Pokey LaFarge
Rhumba Country (New West Records). Review by Steven Cruse.
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The Bug Club
“Quality Pints” (Sub Pop). Review by Steven Cruse.
Draag
Actually, the quiet is nice (Julia’s War). Review by Steven Cruse.
BODEGA
Our Brand Could Be Yr Life (Chrysalis Records). Review by Steven Cruse.
Einstürzende Neubauten
Rampen (apm: alien pop music) (POTOMAK). Review by Steven Cruse.
HEALTH
HEALTH continue their mission to make everyone love each other, bringing their RAT-BASED WARFARE TOUR to the Mile High City, where Steven Cruse gets to be a very lucky middle-aged industrial fanboy.
VR Sex
Hard Copy (Dais Records). Review by Steven Cruse.
MGMT
Loss of Life (Mom + Pop Music). Review by Steven Cruse.
HEALTH
RAT WARS (Loma Vista Recordings). Review by Steven Cruse.
The Dollyrots
Night Owls (Wicked Cool Records). Review by Steven Cruse.
Slowdive
Steven Cruse uncovers the many layers of Slowdive, unfolded finally at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver on a memorable fall day.
Rancid
Tomorrow Never Comes (Epitaph). Review by Steven Cruse.
Cornelius
Dream In Dream (Warner Music Japan). Review by Steven Cruse.
The Breeders
September 22, Breeders will release Last Splash (30th Anniversary Original Analog Edition) on 4AD. Remastered from the actually not-lost original analog tapes, the two-disc special includes unreleased tracks for the megastans.
SWANS
The Beggar (Mute / Young God Records ). Review by Steven Cruse.
Draag
Dark Fire Heresy (TRPTK). Review by Steven Cruse.
HEALTH
HATEFUL (Loma Vista Recordings). Review by Steven Cruse.
The Van Pelt
Artisans and Merchants (Spartan Records). Review by Steven Cruse.
Home Front
Games of Power (La Vida Es Un Mus Discos). Review by Steven Cruse.
Death Valley Girls
Islands In The Sky (Suicide Squeeze). Review by Steven Cruse.
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