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This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 010:
- Katy B: On a Mission (Columbia) ***
- Chromeo: Business Casual (Big Beat/Atlantic/Vice) ***
- Blow Your Head Vol. 2: Dave Nada Presents Moombahton (Downtown/Mad Decent) ***
- SBTRKT: SBTRKT (Young Turks) **
- Santigold: Master of My Make-Believe (Atlantic/Downtown) **
- Tracey Thorn: Love and Its Opposite (Merge) **
- The Ting Tings: Sounds From Nowheresville (Columbia) *
- Lana Del Rey: Born to Die (Polydor) *
- Don't Talk to the Cops/Death Grips:
- Don't Talk to the Cops!: Let's Quit (Greedhead download) B+
- Death Grips: The Money Store (Epic) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-05-11] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Dr. John:
- Dr. John: The Very Best of Dr. John (Rhino '95) A
- Dr. John: Goin' Back to New Orleans (Warner Bros. '92) A-
- Standard Fare/Allo Darlin':
- Standard Fare: Out of Sight, Out of Town (Melodic) A-
- Allo Darlin': Europe (Slumberland) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-05-04] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 009:
- The Kills: Blood Pressures (Domino) ***
- Dum Dum Girls: Only in Dreams (Sub Pop) ***
- The Shins: Port of Morrow (Aural Apothecary/Columbia) **
- Imperial Teen: Feel the Sound (Merge) **
- Cloud Nothings: Cloud Nothings (Carpark) **
- The Coathangers: Larceny & Old Lace (Suicide Squeeze) **
- The Wax Museums: Eye Times (Trouble in Mind) **
- Dengue Fever: Cannibal Courtship (Fantasy) *
- Nicki Minaj/Macy Gray:
- Nicki Minaj: Roman Reloaded: Deluxe Edition (Cash Money/Universal Republic) A-
- Macy Gray: Covered (429) B+
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[posted by Webmaster on 2012-04-27] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Loudon Wainwright III/Lee Ranaldo:
- Loudon Wainwright III: Older Than My Old Man (2nd Story Sound) A
- Lee Ranaldo: Between the Time and the Tides (Matador) A-
- Odds and Ends 008:
- Lee Scratch Perry: Rise Again (MOD Technologies) ***
- Wanda Jackson: The Party Ain't Over (Nonesuch/Third Man) **
- John Hiatt: Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns (New West) **
- Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream (Redwing) **
- Dr. John: Locked Down (Nonesuch) **
- Rick Berlin: Paper Airplane (High-N-Dry) **
- Steve Earle: I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (New West) *
- Marshall Chapman: Big Lonesome (Tall Girl) *
Also at MSN Music:
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-04-20] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Cotton Mather/Oasis:
- Cotton Mather: Kontiki (Deluxe Edition) (Star Apple Kingdom) B+
- Oasis: Stop the Clocks (Sony BMG '06) B+
- Spoek Mathambo/Big K.R.I.T.:
- Spoek Mathambo: Father Creeper (Sub Pop) A
- Big K.R.I.T.: 4Eva N a Day (free download) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-04-13] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Big Baby Gandhi:
- Big Baby Gandhi: Big Fucking Baby (free download) A-
- Big Baby Gandhi: No1 2 Look Up 2 (free Greedhead mixtape) A-
- s/s/s /Serengeti:
- s/s/s: Beak & Claw (Anticon) A-
- Serengeti: The Kenny Dennis EP (Anticon) A-
Also at MSN Music:
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-04-06] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
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[posted by Webmaster on 2012-03-30] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Tommy Womack:
- Tommy Womack: There, I Said It! (Cedar Creek '07) A-
- Tommy Womack: Now What! (Cedar Creek) A-
- Fatoumata Diawara/The Lijadu Sisters:
- Fatoumata Diawara: Fatou (World Circuit) B+
- The Lijadu Sisters: Mother Africa (Knitting Factory) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-03-23] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
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[posted by Webmaster on 2012-03-16] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 007:
- Speech Debelle: Freedom of Speech (Big Dada) ***
- Danny Brown: XXX (Fool's Gold) ***
- Common: The Dreamer/The Believer (Think Common/Warner Bros.) ***
- Atmosphere: The Family Sign (Rhymesayers) ***
- K'Naan: More Beautiful Than Silence (A&M/Octone) **
- Dark Time Sunshine: Vessel (Fake Four Inc.) **
- Tinie Tempah: Disc-Overy (Capitol) *
- Buck 65: 20 Odd Years Volume 4: Ostranenie (Warner Music Canada)
- Todd Snider/The Magnetic Fields:
- Todd Snider: Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables (Aimless/Thirty Tigers) A
