New Reviews for May 10, 2024
Capitol / Lovetap
An artful, emotionally resonant ninth album that finds the Nashville band recapturing the playful, post-punk energy of their early work.
Sub Pop
Damon McMahon's dense, challenging critique of American culture's need to conform is equal parts timely and timeless.
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Interscope / Island / UMR
The band's open-hearted, ambitious debut album -- presented here with extras -- stands as a classic of the post-Coldplay era.
Concord / Easy Eye Sound
Shannon Shaw and her retro-rocking bandmates contemplate loss while aiming for a bigger and more colorful sound.
Rise Above Records
The band blow up their proto metal template to create an imaginary soundtrack that pays tribute to Italian cinema of the '70s.
Nettwerk
Balancing rustic and more reverb-heavy indie folk and '60s and '70s pop, the duo's relatively stripped-back fifth album is an affectionate one.
Sargent House
Shaped by memories and meditation, the project's sixth album boasts some of its direct songwriting and emotive use of noise.
New West
LaFarge's retro style includes Latin music, vintage soul, and even a touch of rocksteady on his tenth studio album.
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May 10, 1974
After the clatter of their first album failed to bring them a wide audience, the New York Dolls hired producer Shadow Morton to work on the follow-up, Too Much Too Soon (released 50 years ago today). The differences are apparent right from the start of the ferocious opener, "Babylon." Not only are the guitars cleaner, but the mix is dominated by waves of studio sound effects and female backing vocals. Ironically, instead of making the Dolls sound safer, all the added frills emphasize their gleeful sleaziness and reckless sound.
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