April 21, 2006 - The Austin Chronicle

austinchronicle.com | APRIL 21, 2006 | THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE | 73WATERLOO RECOMMENDSGREAT NEW MUSIC AT GREAT PRICES & OUR 100% GUARANTEE$11.99 CDMATES OF STATEBring It Back (Barsuk)“On ‘Bring It Back,’ Gardner and Hammel pushand pull each other to new levels of jubilanceand complexity, making for perhaps the fullestsounding Mates of State record to date.” - VenusBAND OF HORSESEverything All the Time (Sub Pop)Band of Horses’ woodsy, dreamy songs oozewith amorphous tension, longing and hope.“‘Everything All the Time’ is an album that’seasy to get lost in and even easier to love.”- Pitchfork$11.99 CDTHE SOUNDSDying to Say This to You (New Line)From spitting rock cockiness, to funk punk,to new wave anthems, to tearjerker pianoballads, the album showcases the band’sgrowth and captures the attitude that haswon over crowd after crowd.MEGAN REILLYLet Your Ghost Go (Carrot Top)These songs are beautifully haunted. At theircore is Reilly’s voice that moves before you knowit from a whisper to a wail and back again. It’sa voice that draws you in and breaks your heart,then makes you want more.$10.99 CDEASTERN YOUTH365-Step Blues (Platform Group)One of the most prominent fixtures of theJapanese indie rock scene, Eastern Youth nowbring their passionate, aggressive, and emotionalbrand of punk rock to the U.S. Their introspectivelyrics atop pummeling guitar melodies havemade the band indie legends in the Far East.$11.99 CDSOPHIE MILMANSophie Milman (Koch)Sophie Milman is a 22-year-old Russian bornIsraeli Canadian singer who is on her way tobecoming an international Jazz sensation.“The Real Deal.” - Elle CanadaROBINELLASolace for the Lonely (Dualtone)Combining elements of jazz, funk, soul, and pop,RobinElla has delivered one of the most unique andgenre bending releases of 2006. With her winsomeAppalachian accent and jazz vocal phrasing, “SolaceFor the Lonely” represents a rebirth of the artist andshowcases her artistic and musical growth.$13.99 CDSPARKSHello Young Lovers (In the Red)On their incomparable new album, Sparksprotest predictability, obliterate the ordinaryand demand utmost respect. “Hello YoungLovers” is cinematic, bold, and lyricallyliberal, with moments of sheer beauty,dissonance, and harmony.$11.99 CDGRAND NATIONALKicking the National Habit (Recall)“One of the year’s most scintillating debuts.”- The Guardian“A witty, memorable and genuinelyexperimental pop album.”- Fact Magazine$9.99 CDSONYA KITCHELLWords Come Back to Me (Velour)“Extraordinary... a remarkably sophisticatedcollection of songs that belies the age of itscreator.” - Rolling Stone“She’s got one thing her elders often don’t:songwriting skills.” - Time Out New York$10.99 CDCANDI STATONHis Hands (Astralwerks)Staton’s voice is an instrument of unsurpassedgrace and sensuality that weaves its way throughthe songs of Merle Haggard, Charlie Rich, DollyParton as well as new self-penned originals. Theresult is a stunning return to Candi’s classic soulroots with a vibrant contemporary feel.$13.99 CDTHE DARLING DOWNSHow Can I Forget (Carrot Top)The most unlikely of collaborations betweenlongtime members of the fertile Australian rockscene. What are the odds that these two toweringfigures of Australian music, famous forswaggering, noisy, swampy punk rock (Salmon)and soaring pop rock (Peno) would concoct sucha perfect loveletter to American country folk.$12.99 CD$11.99 CDPRETTY GIRLSMAKE GRAVESÉlan Vital (Matador)“Elan Vital” is by far Pretty Girls Make Graves’most ambitious, multifarious and scorching todate. It provides the band with a bigger, boldercanvas with which to weave their magic.$10.99 CD$13.99 CDJAMES BLACKSHAWO True Believers (Important)In these part improvised and part writtensongs, Blackshaw traverses between Easternand Western scales; simple and incrediblyintricate picking patterns; waves of fast,powerful rolls and glass-fragile harmonics.CHARANGA CAKEWALKChicano Zen (Triloka)“Chicano Zen” is the second album from MichaelRamos’ Charanga Cakewalk. It features guestappearances from Lila Downs and Patty Griffin.$11.99 CDCOME IN AND LISTEN TO THIS MONTH’S RECOMMENDATIONS CULLEDFROM HUNDREDS OF NEW RELEASES. WE FULLY GUARANTEE YOU’LL BESATISFIED OR EXCHANGE FOR EQUAL VALUE MERCHANDISE. 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After spending many years in centralTennessee, Josh packed up his bags, bought aplane ticket, and immersed himself in the lifestyleand customs of Spanish culture.$12.99 CDQUASIWhen the Going Gets Dark (Touch & Go)Quasi captures sounds that are powerful,unrepeatable and unmistakably psychedelic.Producer Dave Fridmann enhanced theswirling, layered, psyche feel. “When TheGoing Gets Dark” proves that all the blood,sweat, and tears were worthwhile.$12.99 CDSOUNDTRACKTSOTSI (Milan)“Tsotsi” is a musical achievement, and thesoundtrack itself can be considered a character.Disclosing modern urban beats of contemporarySouth Africa, it pumps the raw energy of Kwaito,a distinctly homegrown style of popular dancemusic from Johannesburg’s urban culture.$13.99 CDTHE ESSEX GREENCannibal Sea (Merge)Listening to “Cannibal Sea” is like opening asongbook of classic pop. 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