2009-05-11
Zach Vinson's Cracked Open is a fun power-pop record full of catchy hooks and fun guitar-pop, with the occasional slower number like "All the Sins of Men" and "Locked Outside". Through and through it's pretty fun and energetic, with songs like the rocking opener "Little Birdie", the piano laden "So Much to Blame", and the danceable "Christee Christee", which is further proof that there aren't any songs with girls names in the title that don't rule.
JEN SYGIT
Leaving Marshall St.
FRED J. EAGLESMITH
Milly's Cafe
IN TALL BUILDINGS
In Tall Buildings
SHINY SHINY BLACK
Travelers
Various Artists
Sail Away-The Songs of Randy Newman
AMANDA SHIRES
Carrying Lightning
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