Bright Eyes Fevers And Mirrors Saddle Creek By: Eric G. Desperation is an essential ingredient for music that digs deep enough to make a lasting impression. Conor Oberst understands this concept and exploits it for all it’s worth on Bright Eyes’ third full length, Fevers And Mirrors. Oberst has a sketchy voice; it trembles fiercely […]

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Death Cab For Cutie We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes Barsuk By: Eric G. Praise follows this band around like a dog, but music hyped this much rarely lives up to the word of mouth. Death Cab For Cutie, however, not only lives up to it but the Bellingham, Washington quartet topples any […]

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The Cherry Orchard This World Is Such A Groovy Place Riviera / Darla By: Eric G. The Cherry Orchard puts you right inside a time capsule back to the swinging sixties on its second full length, This World Is A Groovy Place, and for some reason I’m not fighting to get off. This is a […]

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The Verna Cannon Movie Star Faces Cargo / Headhunter By: Eric G. The Verna Cannon reveals its quiet tension through lightly strummed acoustic guitars, subtle, sturdy percussion and plaintive but, somehow, hopeful vocals. Well-placed bits of violin add tasteful backdrops to the deliberately delicate textures throughout the record. Molly Ledford’s breathy, carefully annunciated vocals stand […]

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The Mercury Program From The Vapor Of Gasoline Tiger Style By: Eric G. I like Slint as much as the next guy, but all these bands that keep churning out Spiderland III and IV need to listen to some Mr. Bungle or Captain Beefheart or The Three Doctors or something. Slint didn’t take itself this […]

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American Psycho Directed By Mary Harron Lion's Gate By: Eric G. It’s almost impossible to adapt Bret Easton Ellis’ grisly 1991 novel American Psycho to the screen without losing crucial first person narrative, so just try to forget there was a book for the sake of the film. Mary Harron has the unfortunate task of […]

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Semi Gloss The Falling Kind Dirt By: Eric G. More indie rock than Stereolab but more refined than the Velvet Underground, Semi Gloss inhabits a niche where catchy, moog-based pop doesn’t necessarily have to sound retro. Verena Weisendanger’s voice is low and soothing, melding well with the sprightly guitars and peppy drums. Guitarist Jordie Mokriski […]

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