Articles written by Joseph Curtis Henderson
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Mount Eerie: "Lost Wisdom"
Mount Eerie's second release of 2008 is a beautifully concise album about love, death, nature and the fragility of existence; just what you'd expect from Phil Elverum.
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The Mountain Goats: Satanic Messiah EP
Satanic Messiah, the latest EP from The Mountain Goats is a near perfect collection of four jewel box-like tracks, each a fully realized world with a guiding narrative.
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The Mountain Goats: Heretic Pride
On their latest album, The Mountain Goats have forged a tightly knit collection of new tracks that oscillate around familiar themes.
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Nina Nastasia : What She Doesn't Know 7"
On "What She Doesn't Know/Your Red Nose," Nina Nastasia showcases her trademark surgeon's eye view for the fissures in relationships.
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Stars: Sad Robots EP
What Stars do best is craft songs out of melodrama that approaches the unbelievable, reining in their symphonic urges with compelling personal details or turns of phrase.
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Bonnie "Prince" Billy: "Lie down in the Light"
From the first chorus of "Easy Does It," the opener on Lie Down in the Light, the listener is introduced to a world ruled by "good, earthly music."
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Jagjaguwar Records Scores Bon Iver Re-Release
Presenting a strong candidate for the 2008 recording of the year, Wisconsin's Bon Iver have released a clattering, clanging, swooning and brooding beauty of an album.
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The Magnetic Fields: "Distortion"
The Magnetic Fields' latest album attempts to answer the age old question: What happens to a lover scorned when they pick up an electric guitar?
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