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Magnolia Electric Co. - Josephine (2009) -

On the new Magnolia Electric Co. album Josephine, a solid and satisfying 14-song set, Jason Molina does what he does best. He writes songs about stuff that's usually hard to see: ghosts, secrets, heartbreak, loneliness, regret, hope, horizons, faraway forever eyes, being halfway between the moon and ending it all,...

This Fool Can Die Now - Every neo-grunge garland draped on Scout Niblett's scruffy head belongs there. Pale and dirty and wearing a neon-orange 'safety' outfit; Niblett sounds and looks as though she's emerged from a wooded crime-scene investigation somewhere along the Willamette River. The fact that she has relocated to Portland, Oregon from the UK must...

Castanets - Texas Rose, The Thaw & The Beasts -

Like Bill Callahan or Will Oldham, Ray Raposa finds a secret spot in the fabric of American music that allows tradition's loose threads to bind with a very present and personal point of view. This fifth release, on the heels of last year's stark City of Refuge, combines dusty acoustic...

Bonnie Prince Billy : Beware -

Following a series of collaborations (Scout Niblett, Cheyenne Mize, Pink Nasty, her brother Black Nasty, and of course a cameo in R. Kelly's hip-hopera Trapped In The Closet) Will Oldham again adopts his Bonnie Prince Billy guise to deliver this very satisfying album. Trumpeted as his "most ambitious record to...

Ask Forgiveness - Popping up in weird places lately, Will Oldham pauses to appreciate artists with voices as distinctive as his own. Daring people with oddness, Oldham has recently appeared in a Kanye West video (of sorts) and as a cop in a chapter of R. Kellys Trapped in the Closet. Such instances...

Damien Jurado Releases Saint Bartlett On May 24, Offers Free MP3 -

Saint Bartlett opens up with a grandiosity yet unheard on a Damien Jurado album. It strips away the many layers of paint from the house down the street where we know Jurado has occupied for the last decade. The new coat is exhilarating. It makes the whole neighborhood shine. It's...

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