Compact Capsules for 06/30/06 by Dan Ferguson Hacienda Brothers What’s Wrong With Right Proper American PRPACD004 “The Sound of Western Soul” is what it says on the inside of the CD jacket of the sophomore release called What’s Wrong With …
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Compact Capsules for 06/23/06 by Dan Ferguson Gary Bennett Human Condition Landslide Records LDCD-1032 It’s hard not to think of BR549 when I hear the name Gary Bennett. It’s also hard not to compare what he’s doing these days as …
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Compact Capsules for 06/09/06 by Dan Ferguson Recent releases from the Legacy imprint of Sony Music are in the Compact Capsules spotlight this week. For the unfamiliar out there, the Legacy Recordings division of Sony Music is one of the …
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Compact Capsules for 05/26/06 by Dan Ferguson While the styles of music in Austin, Texas are many, it has always been a hot spot for non-mainstream country & western music. Three of the finest performers calling Austin their base of …
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Compact Capsules for 05/19/06 by Dan Ferguson Candi Staton His Hands Astralwerks/Honest Jons Records ASW-49832 Call it, arguably, the best reissue of 2004, that being the self-titled collection Candi Staton (pronounced “Stay-ton”) which gathered for the first time on CD …
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Compact Capsules for 05/05/06 by Dan Ferguson Neko Case Fox Confessor Brings the Flood Anti Records 86777-2 To attempt to soak up all the nuances and nooks and crannies of Neko Case’s brand new album titled Fox Confessor Brings the …
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Compact Capsules for 04/28/06 by Dan Ferguson Recent releases from North Carolina-based Yep Roc Records are in the Compact Capsules spotlight this week. One of the most prolific labels on the indie scene, Yep Roc continues to dish out goods …
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Compact Capsules for 04/21/06 by Dan Ferguson Josh Ritter The Animal Years V2 Records 27296-2 Over the course of his two critically acclaimed releases for indie Signature Sounds Records, Golden Age of Radio from 2002 and Hello Starling in 2003, …
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Compact Capsules for 04/14/06 by Dan Ferguson Tommy Keene Crashing the Ether 11:30 Records ELV-7010 As long as the phrase indie pop has been around, so has Tommy Keene. Call him one of the original craftsmen of the subgenre that …
Compact Capsules for 03/31/06 by Dan Ferguson Chris Mills The Wall to Wall Sessions Ernest Jenning Record Co. EJRC018 Released this past October, let’s just say had The Wall to Wall Sessions from singer/songwriter Chris Mills shown up in the …
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