Pages tagged “issue 35”

Bishop Allen: The Broken String

By Austin L. Ray on 3:25 PM on September 18, 2007

Signing to Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar sister label, Dead Oceans, Bishop Allen has delivered an album worthy of its integrity-laden new home... read more

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The Honorary Title: Scream and Light Up the Sky

By David Mead on 3:11 PM on September 18, 2007

One tried-and-true method of testing a new album while catching up on some cleaning is to listen to the music at excessive volume while vacuuming an ofﬁce... read more

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Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam

By Brian Howe on 3:00 PM on September 18, 2007

Besides the great music, the fascinating thing about Animal Collective is how malleable a concept it is... read more

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Steve Almond

By Renee K. Nicholson on 11:10 AM on September 18, 2007

In his second book of nonﬁction, Steve Almond retains the witty, often sexy... read more

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Neal Thompson

By Mary Alma Durrett on 5:38 PM on September 17, 2007

For the beefy gridiron apostles at John Curtis Christian School... read more

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4 To Watch: Ferraby Lionheart

By Kate Kiefer on 4:10 PM on September 17, 2007

The string- and horn-adorned folk songs on Lionheart’s new record, Catch the Brass Ring, allude to fairy tales and folklore—they also have a touch of autobiography... read more

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4 To Watch: Jeremy Fisher

By Josh Jackson on 3:53 PM on September 17, 2007

Most independent musicians look forward to selling enough CDs, concert tickets and T-shirts to finally quit their day jobs. Canadian singer/songwriter Jeremy Fisher decided to skip that step—he just didn’t bother getting one... read more

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