review: A.C. Newman, “Get Guilty”
A.C. Newman – Get Guilty (2009, Matador) purchase this CD (Amazon) Get Guilty, the second solo effort from New Pornographers ringmaster A.C. Newman, is nice. I would like to say more than that, but
Read More »CD Review: Animal Collective, “Merriweather Post Pavilion”
Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009, Domino) purchase this CD (Amazon) The optical illusion cover for Animal Collective’s latest and eighth release, Merriweather Post Pavilion, is more than something fun to look at
Read More »CD Review: Bon Iver, “Blood Bank [EP]“
Last year Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon blended his personal story, haunting melodies, and evocative lyrics on an album called For Emma, Forever Ago. The album found its way to almost everyone’s top-ten list at
Read More »CD Review: Side by Side, “Morning”
As you might imagine, the music writers here at Popdose are constantly receiving new music from PR firms, record labels, and sometimes directly from bands. It keeps us pretty busy. The upside is that
Read More »CD Review: Asa, “Asa”
Asa – Asa (2009, Mercer Street) purchase this CD (Amazon) Folks in my line of work have been predicting a great pan-cultural pop culture shakeup for years now; it seems like every time someone
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