Fiona Apple may have been grouped in with the other female singer/songwriters who dominated the pop charts in 1996 and 1997, but she stood out by virtue of her grand ambitions and considerable musical sophistication. Even though her 1996 debut Tidal occasionally was hampered by naivetT, it showcased a gifted young artist in the process of finding her voice. Even so, the artistic leap between Tidal and its long-awaited 1999 sequel When the Pawn Hits... is startling. It's evident that not only ha...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. We all want life to be beautiful. And it usually is, whatever direction we choose to look. But never before has there been a Smog LP quite this beautiful. Lush instrumentation threads through the material and the ability to fictionalize places our hero in deeper emotional water. An instant classic!

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'Melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic ideas abound on this Minneapolis jazz trio's second album. All three members write, but drummer David King provides the album's most memorable melodies (and song titles). His Are We Going Steady? and This Is Your Ghost Train are subdued ballads that afford saxophonist Michael Lewis the opportunity to show off the sweeter side of his tone. Lewis' slowly building Mom Got a New Davenport is more a mood piece than a ballad. The World Begins and Ends in Your Combover -- another...   [ read more ]

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