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T-Love: "Long Way Back"
Female rapper T-Love revisits hip-hop's golden era with playful, politically progressive lyrics over tight beats and jazzy riffs.
By Celeste Dawn Mitchell May 16, 2003
Watchers: "To the Rooftops"
This Chicago art-punk quintet supplies a sophisticated blend of funk rhythms, synthesized strings and crunchy guitar slices.
By Rob Young May 14, 2003
Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp
Two outstanding releases in the avant-jazz Blue Series, plus the solo debut by APC rapper Beans, take hip-hop/jazz fusion to new places.
By Ehren Gresehover May 9, 2003
Califone: "Quicksand/ Cradlesnakes"
Early American folk and blues merge intriguingly with off-kilter electronic sounds.
By Thomas Bartlett May 7, 2003
Yo La Tengo: "Summer Sun"
For their latest album the New Jersey indie rockers cut the distortion in favor of a smooth and relaxed jazzy sound.
By Rob Young May 1, 2003
Willie Nelson: "Crazy: The Demo Sessions"
A collection of early '60s recordings by the Red-Headed Stranger shows a chiseled young man with a sweet, sweet voice.
By Max Garrone Apr 29, 2003
Smog: "Supper"
Seasoned songwriter Bill Callahan, aka Smog, moves away from miserabilistic anti-folk toward more amiable and reflective songs.
By B.R. Bickford Apr 22, 2003
Les Nubians: "One Step Forward"
Nubian princesses Helene and Celia Faussart explore Caribbean rhythms, Brazilian strings and Afro-jazz on their latest album.
By Celeste Dawn Mitchell Apr 18, 2003
Eric Idle: "The Rutland Isles"
The ex-Monty Python star visits tropical islands that have been spared from English documentary makers in brown shorts.
By Andrew Cline Apr 16, 2003
Gravy Train!!!!: "Hello Doctor"
The riotous debut offering from this electropunk outfit is a send-up of old-school hip-hop, '90s diva house and classic surf rock.
By Nick Hallett Apr 14, 2003
Deerhoof: "Apple O'"
San Francisco noise pop band Deerhoof's glorious new album can soothe you to sleep or kick you in the head.
By Marshall York Apr 11, 2003
The Essex Green: "The Long Goodbye"
The Brooklyn trio's latest CD charms with harmony-laden, sweet '60s pop tunes.
By Anne O'Neil Apr 10, 2003
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: "Pig Lib"
After a sub-par solo debut, Malkmus the Irreverent returns to form, effortlessly spanning the gap between quirky pop and hard rock.
By Rob Young Apr 9, 2003
The Go-Betweens: "Bright Yellow, Bright Orange"
The Australian indie pop cult band from the '80s is back with a second album after reuniting in 2000.
By Ross White Apr 7, 2003
Mat Maneri Quartet: "Sustain"
Avant-garde violinist Maneri's latest release is an ambitious work of thoughtfully constructed free jazz.
By Ehren Gresehover Apr 4, 2003
Sybarite: "Nonument"
Former Silver Apples member Xian Hawkins' first album under the moniker Sybarite is a collection of intriguing cinematic mood pieces.
By Thomas Bartlett Apr 2, 2003
The Buzzcocks (untitled)
The Buzzcocks new album shows that Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle can still write immensely memorable punk rock tunes.
By Carolyn Lengel Mar 31, 2003
Robert Pollard & Tobin Sprout
New records by Guided by Voices mastermind Robert Pollard and by Tobin Sprout explore the varied ways of '60s psychedelia.
By Murray Jason Mar 28, 2003
Dirty Three: "She Has No Strings Apollo"
The Australian instrumental trio's seventh album pits wistful violins and vigorous drums against gorgeous guitar dreamscapes.
By Betsy Bonner Mar 26, 2003
Pram: "Dark Island"
The experimental U.K. pop group's beautifully spooky new album would make an apt soundtrack for a rainy murder mystery.
By Rob Young Mar 24, 2003
Crooked Fingers: "Red Devil Dawn"
Crooked Fingers, aka Eric Bachmann (Archers of Loaf), stuns fans with more baroque melancholy on his latest CD.
By Charlotte Walton Mar 21, 2003
Pulse programming: "Tulsa for One Second"
Chicago-based Pulseprogramming infuse winterly electronic soundscapes with moaning cellos, whispered vocals and other warming elements.
By Rob Young Mar 19, 2003
The antiwar sampler
Download a selection of protest songs from the Beastie Boys, Ani DiFranco, John Mellencamp, Chumbawamba and others.
Mar 13, 2003
The Notwist: "Neon Golden"
On their latest album, Germany's Notwist elegantly blend acoustic pop and atmospheric glitch electronics.
By Rob Young Mar 12, 2003
"Tempo de Amor"
Miho Hatori (of Cibo Matto) and guitarist Smokey Hormel pay tribute to Brazilian Afro-samba songwriter Baden Powell on their new EP.
By Thomas Bartlett Mar 10, 2003
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