2007-05-28
“Black Rebel Motorcycle Clubs’” new release plays heavy yet safe. At all points this is a catchy album with little of the conjured diabolism that makes for memorable rock songs. Among the catchy is a polished, Beta Band reminiscent, distortion chant down, ‘666 Conducer’ and a seductive garage rock noise kicker, ‘Berlin.’ Looking for the pre-major label incantation? It’s could be there on, ‘Not What You Wanted,’ ‘Need Some Air,’ and the chimerical finale, ‘Am I Only.’SHERYL CROW
DETOURS
Fathom XIX
Palace Law
MIDLAKE
The Trials of Van Occupanther
Jonathan Richmond
Because Her Beauty is Raw and Wild
THE GO-BETWEENS
That Striped Sunlight Sound
The Helio Sequence
Keep Your Eyes Ahead
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