Articles by Alex Molotkow

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  CocoRosie

  Noah's Ark

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

  Coco Rosie's sophomore effort is much better than their first, the minimal weirdo-folk release Le Maison De Mon Reve. The two sisters who c...

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  Eel

  People People

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

  A lot has been said recently about indie rock nerds growing up and having kids. Assuming these people have blown most of their kids’ Disney...

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  Peter Mansbridge and the CBCs

  Peter Mansbridge and the CBCs

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

  Peter Mansbridge & the CBCs are a trio of university students from New Brunswick, and they play sluggish, pretty, lying-on-the-riverbank ki...

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  The Guest Bedroom

  We like Accidents

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  The Guest Bedroom play herky-jerky pop music with rhythm changes like rubber balls flying off brick walls, organs oscillating like it was a...

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  Lounge

  Lounge

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  This sounds a little like Sarge — fast paced indie pop punk with sticky hooks. The female vocals are right on the mark melody-wise, but at...

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  Sames

  You Are the Sames

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  The Sames take a wall of sound approach to their standby genre — their obvious Superchunk/Polvo influences lie beneath a thick fog of diamo...

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  David Shultz

  David Shultz

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  College folk rock is a particularly loathsome genre in my books, yet David Shultz's self-titled debut is still impressive. He performs with...

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  Karen Kosowski

  Out Here at Sea

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  Fans of the Sarahs — Harmer, McLachlan, and Slean — should immediately acquaint themselves with Karen Kosowski. Piano-based singer-songwrit...