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The Magnificent Seven


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The summer's over, and what's spinning in the WW music cave? Depressing political music, mostly. Behold this month's seven best tracks.1. Interpol, "Evil"With lyrics like "I've spent a lifetime with n ...   More
 
Wednesday, September 29, 2004 Mark Baumgarten, Kelly Clarke, Amy Mccullough, Richard Shirk

Interpol / Tilly and the Wall


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InterpolAntics(Matador)NYC rockers kick Joy Division to the curb and still best their auspicious debut.After their uniformly gloomy 2002 debut, Turn on the Bright Lights, few expected echo-rockers Int ...   More
 
Wednesday, September 22, 2004 Taylor Clark, Kevin Sampsell

Guided by Voices / Bjork


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Guided by VoicesHalf Smiles of the Decomposed(Matador)The most mythic rock band to crawl out of Dayton, Ohio, bows out with an album that isn't a complete embarrassment. Last spring, Guided by Voices ...   More
 
Wednesday, September 15, 2004 Richard Shirk, Mark Baumgarten

Fuck / Drive-by Truckers


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FuckThose Are Not My BongosFuture Farmer San Francisco goof-offs learn that quality trumps novelty; band members exclaim their own name in disgust.Ten years after Fuck first landed on shelves, the buz ...   More
 
Wednesday, September 8, 2004 Kevin Sampsell, Jeff Rosenberg

The Magnificent Seven


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The seven most blisterin' tracks of the month, and one that totally sucks, as dictated by the Mark Baumgarten, Kelly Clarke and Richard Shirk. In August, we dance.The Best1. Cut Copy, "Future"Melbourn ...   More
 
Wednesday, August 25, 2004 MARK BAUMGARTEN

Northern State / Scissor Sisters


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Northern StateAll CityColumbia RecordsWHINEY LONG ISLAND WHITE GIRLS RHYME ABOUT IKEA 'N' FEMINISM. SOCCER MOMS, REPRESENT.Since Northern State was inducted into the hipster hall of fame by the Roots, ...   More
 
Wednesday, August 18, 2004 Rachel Devitt, Aaron Scott

Faithless / Adelaide


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FaithlessNo RootsAristaTHIS LAME-ASS TRIP-HOP ACT IS HUGE IN THE U.K. SO IS ROBBIE WILLIAMS. FUCKIN' BRITS.In the fine tradition of U.S.-U.K. music relations, an album like No Roots by Faithless toppe ...   More
 
Wednesday, August 11, 2004 Richard Shirk, Mark Baumgarten

Badly Drawn Boy / Jonathan Richman


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Badly Drawn BoyOne Plus One Is OneAstralwerksDigging his songs out of a giant imaginary toy box beside his bed, the shaggy knit-capped Brit who goes by the moniker Badly Drawn Boy has wowed fans with ...   More
 
Wednesday, August 4, 2004 Mark Baumgarten, Richard Shirk

Damned For All Time: Volume 4 / Collabos


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Various ArtistsDamned For All Time: Volume 4(National Dust)Consumed in a single chunk, the previous three volumes of the Damned For All Time series rank as the most satisfying collection of late-centu ...   More
 
Wednesday, July 28, 2004 John Graham, David Gerritsen

Matthew Dear / The Fiery Furnaces


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Matthew DearBackstrokeSpectral SoundLeave Luck to Heaven, the last album from Detroit-based techno producer Matthew Dear, began with a gorgeous, dubbed-out synth loop and proceeded to map out the prev ...   More
 
Wednesday, July 21, 2004 Matt Wright, Jason M. Rivera
 

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