Articles by Chris Whibbs

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  Favourite Sons

  Down Beside Your Beauty

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  Pulsing guitars, skittering hi-hat and a deep, emotive lead vocal? Not only is it the sound du jour, but, done well, like Interpol, it can...

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  Album Leaf

  Into the Blue Again

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  The Album Leaf’s last album, In a Safe Place, found Jimmy LaValle in Iceland working with members of Sigur Rós and other notable atmospheri...

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  Delgados

  The Complete BBC Peel Sessions

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  These Glaswegians may have broken up, but that doesn’t belittle the mark they made on both music and the Scottish scene in general. But, th...

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  David Grisman & Andy Statman

  New Shabbos Waltz

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  The subtitle of this affecting effort is "A Collection of Timeless Jewish Melodies.” Now, while that may seem a bit too infomercial for som...

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  Ottawa Bluesfest

  Ottawa, ON - July 7 to 16, 2006

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Presented under a massive banner of corporate sponsorship and a welcoming move away from its namesake genre, the Bluesfest is a triumph for...

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  Jon Epworth & the Improvements

  Wet on Wet

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Bounding out of the East, Jon Epworth cuts a mean path with this assured disc that has many outstanding moments of rock. The term "rock” is...

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  Yesan Damen

  The Never Beginning Story

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Alexander Calder. That’s the first thing that sprang to mind when spying the simple and effective cover art to this inspired debut. Though...

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  Edison Woods

  Nest of Machines

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Although this review is focused on the music inside, the actual packaging of that music is inexorably tied up with the contents. The album...