Category Archives: Music

May 2013 albums

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the May issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last Thursday. Old Sock -Eric Clapton (Bushbranch/Universal) Electric -Richard Thompson (Proper/P-Vine) Though he’s still God to some boomers, Eric Clapton hasn’t … Continue reading

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The Selector, Apr. 25

Here’s the playlist for the InterFM show I programmed last night, with links where available. Sarcasm & Sincerity: Songs I think would sound good on the radio M1. “Old World,” The Modern Lovers (1973) An anti-hippie without being a jerk … Continue reading

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April 2013 albums

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the April issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Monday. Amok -Atoms For Peace (Hostess) Evidence -John Foxx and The Maths (MSI) However one interprets the work of Thom … Continue reading

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March 2013 albums

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the March issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last Monday. LONG.LIVE.A$AP -A$AP Rocky (RCA/Sony) Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head -T.I. (Atlantic/Warner) A$AP Rocky’s fledgling career is a rubber-band … Continue reading

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February 2013 albums

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the February issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo yesterday. Warrior -Ke$ha (RCA/Sony) Unorthodox Jukebox -Bruno Mars (Atlantic/Warner) P!nk opens her latest record with “R We All We R,” an … Continue reading

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Best albums 2012

In a year during which my consumption of live music declined considerably I found myself more attuned to the peculiar decisions that musicians make on their recordings. Logistics were the main reason for my not attending as many shows as … Continue reading

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January 2013 albums

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the Jan. issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Christmas Day. Koi No Yokan -Deftones (Reprise/Warner) King Animal -Soundgarden (Vertigo/Universal) Sacramento’s Deftones occupy an interesting position in the hard … Continue reading

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December 2012 albums

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the December issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last weekend. Red -Taylor Swift (Big Machine/Universal) R.E.D. -Ne-Yo (Motown/Universal) Two years ago we reviewed these two artists’ previous albums together, … Continue reading

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November 2012 albums

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the November issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo a week ago. The Truth About Love -P!nk (RCA/Sony) Kiss -Carly Rae Jepsen (Interscope/Universal) For all her self-professed independence, Alecia Moore … Continue reading

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October 2012 albums

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the October issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo earlier this week. Channel Orange -Frank Ocean (Def Jam/Universal) I Know What Love Isn’t -Jens Lekman (Secretly Canadian/Hostess) Do free downloads … Continue reading

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