New Music

New Must Have Albums:

The Duhks, The Dukhs

I like most people went out and bought the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? after it spent weeks on the Billboard Top 40. You basically weren't cool if you didn't have this album. But, you know something, it was okay. Good bluegrass but kind of boring.

Welcome to totally non-boring bluegrass. The Duhks are a Canadian group that create a hard edged, almost angry sound while playing traditional bluegrass instruments. If you love female vocal harmonies, do not hesitate to get this album. Listen very closely to the lyrics. Deep, very deep...

Garbage, Bleed Like Me

I am generally biased about Garbage. The last album was by far the weakest but I still defended it and learned to like it. Being the Shirley Manson worshipper that I am, I think that if I diss an album I will ruin my chances with her (sic).

No bias needed on this new offering. This is pure Garbage. This is the closest the band has come to recreating the pure energy of the first album. While 2.0 will always be the bands' Dark Side, Bleed Like Me reminds you why you fell in love with the brilliant production, harsh lyrics and intriguing vocals to begin with...

The Bravery, The Bravery

If you are a child of the '80s and escaped being infected with the virus that was glam metal, your cd, pardon me, cassette collection consisted of Depeche Mode, The Cure, REM, U2 (before Bono was leader of the free world), and The Smiths. While I could never put these bands in a true top 5 order, DM, The Cure and The Smiths were by far the most unique.

The Bravery capture various aspects of each bands' uniqueness without sounding like copycats. The songs are energetic and unpretentious capturing the best of 80s new wave without the cheesy pop elements that eventually burned out the true essense of the genre. 11 tracks on the cd and not a wasted one...