Don’t Call it A Comeback: Eleventh Dream Day’s Return to Burn Telling a band that its album is the year’s most overlooked is a double-edged sword. On one hand, you’re saying that it’s really good. On the other, you’re indicating that people haven’t paid attentio to it. Fortunately, Rick Rizzo takes it all in stride.… Continue reading Eleventh Dream Day
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Yo La Tengo – Fade
I was not initially jazzed about the notion of John McEntire in the producer’s chair for Yo La Tengo’s thirteenth “proper” album. The storied post-rock engineer has some impressive credits but his greatest successes (Stereolab, Tortoise, the Sea and Cake) share a clinical aura; McEntire’s also managed to suck the life out of bands as… Continue reading Yo La Tengo – Fade