Matthew Sweet
- Music Reviews
- January 15, 2021
Catspaw (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.
Born Ruffians hail from the Great White North, and they have an innate ability to craft razor-sharp hooks out of the simplest of riffs.
They call it Hotlanta for a good reason, but I’m sure The Black Lips have enough bad attitude to have way more colorful names for their hometown.
M. Ward could get by on his smoky velvet voice alone, but he also happens to be a supreme connoisseur of what alert musicians call songcraft.
Beach House play with darkness to welcome a sold-out Orlando audience into their dreamworld. Jen Cray got swept up.
Bip-Hop Fest, featuring Taylor Deupree, Richard Chartier, Steve Roden, Tennis, si-{cut}.db, and Datach’i at Tonic in New York City, NY on October 9 and 10, 2001. Concert review by Nirav Soni.