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The New Releases Shelf — Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 Dan Seeger

Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough? is the third full-length release from the L.A.-based band Bleached, and I think it might be their first recording that truly shows off their talent. Prior outings have been imbued with a thrilling, devil-may-care … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?

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The New Releases Shelf — Let’s Rock

August 5, 2019 Dan Seeger

The new Black Keys album, Let’s Rock, is their first in a decade without Danger Mouse behind the board. For four straight records, the noted studio maestro named after a cartoon rodent spy served as producer or co-producer for the … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Let’s Rock

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The New Releases Shelf — Help Us Stranger

August 1, 2019 Dan Seeger

Over ten years has passed since the release of Consolers of the Lonely, the album from the the Raconteurs that is the direct predecessor of their latest, Help Us Stranger. Any reasonable music fan might have wondered if the band … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Help Us Stranger

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The New Releases Shelf — Patience

July 24, 2019 Dan Seeger

It starts with the guitar, a jackhammer line joined by a propulsive rhythm section beat. And then lead singer Marisa Dabice starts singing, her voice fierce and fragile at the same time as she delivers lyrics about a toxic relationship: “Who … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Patience

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The New Releases Shelf — Designer

July 17, 2019 Dan Seeger

Designer, the third album from New Zealander Aldous Harding, is so luxurious in its beauty that listening to it is like sinking into a cushion so soft it defies the laws of physics. And yet it’s not precisely right to … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Designer

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The New Releases Shelf — Western Stars

June 27, 2019 Dan Seeger

Three months shy of his seventieth birthday, no one would chastise Bruce Springsteen for hanging up his guitar strap. Especially following the monumental Springsteen on Broadway run, it would seem the man who strummed his first formative chords with the … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Western Stars

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The New Releases Shelf — Originals

June 20, 2019 Dan Seeger

I come to Originals, the new album credited to Prince, with mighty mixed emotions. My cumbersome manner in naming the performer associated with the release basically tells the story. I have a hard time believing Prince would have been pleased … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Originals

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The New Releases Shelf — Dedicated

June 13, 2019 Dan Seeger

I’ve spent the last few days knocked to the canvas by a cruel summer ailment. Maybe it’s a summer cold or a bout with the flu. Maybe it’s something yet worse that I, a stubborn fool, should have already gone … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Dedicated

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The New Releases Shelf — I Am Easy to Find

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Dan Seeger

I got my first sense of the sound of I Am Easy to Find, the new album from the National, from a track released by a completely different band. For the album Love is Dead, which came out in 2018, … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — I Am Easy to Find

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The New Releases Shelf — U.F.O.F.

May 29, 2019 Dan Seeger

U.F.O.F., the new album from Brooklyn-based band Big Thief, is a lovely, elusive work. The first three letters of the title stand for exactly what anyone would think they do, and the tacked on consonant represents the word “friend.” On … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — U.F.O.F.

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