Grace Jones, 'Hurricane' (Wall of Sound)
Slave to the rhythm returns as scary mistress of the dark.
By Josh Wimmer 12.21.08 11:14 AM
"Speak of the Devil, and he will appear," Grace Jones advises on her first album in almost two decades. And it's fair to wonder if the dabblings of sorceress' apprentices Santogold and M.I.A. have summoned up something exquisitely sinister from the past.
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Earlimart, 'Hymn & Her' (Majordomo)
Reliably skilled SoCal duo neither overpromises nor underwhelms.
By Josh Wimmer 07.01.08 2:53 PM
In a time when subgenres can seem as numerous as artists, it's a relief to find straightforwardly sincere, modern-rock songwriting done well. Earlimart's sixth full-length doesn't break new ground -- those Elliott Smith comparisons will keep on coming -- or approach the sublime sexiness of fellow Los Angelenos Rilo Kiley.
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