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New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- The Uncluded/Pistol Annies:
- The Uncluded: Hokey Fright (Rhymesayers) A
- Pistol Annies: Annie Up (RCA) A-
- Odds and Ends 028:
- Todd Snider: Happy New Year Vol. 1 (Aimless) ***
- Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy) ***
- Omar Souleyman: Jazeera Nights (Sublime Frequencies) ***
- The Postal Service: Give Up: Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition (Sub Pop) **
- Omar Souleyman: Dbake 2020 (Sublime Frequencies) **
- They Might Be Giants: Album Raises New and Troubling Questions (Idlewild) **
- Jimi Hendrix: People, Hell and Angels (Legacy) **
- Fleetwood Mac: Rumours: 35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Warner Bros.) *
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- Lil Wayne/Skrillex:
- Lil Wayne: I Am Not a Human Being II (Cash Money/Republic) A-
- Skrillex: Leaving (Owsla download) A-
- Rilo Kiley:
- Rilo Kiley: RKives (Little Record Company) A
- Rilo Kiley: The Execution of All Things (Saddle Creek '02) A
[posted by Webmaster on 2013-04-12] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 027:
- Wu-Block: Wu-Block (E-One) ***
- Ghostface Killah: Apollo Kids (Def Jam) ***
- Action Bronson: The Program (free download) ***
- The Man With the Iron Fists (Soul Temple) **
- 4two7: Internal Dialogue (3sixty5) **
- Illuminati Congo: All Eye See (Nyahbanga) *
- Inspectah Deck/7L & Esoteric: Czarface (Brick/Fly Casual) *
- Action Bronson: Rare Chandeliers (Vice) *
- Bassekou Kouyate/Bombino:
- Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba: Jama Ko (Out Here) A
- Bombino: Nomad (Nonesuch) A-
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[posted by Webmaster on 2013-04-05] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- The Lovin' Spoonful:
- The Lovin' Spoonful: Greatest Hits (Buddha '00) A-
- The Lovin' Spoonful: Do You Believe in Magic (Buddha/BMG Heritage '02) A-
- Kate Nash/Waxahatchee:
- Kate Nash: Girl Talk (Have 10P) A-
- Waxahatchee: Cerulean Salt (Don Giovanni) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2013-03-29] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Kitty/Kacey Musgraves:
- Kitty: D.A.I.S.Y. Rage (free download) A-
- Kacey Musgraves: Same Trailer Different Park (Mercury) A-
- Odds and Ends 026:
- Aaron Neville: My True Story (Blue Note) ***
- Peter Stampfel & the Ether Frolic Mob: The Sound of America (Red Newt) **
- Gurf Morlix: Finds the Present Tense (Rootball) **
- Willie Nelson: Remember Me, Vol. 1 (R&J) **
- The Cannanes: Small Batch EP (Exro.FM) **
- Pere Ubu: Lady From Shanghai (Fire) **
- Michael Koppy: Ashmore's Store (Good Track) *
- David Greenberger & Ralph Carney: Oh, Pa (Pel Pel) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2013-03-22] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- David Greenberger-Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound/J. Cole:
- David Greenberger/Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound: They Like Me Around Here (Pel Pel) A-
- J Cole: Truly Yours (free download) A-
- Odds and Ends 025:
- Chris Knight: Little Victories (Drifter's Church) ***
- Todd Snider: Time as We Know It: The Songs of Jerry Jeff Walker (Thirty Tigers/Aimless) **
- Mary Flower: Misery Loves Company (Yellow Dog) **
- Elliott Sharp's Terraplane: Sky Road Songs (Yellowbird) **
- Joe Fahey: Bushnell's Turtle (Rough Flash) **
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: Here We Rest (Lightning Rod) **
- Shovels & Rope: O' Be Joyful (Dualtone) *
- Chelle Rose: Ghost of Browder Holler (Lil' Damsel) *
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[posted by Webmaster on 2013-03-15] This Week in Expert Witness
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[posted by Webmaster on 2013-03-01] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- My Bloody Valentine/The Vaselines:
- My Bloody Valentine: Isn't Anything (Relativity '88) A-
- The Vaselines: Sex With an X (Sub Pop '10) B+
- Odds and Ends 024:
- Colin Stetson: New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges (Constellation) ***
- Dobie: We Will Not Harm You (Ninja Tune) ***
- 3:33: In the Middle of Infinity (Parallel Thought) ***
- My Bloody Valentine: mbv (mybloodyvalentine.org) **
- Flying Lotus: Pattern + Grid World (Warp) **
- Maga Bo: Quilombo Do Futuro (Crosstalk/Postworld) *
