Am I about to overrate this record based on personal taste? Possibly. Some music reviewers probably feel a need to account for their own biases, to “normalize” their evaluations and ratings of albums for their perception[…]
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Album review: Los Coast, Samsara
It surprised me a little to learn this was Los Coast’s debut album, because it seems we’ve been hearing about them around here for forever, or forever-ish, at least. Formed way back in the simpler times[…]
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Review: Walker Lukens, Adult
One of Austin’s quirkiest and most intriguing solo artists, Walker Lukens really seems to love sounds. He loves creating them, and he loves mashing them together and molding them into something reminiscent of his diverse[…]
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Review: Charlie Faye and the Fayettes, The Whole Shebang
Charlie Faye & the Fayettes either have potential, or their potential’s already been realized. After two albums, it’s honestly hard to say, but I lean toward the former. So far, the Austin vocal trio has[…]
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Traffic Jam: Liz Cooper, Jackie Venson, the Crack Pipes’ Fake Eyelashes
Welcome to our first edition of Traffic Jam, where we quickly recap a little of what we’ve been up to lately — whether it be concerts, albums, events, or general music-related tomfoolery — in bite-sized[…]
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Arctic Monkeys’ latest is just too tranquil
If this is musical evolution, frankly, Arctic Monkeys could stand to stunt their just growth a bit. Through five albums – particularly on their previous two – the Monkeys have allowed their sound to expand[…]
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