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American Music Club Enters 'Golden Age' - Veteran rock act American Music Club will release its ninth album, "The Golden Age," Feb. 18 via Merge. Recorded in Los Angeles with Dave Trumfio, the 13-song set finds frontman Mark Eitzel backed by Sean Hoffman (bass) and Steve Didelot (drums), both from Los Angeles based band the Larks. "We were...

Everclear - Photo by Frank YangIn hindsight, it probably wouldn't have seen as fitting if a tonne of people had showed up. American Music Club spent the whole first phase of their career as the quintessential critically acclaimed and commercially ignored band, and unlike some of their brethren who'd managed to...

CONTEST - American Music Club @ Lee's Palace - April 17, 2008 - Photo via MergeYou see that huge list of concerts I've got over there on the right? No word of lie, the one I'm looking forward to the most out of all those shows, big and small, is the one at the very top of the list. This Thursday...

All The Lost Souls Welcome You To San Francisco - Photo by Piper FergusonWhen Mark Eitzel of American Music Club described the band's new album The Golden Age, released last week, as having an "overall sound... lighter than on previous AMC recordings". Some, such as myself, interpreted this as meaning that the record would be of the upbeat, pop...

Red House Painters Red House Painters I -

Despite my steadfast belief that this is a perfect album, even I can’t be blinded by the fact that the Red House Painters’ sophomore effort can almost, at times, be a chore to listen to. Difficulty isn’t a hindrance of Red House Painters I (or (Rollercoaster), whichever is your preference),...

Giant Sand - proVISIONS -

While Howe Gelb has admitted that the success of former protégés Calexico has partially diminished the legend that Giant Sand have cultivated since the mid-’80s, it hasn’t prevented Gelb from continuing to push his trademark cinematic desert country punk to new extremes. This approach has led to a highly inconsistent...

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