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Where it all began … the first recordings of Sufjan Stevens, back when he was a member of the folk group Marzuki. Recorded on four track, the album overcomes its lo-fi sound with sheer ambiti...read more
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This is the album that got Stevens his first taste of fame (as far as anyone can taste fame in indie rock these days), and justifiably so. It’s a gorgeous epic and musical homage to his nativ...read more
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In between his American epics (Michigan and Illinois) Sufjan Stevens released this touching folk record.read more
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On this second state tour, Sufjan weaves variegated musical styles (jazz, funk, pop) and instrumental textures (from oboe to church organ) into a tapestry of persons famous, infamous, and anonymous...read more
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The former members of Carissa’s Wierd regroup to form Band of Horses, whose Everything All The Time is a near-perfect rock record, a delicious amalgam of hooks-laden jangle pop and raw guitar...read more
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The debut from these Williamsburg freak-folksters was one of the best albums of 2005, an endlessly beautiful, rich and inventive record that established these youngsters as one of folk’s lead...read more
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![Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: Summer in the Southeast [live]](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0000/4544/products/summer_small.jpg?101126)
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After getting rowdy for two albums, Bonnie “Prince” Billy returns to the melancholic moan that made him famous. This time, though, the backing’s a little fancier, with a string quartet ...read more
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As comforting as an old sweater, the Silver Jews return with Bright
Flight, another collection of David Berman's witty, poignant, somehow
reassuring songs. Though the easygoing sound of this albu...read more
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American Water, the Silver Jews' third full-length release, reunites David Berman and Stephen Malkmus and adds new members Mike Fellows, Tim Barnes, and Chris Stroffolino. Named after a poster Berm...read more
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The title track is the wanna-be-single from the band's 2001 masterpiece, Bright Flight. The three songs that accompany "Tennessee" are devout Jews b-sides, filled with melody, de-tuned twang, and a...read more
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Back after a much-too-long four-year absence -- during which David Berman struggled with substance abuse, depression, and a suicide attempt -- the Silver Jews return with Tanglewood Numbers,
an al...read more
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There are so many levels on which to appreciate the music of James Blackshaw. For guitarists, there’s the sheer how-does-he-do-it of his dazzling technique, used to produce three simultaneous...read more
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Wilco (the Album) finds this great American band getting deeper into…Wilco! Okay, I joke, but they do open with “Wilco (the Song),” on which Jeff Tweedy & Co. simply insert th...read more
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This is no easy to review to write, as we’re all still stunned at the sudden passing of Jack Rose, who died on Dec. 5 at the age of 38. For those of us who value the beauty and wonder of the ...read more
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When I saw the title of the new Deer Tick album it kinda pissed me off, cause I was sure the band didn't know the super-cool Black Dirt Studios in upstate New York (from whence many awesome undergr...read more
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Indie blockbuster! Noted wordsmith Colin Meloy and his anti-shock-troops, known in the past for their own particular brand of indie-folk bombast, come forth a little relaxed and confident on their ...read more
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A lot can happen in a year: This rootsy trio played their first show at last year's SXSW in Austin and it went so well that—this album just got born. Co-starring Deer Tick's John McCauley but featu...read more
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It's always unwise to make predictions in June, but if I'm certain of anything right now, it's that I'm not going to hear a better roots/Americana album in 2011 than Frank Fairfield's haunting, lov...read more
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