Various Artists, 'Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy' (Shout! Factory)
Tragedy sparks salute to overlooked tunesmith.
By Jon Young 10.21.09 2:53 PM
This deeply satisfying 21-song tribute was devised to help recently widowed singer-songwriter Mark Mulcahy (ex–Miracle Legion, Polaris) raise his young twin daughters and get on with life. (Grab a hankie before reading the liner notes.) Some artists -- a creepy Thom Yorke murmuring "All for the Best," a lunatic Frank Black bellowing "Bill Jocko" -- twist the material.
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New Albums From Ra Ra Riot, Fiery Furnaces and More
Get our take on 17 hot releases available now!
By Spin Staff 08.19.08 10:05 AM
Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today, with more after the jump. Click each album title to read Spin's review:
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Juliana Hatfield
The former Blake Babies leader and sometime Lemonheads bassist returns Aug. 19 with the shimmering How to Walk Away. Download album cut "Now I'm Gone" here.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 08.08.08 8:47 AM
What? Expect the unexpected from former Blake Babies bandleader and fiercely independent solo artist Juliana Hatfield. As an artist, she's made a career of acting on her own accord -- regardless of who's watching -- and as a '90s indie figure, she was one of the most outspoken female figures in rock.
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Juliana Hatfield Maps Brief Fall Tour
Iconic indie-grrrl plans U.S. jaunt in support of her forthcoming solo album, How to Walk Away, out Aug.19 on Ye Olde Records.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.28.08 4:34 PM
Who? The former Blake Babies leader -- and sometime Lemonheads bassist -- who has maintained a fiercely independent, rough-around-the-edges attitude since kicking off her solo career with 1992's Hey Babe. Her 10th solo album, How to Walk Away, arrives Aug.
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