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October 7, 2008
4AD
Rating: 4.4 / 5
The Music Rag One Sentence Review: The new album from Department of Eagles densely layers an endless catalog of natural sounds and nostalgic lyrics into some of the most lush and beautiful sounding pop songs I’ve ever heard – In Ear Park is easily the prettiest-sounding thing you’ll listen to all year.
Tags: daniel rossen, department of eagles, grizzly bear, in ear park
October 21, 2008
Metropolis Records
Rating: 3.7 / 5
The Music Rag One Sentence Review: The Most Underrated Band Ever takes somewhat of a step backward with Flashy, which sounds more like the unpolished disjointedness of Switzerland than their previous (and probably best) album I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master, but they still deliver an album full of pseudo electric glam disco metal complete with immature sexual puns like few other bands can do.
Tags: dick valentine, electric six
October 7, 2008
Shangri-La Music
Rating: 1.9 / 5
The Music Rag One Sentence Review: About as much fun as watching concrete dry – how such a multi-faceted band like The Pretenders, who are able to draw on so many influences and styles, turn out such in incredibly bland an uninspired disc as this is beyond comprehension.
Tags: chrissie hynde, pretenders
January 17, 1975
Columbia
Rating: 5 / 5
The Music Rag One Sentence Review: This is Bob Dylan taking off those big sunglasses and showing the world who he really is, resulting in one of the most tragic, powerful, sweet, occasionally even pathetic, but enduringly, touchingly, and unflinchingly human albums ever produced.
Tags: blood on the tracks, bob dylan
January 29, 2008
XL
Rating: 3.7 / 5
The Music Rag One Sentence Review: These New York college kids make some highly overhyped but ultimately enjoyable African-influenced pop, if you can get past the preppy douchebag image.
Tags: vampire weekend
June 3, 2008
Bella Union/Sub Pop
Rating: 3 / 5
The Music Rag One Sentence Review: In their debut album, Fleet Foxes succeed at building a rustic aesthetic that evokes cattle drives and rural life and provides some warm and entertaining moments, but is often boring.
Tags: fleet foxes