Thu: 02-21-08:
Los Campesinos!
Hold on Now, Youngster...
With a punk spirit, some self-criticism, and lots of (too much?) shouting, the Welsh band offers a giddy, tuneful love note to individuality, pathos, smarts, silliness,
and everything else indie pop built its name on. Broken Social Scene's Dave Newfeld produces.
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[Marc Hogan]
Thu: 02-21-08:
Dillinger Escape Plan
Ire Works
After yet another lineup change-- drummer Gil Sharone joins the band, a move that already is paying dividends-- DEP return with another set of mathcore colored at times by glitzy electronics, strings, and horns.
[Cosmo Lee]
Various Artists
: Soundboy Punishments
Shackleton and Appleblim's Skull Disco label offers a 2xCD set of refined, delicate dubstep and moody techstep-influenced productions.
[Tim Finney]
Statehood
: Lies and Rhetoric
Eric Axelson and Joe Easley, the former bassist and drummer for the legendary Dismemberment Plan, back singer and guitarist Clark Sabine in a new band.
[Jason Crock]
Baby Dee
: Safe Inside the Day
Cleveland's transgender chanteuse turns through her back pages for dark, twisted, but oddly tender recollections of a life lead and in some ways escaped (featuring Will Oldham and Andrew WK).
[Joshua Klein]