Album Reviews
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Though Hootie & The Blowfish were easily one of the most annoyingly ubiquitous bands of the Nineties, their debut album was an album worthy of the hype and success. Twenty-five years later, it’s still the rare thing: a critically underrated album that happened to sell twenty-one million copies, and this boxed set offers up a… Read more
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In 1999, Japanese electronic composer Ryuichi Sakamoto decided to address the coming new millennium with an album that hearkened back to Classical sounds of the early 20th Century, resulting in one of his most sublime albums to date. Read more
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In 1999, Japanese electronic composer Ryuichi Sakamoto decided to address the coming new millennium with an album that hearkened back to Classical sounds of the early 20th Century, resulting in one of his most sublime albums to date. Read more
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In 1983, a young San Francisco band named Wire Train released its debut album, one that in recent years has been recognized as a lost classic from America’s burgeoning alternative rock scene. This reissue offers up its first standalone CD release, remastered and featuring a half-dozen bonus tracks–as well as some of the finest music… Read more
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In 1983, a young San Francisco band named Wire Train released its debut album, one that in recent years has been recognized as a lost classic from America’s burgeoning alternative rock scene. This reissue offers up its first standalone CD release, remastered and featuring a half-dozen bonus tracks–as well as some of the finest music… Read more
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English New Wave trio Fiat Lux existed for less than two years, their promising career cut short by label indifference. This two-disc set compiles all of their recordings, serving as an excellent historical document of a young band that deserved a longer life. Read more
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English New Wave trio Fiat Lux existed for less than two years, their promising career cut short by label indifference. This two-disc set compiles all of their recordings, serving as an excellent historical document of a young band that deserved a longer life. Read more
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The latest in a series of previously unheard music from jazz pianist Bill Evans, this set offers up a 1969 recording of a fine performance at the legendary jazz club Ronnie Scott’s. Read more
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The latest in a series of previously unheard music from jazz pianist Bill Evans, this set offers up a 1969 recording of a fine performance at the legendary jazz club Ronnie Scott’s. Read more
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At the end of 1999, Prince reemerged, signed to a new record label with his first new album of newly recorded, non-archival material. This three-disc set compiles the original record, a rare fan-club only release, and a DVD of his New Year’s Eve 1999 pay-per-view concert. Though more a stutter-step than the intended comeback, it… Read more
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