2007-07-03
Forget everything you remember about “Tuatara’s” sound on previous albums—much has changed since we last heard of them in 2003. The core lineup of Tuatara is Peter Buck (REM), Scott McCaughey (REM, The Minus Five), and Barrett Martin (The Screaming Trees), but the supporting cast is equally impressive: Mark Eitzel, Mark Olsen & Victoria Williams (before they broke up?), John Wesley Harding, and Ottmar Liebert! “AllMusic” calls them “one of the more surprising and slightly ridiculous supergroups in rock history,” but this release takes an obvious turn toward the slightly less ridiculous. -PeteTOMMY GUERRERO
From the Soil to the Soul
Beth Garner
SNAKE FARM
MIDLAKE
The Trials of Van Occupanther
Nina Nastasia
Dogs
VARIOUS
Django Unchained: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
SMILE SMILE
Blue Roses
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