Einstürzende Neubauten, 'Alles Wieder Offen' (Potomak)
Avant-noise troupe still kickin' out the existential jams.
By J. Niimi 01.18.08 4:17 AM
The Black Swans, 'Change!' (La Société Expéditionnaire)
Clinging to old, weird America with an extremely fragile grip.
By James Hunter 01.18.08 4:17 AM
"All of my people think I look strange," confesses singer/songwriter/ guitarist/producer Jerry DeCicca with an inscrutable weariness, on "New Face," one of 12 unhurried folk ballads on this Ohio band's second album.
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Psychedelic Horses--t, 'Magic Flowers Droned' (Siltbreeze)
Hilariously barbed free-for-all from anti-fidelity crazies.
By Joe Gross 01.18.08 4:17 AM
With scene-sibling band Times New Viking leaving underground punk outpost Siltbreeze for Matador, this anarchic Columbus, Ohio trio advances as the label's standard-bearers. Scruffy pop hooks stay buried in guitar shit and junk-shop electronic blurts. Imagine the Fall as classic rockers with these doofs as their belligerent, sprawling tribute band.
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The Dimes, 'The Silent Generation' (Pet Marmoset)
Portland band gives earnest stories a meticulous spin.
By Julia Simon 01.18.08 4:17 AM
The hooky debut from this tuneful quartet is a moving meditation on hard times, delivered with a Death Cab for Cutie light touch.
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Baby Dee, 'Safe Inside the Day' (Drag City)
One novelty that should have stuck to the sideshow.
By Andy Beta 01.18.08 4:17 AM
A fiftysomething transgendered singer/songwriter, performance artist, former church organist, and classically trained harpist, Cleveland-born Baby Dee has performed with Antony and the Johnsons, David Tibet's Current 93, and the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus. And for her third album, she collaborates with Will Oldham, Andrew W.K., and Matt Sweeney, among others.
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Battles, 'Mirrored' (Warp)
Songs guaranteed to start a mosh pit at band camp.
By Marc Hogan 01.18.08 4:17 AM
