: A New Clear Route
reviewed by Larry Crane
I've been a fan of Mark Edwards and his long-running band My Dad is Dead since I heard his first album in 1986. A short stint on the legendary Homestead Records produced some of his best work, but...
Music Reviews
by Larry Crane
: Now!
reviewed by Larry Crane
Okay, so maybe a group of three cute, young ladies fronting a band of dudes in sharp suits and playing music inspired by Motown and Stax with a tinge of sixties ska might not be what you'd expect...
: Bittersweet
reviewed by Larry Crane
Jazz trumpet player, well-known film composer and electronic music artist Mark met Australian vocalist Kate Ceberano and they created this jazz album, Bittersweet, covers of jazz standards about...
: Mister Pop
reviewed by Larry Crane
New Zealand's The Clean have been a casually wonderful band since the late '70s, with their wonderful pop songs, ragged approach and a minimal number of tracks needed or used in the studio. Guitarist...
: Les Retrouvailles
reviewed by Larry Crane
My favorite contemporary French composer and lover of toy pianos, Yann is probably best known for his charming score to the film Amélie. Les Retrouvailles is his most recent studio album, from...
: Pink Mountain
reviewed by Larry Crane
Kyle Bruckmann, Sam Coomes (Quasi), Gino Robair (Electronic Musician's former editor [their loss] and great drummer), Scott Rosenberg and John Shiurba (Eskimo) comprise an odd man out collection of...
: Rose City
reviewed by Larry Crane
I love this band. Not only are Kevin and Anita Robinson great people (and they just added two more great folks to their lineup), but they write amazing songs and play them right. Their fifth album,...
: Yours Truly, The Commuter
reviewed by Larry Crane
Grandaddy frontman debuts his first album since that band's demise - and guess what? It sounds like Grandaddy. Duh. That means it's absolutely worth listening to and buying a copy. Jason is one of the...
: The Hazards Of Love
reviewed by Larry Crane
This is proof that signing to a major label doesn't mean your band starts making bad pop music. This sprawling, folk-prog story about fantastical love gone bad (or good? I lose track) seems like a bad...
: Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey
reviewed by Larry Crane
Cracker's ninth studio album. Damn. I'd always made life tough for Cracker in my little world, as I'd been friends with and a fan of David Lowery's previous (but now back) group, Camper Van Beethoven....
: Romanian Names
reviewed by Larry Crane
For this, his seventh proper album, John set up a home basement studio to work on basic demos and ideas before venturing back into his Tiny Telephone studio (issue #10) in San Francisco with...
: Horehound
reviewed by Larry Crane
Sometimes White Stripes and Raconteurs member Jack White stays busy (on drums and co-vox) with a new group with his pals Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Jack Lawrence (Raconteurs) and Dean Fertita...