Jan. 6, 2006 - The Austin Chronicle

JANUARY 6, 2006 | THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE | 3WATERLOO RECOMMENDSGREAT NEW MUSIC AT GREAT PRICES & OUR 100% GUARANTEESPOONGimme Fiction (Merge)“‘Gimme Fiction’ is actually a wildly diversealbum, almost schizophrenic in its composition,vacillating between acoustic ballads, a bubbly,synth-tinged number, handclaps, strings, and awhole lot of blue-eyed soul.” - PitchforkTHE GREENCARDSWeather and Water (Dualtone)Though they're steeped in the tradition ofbluegrass, the Greencards weave influencesas disparate as Bob Dylan, Ricky Skaggs,and the Beatles into a compelling newbrand of acoustic music.ANIMAL COLLECTIVEFeels (Fat Cat)“A carefully sequenced, fully imagined album– one that’s designed to be consumed bypeople wearing headphones and staring intospace.” - The Onion$13.99 CDBECKGuero (Interscope)“We have our urban craftsman back, to stirthe dust in sampled record grooves andunearth for us, again and again, the new inthe old and vice versa.” - Stylus Magazine$13.99 CDJACK JOHNSONIn Between Dreams (Universal)“There’s a little reggae touch here, some mild folkthere, but mostly Johnson just excels at creatinggentle background music that sways like the wavesand feels twice as cool.” - E! Online$12.99 CDARCADE FIREFuneral (Merge)“Not only are the songs uniformly excellent,they also show a mastery of the art of controlleddynamics, of tension and release, that mostyoung bands ignore to pursue the catharsis ofsustained intensity.” - No Ripcord$11.99 CDJIMMY LAFAVEBlue Nightfall (Red House)“One of America’s greatest voices... a uniqueinstrument, with startling range and its ownpeculiar sense of gravity.” - Dave Marsh$12.99 CDCORY ALLENObserving a Warmth (Cory Allen)A beautiful collection of soft and hypnotizingambient electronic music from local experimentalistCory Allen. Lush, atmospheric, and gentlesoundscapes with focus on texture as much asmelody. Magnified fragments of subconsciousthought, the sound of a warm amniotic waterfall.$6.99 CDGRIS GRISFor the Season (Birdman)“On their sophomore release, ‘For theSeason,’ the trio combines dirty, bluesy riffswith stream-of-consciousness verses thatsound like the ramblings of someone who’sall too familiar with the gris gris.” - Spin$12.99 CDCOLDPLAYX & Y (Capitol)“Unusually accomplished, fresh,and emotional.” - Village Voice“People will fall in love to this music,and Coldplay knows it.” - Prefix$13.99 CDROBERT EARL KEENWhat I Really Mean (Koch)“What I Really Mean” continues inthe strong vein of what people expectRobert’s music to be – raw, down-toearthalternative country music.$13.99 CDJOHN PRINEFair & Square (Oh Boy)“Fair and Square” is the work of a man at easewith his life, secure with his place in the worldand willing to share the things that he sees.$13.99 CD$13.99 CDPATTY GRIFFINImpossible Dream (ATO)“Exquisitely heartbreaking,heartbreakingly exquisite.”- Emmylou Harris$13.99 CD$12.99 CDJOHN SCHOOLEY ANDHIS ONE MAN BANDJohn Schooley and His One Man Band(Voodoo Rhythm)“John Schooley shows whatever the WhiteStripes can do with two people, he can matchon his own... it’s a fairly matchless listeningexperience.” - Blues Matters (UK)$12.99 CDDUNGENTa Det Lugnt (Hollywood)“With the sonic reach of Pink Floyd andconvincing, explosive pop in the vein of RogueWave and the Apples in Stereo, ‘Ta Det Lugnt’is thick with variety.” - BillboardCOME 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. PLUS, ASALWAYS, YOU’RE WELCOME TO LISTEN TO ANYTHING IN STOCK!WATERLOOSALE ENDS 2-1-2006COMPACT DISCSRECORDS • VIDEO10-11 Mon-Sat 12-11 Sun600-A North Lamar Austin, TX 78703www.waterloorecords.com512-474-2500WHERE MUSIC STILL MATTERS$12.99 CDvarious artistsCHOUBI! CHOUBI! FOLK & POP SOUNDSFROM IRAQ (Sublime Frequencies)Meticulously selected from Iraqi cassettes and LPsfound in Syria, Europe and the Iraqi neighborhoodsof Detroit, this collection of folk and pop styles displaysa wealth of outstanding music that is exclusiveto Iraq and has rarely been showcased abroad.$12.99 CDHOWLING HEXAll Night Fox (Drag City)“This record hits the pavement with all cylinderssteaming, as Hagerty’s squawking, curve-huggingguitar anticipates every corner, and the group asa whole resembles what might’ve occurred hadPhil Spector ever corralled a teenage CaptainBeefheart.” - Pitchfork$11.99 CDCASTANETSFirst Light’s Freeze (Asthmatic Kitty)Castanets create music that is epic andinspiring. From somber love ballads tohaunted tales of frustrated redemption,the delivery is potent and devoid ofcliche or sentimentalism.$10.99 CD$13.99 CDSUFJAN STEVENSIllinois (Asthmatic Kitty)“Illinois is huge, a staggering collection ofimpeccably arranged American tribute songs.”- Pitchfork“This album radiates positive energy, andin today’s alt, that’s a precious thing.”- Village Voice$10.99 CDBRIAN ENOAnother Day on Earth (Hannibal)“Another Day on Earth” marks Eno’slong-demanded return as a solo artist. Thisrecording is a unique combination of wordsand soundscapes by one of contemporaryculture’s most iconic figures.