http://www.musicbeet.com actually, we're awesome. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:17:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (North Street Records, 2006) With the May 2006 release of the debut full-length from New York quartet Dirty On Purpose, the band has thrust itself into the company of such indie rock greats as Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, and My Bloody Valentine. That's not to say ... http://www.musicbeet.com/2006/12/dirty-on-purpose-hallelujah-sirens/ (Columbia, 2006) There are different reasons why I love different bands. I love Oasis for their unbridled arrogance, and their consistent sound. I love Audioslave because I loved the previous bands, and it seemed like a natural fit. I love the Beatles for their impact. I ... http://www.musicbeet.com/2006/12/primal-scream-riot-city-blues/ I have exactly one complaint with Black Holes and Revelations, and it's so minor that I'm going to start the review with it knowing it will turn approximately zero people away from picking up this masterpiece: As with Absolution, they once again failed to cover a jazz standard. Ok, ... http://www.musicbeet.com/2006/10/muse-black-holes-and-revelations/ I'm going to start this review by admitting that I'm biased. Yes, that's right, I already like The Decemberists, so when I tell you that this is a good great album, you're going to be wondering "Yes, but am I, Random Internet Surfer, going to enjoy it?" Well ... http://www.musicbeet.com/2006/10/the-decemberist-the-crane-wife/ This is one of those love-it-or-hate-it albums. And if you love it, I'm sorry. You're wrong. Forget my feelings about the subjective nature of taste; if you like this crap, you and I have a problem. Let's look at a list of the ways this album ... http://www.musicbeet.com/2006/09/nina-gordon-bleeding-heart-grafitti/ Paradoxically, my main criticism with Darker My Love's self-titled album is also my main compliment. The album is hypnotically beautiful, but the layered, droning songs bleed together into a 40-minute fuzz-fest that struggles to avoid becoming stagnant. Lush vocal harmonies crawl out of the mist and add to ... http://www.musicbeet.com/2006/09/darker-my-love-darker-my-love/ Well, I'm a little late with this one, and probably the last person on the 'net who plans on reviewing Rather Ripped. All I can think to say is "It's not bad." There's a lot of dissonance, a little bit of noise, but where most critics are calling ... http://www.musicbeet.com/2006/08/sonic-youth-rather-ripped/ (EMI International, 2006) "How the mighty have fallen..." That has been the running theme to the solo career of one Richard Ashcroft. "He can't top Urban Hymns" people say, in reference to his previous band's highwater mark. But, do we act the same way when any artist ... http://www.musicbeet.com/2006/08/richard-ashcroftkeys-to-the-world/ (Capitol, 2006) Whatever happend to the likely lads of 2001/2002? The garage rock revival was supposed to be the saving grace of “real” rock and roll. At the very least, it saved us from more of that moronic rap rock that had become so prevelant in the late ... http://www.musicbeet.com/2006/07/the-vines-vision-valley/ (Nettwerk, 2006) The Submarines are quite the stereotypical little indie pop band - members John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard are married, and probably because they made Declare a New State! together; they'd broken up, but grew together again over the course of recording an album about their relationship woes. ... http://www.musicbeet.com/2006/07/the-submarines-declare-a-new-state/