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Category: Album Reviews
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BY MYCHELLE PETERSON The December SoundSelf-TitledSelf-Released After listening to The December Sound’s debut album repeatedly, I’ve been struggling to make a clear description of what they sound like. Often times, the easiest way to do this is to compare the band to another of a similar ilk. And while The December Sound is easily in…
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BY MYCHELLE PETERSON Stevenson Ranch DavidiansPsalms, Hymns, & Spiritual SongsSelf-Released Among the throngs of Los Angeles-based bands, every so often you come across one that stands so far above the rest that it almost takes you by surprise. Listening to the amount of music that we here at The Scenestar do, occasionally the giddiness of…
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It’s nearly the end of this year, which means several Web sites and publications have been compiling their lists of the Best Albums of 2007. Many of the top spots have varied this year, with Pitchfork naming Panda Bear’s Person Pitch No. 1; Blender and Rolling Stone both placing Kala from M.I.A. at the top…
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We here at The Scenestar know that music fans can sometimes get overwhelmed by the sheer number of album releases by known and unknown indie bands and singer/songwriters, among others. So we took some time to jot down a few of the albums we think are notable releases at the midpoint of this year. If…
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BY PAULA GONZALEZ Black Rebel Motorcycle ClubBaby 81 RCA Nothing is better than loving a rock band that knows how to transform for each album without failure. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is one of the very few bands out there that has been able to reinvent its music without changing its hardcore style. A couple…