- FATBACK
- The Fattest of Fatback
- (Rhino)
- In the '70s, this band boogied beautifully between funk and disco
and produced a handful of classic tracks. This "best of" gives
you several new reasons to get down.
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- IGGY AND THE STOOGES
- Raw Power
- (Sony Legacy)
- This 1973 punk-rock classic still packs a punch. Recently remixed
by Iggy himself, it's grungier and more rhythm-heavy than the
Bowie-mixed original.
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- LUSK
- Free Mars
- (Zoo)
- Hungry for '80s cheese? This radical disc recalls bodacious bands
like Depeche Mode and Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark. Crank
it at the mall food court!
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- NUMBER ONE CUP
- Wrecked By Lions
- (Flydaddy)
- Imagine a slightly poppier, but no less gritty take on classic
Pavement that's more memorable than anything Nerf Herder or Weezer
have ever done.
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- QUASI
- R&B Transmogrification
- (Up)
- This Portland piano/guitar/drums duo features Sleater-Kinney drummer
Janet Weiss and Heatmiser's Sam Coomes. It ain't exactly R&B,
but low-key punk-pop with a lot of soul.
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- DOLCE AND GABBANA
- D&G Music
- (Popular)
- Italian designers Dolce and Gabbana may be all the rage on the
runways of Milan, but this horrendous collection of C&C Music
Factory knockoffs proves that they should stay off the dance floor.
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- M/MONADE
- All City Louisville split 7"
- (All City)
- M is David Pajo (formerly of Slint). Monade is Laetitia Sadier
(sultry Frenchy vocalist for Stereolab). Sounds good on paper
- maybe that's why the liner notes are more engrossing than the
music.
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- MAKE UP
- After Dark
- (Dischord)
- Even Ian Svenonius' great Jon Spencer impersonation can't save
this D.C. band from being mediocre blues-punk.
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- SPARKLER
- Wicker Park
- (Revolution)
- They've got the look of early '70s Rolling Stones down pat. Now
if they'd only play tunes half as good as Exile on Main Street,
instead of crappy pop grunge, they'd be great.
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- RAY STEVENS
- Hum It
- (MCA)
- Remember '70s novelty hit "The Streak"? America's unfunniest one-hit-wonder
is on the comeback trail with countrified hits like "Too Drunk
to Fish." Ray, haven't you learned that some things - like this
album - should be kept undercover?
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