The Mountain Fold

Swimming on the Sea into Meniscuses (1/26/07)
1. Ranarim – High Mountains, Low Valleys
2.Tahati 80 – Changes
3.Brazilian Girls – Die Gedanken Sind Frei (Thoughts Are Free)
4. Miro Hatori – Sweet Samsara Part 1
5. Seekonk – Air
6. Lambchop – Paperback Bible
7. M.Ward – Hi-Fi
8. Elliott Johnson – Sunrise Showdown
9. Deerhoof – +81
10. Sleater -Kinney – [...]

Album: Battle Of Mice
Title: A Day Of Nights[Nerot; 2006]
Grade: C
Review By: Paul Sobczak

This album chronicles the merge of two Neurot recording bands, and what happens when two of the collective artist go through horrific break-up, and record the sound.
Lead vocalist Julie Christmas of Made out of Babies and guitarist/keyboardist Josh Graham of the Red Sparowes, [...]

Subtle

Subtle
For Hero:For Fool[Lex;2006]
Grade: B
Reviewed by: Paul Sobczak

Take everything you know about hip-hop and forget about it, enter Subtle. This sextet takes what you think you know about the boundaries of hip-hop and extends it far beyond what has previously been imagined, incorporating genres like electronica, rock, and avant garde that truly takes hip-hop to [...]

They are on their way to the Fjords (1/19/06)
1. Murcof – Mir
2. Boom Bip & Dose One – The Birdcatchers Return
3. Tom Ze’ – Um “oh!” e um “ah!”
4. Psapp – Needle and Thread
6. Alela Diane – Somthings Gone Awry
7. Haley Bonar – Ransom
8. Haley Bonar – Give it Up
9. Niobe – Cool Alpine
10. [...]

My favorite albums of 2006
1. Kimya Dawson – Tire Swing
2. The Tiny – Starring: Someone Like You
3. Michael Franti and Spearhead – Yell Fire!
4. Psapp – The Only Thing I Ever Wanted
5. Boozoo Bajou – juke Joints II
6. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Ballad of Broken Seas
7. My Latest Novel – Wolves
8. My Brightest [...]