Articles by Michael Barclay

Jess Klein

Draw Them Near

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

Many great albums paint a vivid picture of a specific feeling, time and place. In the case of the major label debut by Boston's Jess Klein,...

Paddy Casey

Amen (So Be It)

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

The genre of Irish soul/folk singers has a spotty history at best. Of course, there's Van Morrison and the Waterboys' Mike Scott, both of w...

Vic Chesnutt and Mr. And Mrs. Keneipp

Merriment

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

After being overwhelmed by Lambchop on his last collaborative effort, the disappointing The Salesman and Bernadette, Vic Chesnutt returns t...

Donna the Buffalo

Positive Friction

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

There are several things that separate Donna the Buffalo from legions of innocuous rootsy pop bands. The tag-team vocals of Jeb Puryear and...

Raz Ohara

Realtime Voyeur

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2000

I've never understood why people consider Tricky to be Prince's heir apparent, but Raz Ohara falls somewhere in between both men. Starting...

Flux A.D.

Obsessive Compulsive EP

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2000

After line-up turmoil following the release of their highly underrated Passive Aggressive release last year, Flux A.D.'s core duo of Bill M...

Pepper Sands

Welcome To...

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2000

In the middle of the strong Vancouver Special compilation, this young band was one of the best. Their track, "So Fine," reprised on this de...

Og Records

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2000

The Gruesomes were one of two flagship bands for the Og Records label; the other was label owners Deja Voodoo, a sludge-abilly duo of Gerar...