- The Magnetic Fields: Love at the Bottom of the Sea (Merge) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-03-09] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Sleigh Bells/Cloud Nothings:
- Sleigh Bells: Reign of Terror (Mom + Pop) A-
- Cloud Nothings: Attack on Memory (Carpark) A-
- Homeboy Sandman:
- Homeboy Sandman: The Good Sun (High Water Music '10) A-
- Homeboy Sandman: Subject: Matter (Stones Throw download) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-03-02] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Al Green/D'Angelo:
- Al Green: Al Green Is Love (Hi/The Right Stuff '75) A
- D'Angelo: Brown Sugar (EMI '95) A-
- Odds and Ends 006:
- Bootsy Collins: Tha Funk Capital of the World (Mascot) ***
- Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Elektra) ***
- John Legend & the Roots: Wake Up! (Good Music/Columbia) ***
- Terius Nash: 1977 (free Radio Killa download) **
- Betty Wright & the Roots: Betty Wright: The Movie (Ms. B/S-Curve) **
- The-Dream: Love King (Def Jam/Radio Killa) **
- Ray Charles: Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters (Concord) **
- The Original 7ven: Condensate (SRR) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-02-24] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Etta James:
- Etta James: The Dreamer (Verve Forecast) A-
- Etta James: Matriarch of the Blues (Private Music '00) B+
- Skrillex/Clams Casino:
- Skrillex: Bangarang (Owsla/Big Beat/Atlantic) A-
- Clams Casino: Instrumental Mixtape (free download) A-
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[posted by Webmaster on 2012-02-17] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-02-10] This Week in Expert Witness
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[posted by Webmaster on 2012-02-03] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Himanshu/Tha Grimm Teachaz:
- Himanshu: Nehru Jackets (free download) A-
- Tha Grimm Teachaz: There's a Situation on the Homefront (Breakfast) A-
- Ani DiFranco/Bhi Bhiman:
- Ani DiFranco: ¿Which Side Are You On? (Righteous Babe) A-
- Bhi Bhiman: Bhiman (Redeye) A-
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[posted by Webmaster on 2012-01-27] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 005:
- St. Vincent: Strange Mercy (4AD) ***
- The Weeknd: House of Balloons (XO download) ***
- Adele: 21 (XL/Columbia) **
- Drake: Take Care (Cash Money/Universal Republic) **
- Girls: Record 3: Father, Son, Holy Ghost (True Panther/Fantasy Trashcan) **
- Wye Oak: Civilian (Merge) **
- Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop) *
- The Black Keys: El Camino (Thrill Jockey) *
- Mekons/Destroyer:
- Mekons: Ancient & Modern: 1911-2011 (Sin) A-
- Destroyer: Kaputt (Merge) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-01-20] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 004:
- Yes We Can: Songs About Leaving Africa (Out Here) ***
- Afro-Beat Airways (Africa Analog) ***
- The Rough Guide to African Guitar Legends (World Music Network) ***
- Boubacar Traoré: Mali Denhou (Lusafrica) **
- Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80: From Africa With Fury: Rise (Knitting Factory) **
- Sia Tolno: My Life (Lusafrica) *
- Femi Kuti: Africa for Africa (Knitting Factory) *
- Sidi Touré & Friends: Sahel Folk (Thrill Jockey) *
- Gill Scott-Heron and Jamie xx/Gorillaz:
- Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx: We're New Here (XL) A-
- Gorillaz: The Singles Collection 2001-2011 (Virgin) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-01-13] Rock & Roll &: Dad-Rock Makes a Stand
New Rock & Roll & column at Barnes & Noble Review:
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-01-11] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 003:
- Canibus: C of Tranquility (iM) ***
- Scroobius Pip: Distraction Pieces (Strange Famous) ***
- Del the Funky Homosapien: Golden Era (The Council) ***
- Murs: Love and Rockets Vol 1: The Transformation (DD172/Bluroc) **
- Open Mike Eagle: Unapologetic Art Rap (Mush) **
- Awol One & Factor: The Landmark (Fake Four) **
- Lupe Fiasco: Lasers (Atlantic) *
- Pharoahe Monch: W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) (W.A.R. Media/Duck Down Music Inc.)
- Piano Blues/19 Classic Blues Songs From the 1920s:
- Piano Blues: A Film by Clint Eastwood (Columbia/Legacy '03) A
- 19 Classic Blues Songs From the 1920's: Vol. 9 (Blues Images) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-01-06]
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