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Mick Harvey: Sketches From The Book Of The Dead (Album Review)

Andy Fenstermaker
July 28, 2011July 25, 2011

Mick Harvey broke from the Bad Seeds back in 2009. Bad Seeds being the group famed for backing Nick Cave. With exception to a light project here and there, this is really the first we’ve heard from Harvey. Sketches From The Book Of The Dead is his first stab at strolling down his own path, and it’s one that should not be ignored. Read More »Mick Harvey: Sketches From The Book Of The Dead (Album Review)

I’m From Barcelona: Who Killed Harry Houdini? [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
October 31, 2008May 18, 2023

You don’t typically hear songs named for guys. Yet the new I’m From Barcelona album, Who Killed Harry Houdini? does just that — and they use my name. As an opening track, “Andy” isn’t quite as hard-hitting as “Oversleeping” was to Let Me Introduce You To My Friends, but it does set the stage well for the rest of the album, which doesn’t necessarily have the power tracks of their debut.