Articles by Michael Barclay

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  Ani Difranco

  Revelling/Reckoning

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  On this double CD, DiFranco sings, "What a waste of thumbs that are opposable/to make machines that are disposable." Frankly, the same coul...

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  Luke Doucet

  Aloha, Manitoba

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  Luke Doucet, the Vancouver singer/songwriter who doubles as the guitarist and bandleader of Veal, is one of the most accomplished and taste...

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  Havergal

  Lungs For the Race

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  What separates the Texas hushcore outfit Havergal from its peers is the bass-heavy drum machines and rhythms underlying the deconstructioni...

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  Dave Fischoff

  The Ox and the Rainbow

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  What separates the Texas hushcore outfit Havergal from its peers is the bass-heavy drum machines and rhythms underlying the deconstructioni...

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  Caribbean

  Verse by Verse

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Dude, strap on those headphones! This DC trio makes disjointed pop music with a lo-fi Fridmann touch. The production is the most captivatin...

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  Golden Seals

  Storybook Endings

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Here's the first perfect pop record of '01. Dave Merritt - who now resides in Ottawa, after stints in Chapel Hill and London, ON (he fronte...

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  Paperbacks

  Skinny Sidewalks

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Two tasty slices of romantic indie rock from Winnipeg. The Paperbacks are a promising bunch with melodic lead guitar and pretty backing voc...

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  Projektor

  Double Dragon

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Two tasty slices of romantic indie rock from Winnipeg. The Paperbacks are a promising bunch with melodic lead guitar and pretty backing voc...