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Record reviews short enough to make Bob Christgau’s head explode. Sorry, Professor.
Phoenix, “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix” - Parisians release not just one song of the summer (“1901”), but almost a whole album of them. Synths + laid-back hooks = pop rock bliss. A
Booker T, “Potato Hole” - All-star backups (DB Truckers, Neil Young) jam on your new cookout soundtrack. Includes oddly good instrumental “Hey Ya!” cover. B-
The Cool Kids, “Gone Fishing” - Mixtape tease of upcoming “When Fish Ride Bicycles” smells like it was left in the sun too long. Hard to keep hopes up for the debut. C-
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse, “Dark Night of the Soul” - Imagine a Jim Jarmusch movie converted to music and it’d sound like this guest-heavy experiment that might never get an official release. B
Japandroids, “Post-nothing” - Think Sonic Youth recast as a two-man dream/power pop act and you’re 90% there. The other 10% is raw insouciance, which sadly never lasts. A
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By mbarnes
May 29, 2009 6:04 PM | Link to this
A review need not be longer.