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The National – High Violet
Let’s see what critic-darlings The National have for us this year. The cover is a pretty accurate representation of what can be found in this album: some chimney spilling badly written garbly words!...
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Frank Zappa – Greasy Love Songs
One day, Mr. Robert Fripp found himself wandering around Potland. At first he felt it was a punishment for the snotty remarks he had accumulated among the years. But, as he sat there, aghast at the...
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nomeansno – 0+2=1½
Nomeansno haven’t had an original idea since 2006. At least not one so thundering as to give it to the people. Now they’ve decided to smuggle some old material. Yet do not be mistaken. This is not one...
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kristin hersh – cats and mice
’tis a live set from Kristin Hersh, whom you might primarily know as Tanya Donelly’s stepsister. The earliest solo album Hersh released was also a recorded concert, in which she went through Throwing...
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Twin Stumps – Seedbed
Finally Twin Stumps have decided to release their ode to balding people, as the cover states. The material inside the album does go farther than this mentioned tragedy and reaches heights of sonic...
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V.A. – We Are All One In The Sun: A Tribute to Robbie Basho
What Robbie Basho carried on with his pals John Fahey and Ed Denson in the 60s was a pseudo-guitar revolution quite detached from the rock’n'roll uprising of the time. Seemingly aloof to that kind of...
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robbie basho – voice of the eagle / visions of the country
Since I reviewed that va tribute, here’s a couple rare Basho recordings that barely get mentioned and are among his best, briefly commented. The Voice of the Eagle Basho on full-blast mode. His...
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kim salmon and the surrealists – grand unifying theory
The recent whereabouts of Kim Salmon have been much talked about and discussed among the fans of Rock. Or so we’d wish. But the man’s kept quiet for a few years and therefore one has to ask: how does...
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seek electricity…
… well I was born in the desert… came up from New Orleans… came up on a tornado sunlight in the sky… I went around all day with the moon sticking in my eye … The gateway to Don Van Vliet is tricky....
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Robert Pollard – Space City Kicks
On this very special January the 17th, we at Ears are Tourists have decided to give you, our special reader, the possibility to speak up about a new release. Since announcing the album at issue, Robert...
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