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Instant Album Review: Elf Power – Elf Power

Moe Castro reviews the upcoming release by Elf Power – their tenth album since forming in 1994.

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Instant Album Review: Best Coast – Crazy For You

Like much of the blog-o-sphere I’ve been waiting for the Best Coast’s album release for months, so when Mr. UPS Man delivered it today, I was a happy camper. But was I as happy after giving it a full listen?

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Instant Album Review: Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

August 3, 2010 brings the release of Arcade Fire’s eagerly anticipated third album, The Suburbs. Does the new album meet the standard set by the band’s previous work? Read this exclusive album review of The Suburbs to find out …

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Instant Album Review: Sun Kil Moon – Admiral Fell Promises

DeadJournalist.com welcomes our newest contributor, Moe Castro, to the fold with this album review: Sun Kil Moon – Admiral Fell Promises

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Instant Album Review: Hypernova – Through the Chaos

Instant Album Review: Hypernova – Through the Chaos (July 14, 2010) by: Eric Munoz It’s seldom that I get a new album that I can’t wait to listen to nonstop. Hypernova’s Through the Chaos broke the cycle for me.  The album is filled with very catchy hooks and lyrics that paint a very vivid picture [...]

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Instant Album Review: The Joy Formidable

An Instant Album Review of the UK-based band The Joy Formidable’s album A Balloon Called Moaning.

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Instant Album Review: Blitzen Trapper – Destroyer of the Void

Instant Album Review: Blitzen Trapper – Destroyer of the Void (June 8, 2010) Eric Earley, the composer and vocalist for the Portland-based band Blitzen Trapper, may not have the name recognition of some of his contemporaries, but his talent is among the best of his generation. His superb penchant for crafting engaging stories through song [...]

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Instant Album Review: The National – High Violet

Instant Album Review: The National – High Violet (May 11, 2010) Once many bands hit their third album, the quality of their work tends to decline precipitately. A band may spend years crafting songs for their first album, but two albums later, the rigors of touring, maintaining creative cohesiveness and lack artist inspiration leaves them [...]

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Instant Album Review: Band of Horses – Infinite Arms

Instant Album Review: Band of Horses – Infinite Arms (May 18, 2010) This is the album that pushes Band of Horses into full-bore mainstream status. Selfishly, I wish it weren’t the case but the band of “Detlef Schrempf” is now the band of “Factory”. The band’s third full-length album, their first on Columbia Records, pushes [...]

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Instant Album Review: Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit

Front-to-back, Jamie Cullum’s The Pursuit is a solid effort by an establish artist who’s market typically runs outside the sight-lines of music fans obsessed with the overly obscure and frequently bearded. Find out why …

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Instant Album Review: The Happy Hollows

An Instant Album Review of The Happy Hollow’s album, Spells, by DeadJournalist.com’s newest contributor, Eric Munoz.

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