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Engineers – Three Fact Fader (Echo/K Scope)
17 December 2009The album is a flat-out gorgeous set of psych-tinged shoegazer pop tunes.
Luder – Sonoluminescense (Small Stone)
28 September 2009Picking up right where Slot left off, the quartet pours gouts of psychedelic guitar over sturdy dream pop melodies.
The Morning After Girls – Alone (self-released)
11 July 2009Following up their self-titled compilation of EPs, the New York/Australia quintet the MORNING AFTER GIRLS unleash Alone, as fully formed a debut statement as one could wish for.
The Warlocks – The Mirror Explodes (Tee Pee)
6 June 2009Darkness is most effective when contrasted against the light.
A.M. Vibe – Capricorno (Planting Seeds)
3 May 2009California’s A.M. VIBE shivers in the embrace of a dual love.
The Telescopes– #untitled second (Bomp!)
28 March 2009Originally released on Creation in 1992, this awkwardly titled sophomore album is a fine examples of postpunk psychedelic rock/pop.
Rob Dickinson @ World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA) - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
26 June 2008A ROB DICKINSON show wouldn’t be complete with at least a few dips into the Catherine Wheel catalog.
Swervedriver with Longwave and Terra Diablo - The Paradise (Boston, MA) - Tuesday, June 10, 2008
15 June 2008The Pixies may have written about a planet of sound, but Swervedriver lived there.
The Raveonettes - World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA) - Friday, March 28, 2008
29 March 2008I thought that this show was, in the words of MISSION OF BURMA, good not great.
Film School - Hideout (Beggars Banquet)
13 September 2007The sound is a bit heavier, rhythms a bit stronger. That added heaviness is balanced, however, by the addition of female vocals.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of February 7
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The Joy Formidable – A Balloon Called Moaning (Pure Groove U.K.)
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The Joy Formidable – First You Have to Get Mad limited edition live LP (Pure Groove U.K.)
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Rogue Wave – Permalight (Brushfire)
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Sloan – Hit & Run digital EP (Murder)
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Catherine Wheel – Ferment (Cherry Red U.K.)
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Lou Barlow – Goodnight Unknown (Merge)
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Mission of Burma – The Sound The Speed The Light (Matador)
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Visqueen – Message to Garcia (Local 638)
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For Against – Never Been (Words on Music)
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The Dimes – The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry (Pet Marmoset)