Album Reviews

The Notwist: The Devil, You & Me [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
August 28, 2008August 21, 2009

Written by Jon Hegglund

The first time I listened to The Devil, You & Me, I put it on the iTunes and walked away from the computer to do some chores around the house. At one point, after I thought the album had played in its entirety, a muted, pretty acoustic guitar came floating out over the computer speakers. I thought, initially, that it was the opening to Nick Drake’s lovelorn folk ballad, “Northern Sky.” Before my confusion could be cleared upâ€”wait, “Ni” should come before “No,” right?â€”Markus Acher’s quiet, melancholy voice dropped in and I realized that, yes, this was still The Notwist, with “Gone Gone Gone,” their brief and beautiful coda to the album. Read More »The Notwist: The Devil, You & Me [Album Review]

Steve Von Till: A Grave Is A Grim Horse [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
August 27, 2008August 21, 2009

The first noticeable item about Steve Von Till is his voice. Coming in as a younger version Tom Waits, Von Tillâ€™s vocals are low and grate-y; the voice is perfect for the electric, minimalistic folk he createsâ€”though his image is one of a hefty metal band. Read More »Steve Von Till: A Grave Is A Grim Horse [Album Review]

Hypatia Lake: Angels And Demons, Space And Time [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
August 26, 2008May 12, 2023

Listening to the melodic first track, “Her Tears Are The Footsteps Of Angels,” one distinctly gets the impression that Angels And Demons, Space And Time may be a bedroom pop album. After all, Hypatia Lake did release through Sad Robot Records, brief home to Carissa’s Wierd (sic). But “A Plea To Remiel” distills that thought outright; guitars grow with a hefty post-rock, noisy intensity.

Andy Fenstermaker
August 22, 2008August 21, 2009

Written by Fense

Reading the history of the three-parts that make up the song and album Preteen Weaponry, itâ€™s interesting to note that Oneida (MySpace) has been working on this for the past three years. Yet what can be heard on the album, simply including the following tracks â€œPreteen Weaponryâ€ Parts 1 through 3, was recorded in a single day. Read More »Oneida: Preteen Weaponry [Album Review]

Adventure: Adventure [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
August 21, 2008August 21, 2009

Written by Grant The Gumshoe

Adventure is a great one-note experience, and I do mean one-note; normally I listen to albums while I review them, but no such luck for this self-titled gem — there’s no point! I know that every single track here follows the same format and bends to the same artistic impulses, which in this case concerns video games, lots of them. Read More »Adventure: Adventure [Album Review]

The Moondoggies: Don’t Be A Stranger [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
August 20, 2008February 7, 2022

Written by Fense

Wow, everyone seems to be channeling 60s and 70s folk these days and you can add The Moondoggies to that ever-growing list of bands. Don’t Be A Stranger can be found somewhere between the folkier side of Crosby Stills Nash and Young, and country-ish side of Neil Young himself. All this is apparent in opener “Ain’t No Lord”. Hell, you can even toss The Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd and Grateful Dead in as further influences.

Death Vessel: Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
August 19, 2008February 6, 2022

In sitting down to review Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us, I was immediately stumped. Three listens later, I realized I would have an extremely difficult time reviewing the album, not because I didn’t want to and not because it wasn’t good–it most definitely is. I’d have a difficult time because it left me baffled. It’s that confounding!

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