- Fatboy Slim: Big Beach Bootique Volume V (The End) *
- Flying Lotus: Until the Quiet Comes (Warp) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2013-02-22] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- The Platters/Hank Ballard & the Midnighters:
- The Platters: Enchanted: The Best of the Platters (Rhino '98) A
- Hank Ballard & the Midnighters: Sexy Ways: The Best of Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (Rhino '93)
- Odds and Ends 023:
- Japandroids: Post-Nothing (Polyvinyl) ***
- Django Django: Django Django (Ribbon Music) ***
- Thao & the Get Down Stay Down: We the Common (Ribbon) **
- Dum Dum Girls: He Gets Me High (Sub Pop) **
- Japandroids: No Singles (Polyvinyl) **
- The Vaccines: Come of Age (Columbia) *
- Tilly and the Wall: Heavy Mood (TeamLove) *
- The Nervous Wreckords: Let Them All Talk (The Nervous Wreckords) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2013-02-15] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Batida/Diplo:
- Batida: Batida (Soundway) A-
- Diplo: Express Yourself (Mad Decent) B+
- Yo Ma Ma-Stephen Kalinich & Jon Tiven/Wussy:
- Yo Ma Ma: Symptomology/Stephen Kalinich & Jon Tiven: Shortcuts to Infinity (MsMusic) A-
- Wussy: Berneice Huff and Son, Bill, Sings . . . Popular Favorites (free Shake It mixtape) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2013-02-08] This Week in Expert Witness
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[posted by Webmaster on 2013-02-01] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 022:
- Death Grips: Exmilitary (free Third Worlds mixtape) ***
- Lushlife: Plateau Vision (Western Vinyl) ***
- E-40: Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift (Heavy on the Grind/EMI) **
- Lupe Fiasco: Food and Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 (Atlantic) **
- Roc Marciano: Reloaded (Decon) *
- Beanie Sigel: This Time (State Property/Ruffhouse) *
- Meek Mill: Dreams and Nightmares (Maybach Music/Warner Bros.) *
- Big Boi: Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors (Def Jam) *
- Public Enemy:
- Public Enemy: Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp (Enemy) A-
- Public Enemy: The Evil Empire of Everything (Enemy) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2013-01-25] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 021:
- Animal Collective: Centipede Hz (Domino) ***
- El-P: Cancer4Cure (Fat Possum) ***
- Hot Chip: In Our Heads (Domino) **
- Cat Power: Sun (Matador) **
- Future: Pluto (Epic) **
- Tame Impala: Lonerism (Modular) **
- Purity Ring: Shrines (4AD) *
- Andy Stott: Luxury Problems (Modern Love) *
- The dB's/Yo La Tengo:
- The dB's: Falling Off the Sky (Bar/None) A-
- Yo La Tengo: Fade (Matador) A-
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[posted by Webmaster on 2013-01-18] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 020:
- Juju: Justin Adams and Judeh Camera: In Trance (Realworld) ***
- Zani Diabaté & les Héritiers: Tientalaw (Sterns Africa) ***
- Sofrito: International Soundclash (Strut) **
- Sékouba Bambino: The Griot's Craft (Sterns Africa) **
- Sory Kandia Kouyaté: La Voix de la Révolution (Sterns Africa) **
- Sotho Sounds: Junk Funk (Riverboat) **
- African Blues (Putumayo) *
- Gnonnas Pedro: Volume 1 (Syllart) *
- Moreno and L'Orch First Moja-One/Laba Sosseh:
- Moreno and L'Orch First Moja-One: Sister Pili + 2 (Sterns Africa) A-
- Laba Sosseh: Volume 1 (Syllart) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2013-01-11] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 019:
- This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark (Icehouse) ***
- Shonen Knife: Osaka Ramones: A Tribute to the Ramones (Damnably) ***
- The Bachata Legends: The Bachata Legends (iASO) ***
- Enoch Assembly: King Elvis Dead (self-released) **
- Paul Simon: Live in New York City (Concord/Hear Music) **
- Taj Mahal: The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal 1969-1973 (Columbia/Legacy) **
- Mighty Sparrow: Sparromania!--Wit, Wisdom, & Soul From the King of Calypso 1962-1974 (Strut) *
- Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe (Fiesta Red) *
- Carl Perkins/Willie Nelson:
- Carl Perkins: The Very Best of Carl Perkins: Blue Suede Shoes (Collectables '98) A
- Willie Nelson: Heroes (Legacy) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2013-01-04] This Week in Expert Witness
New post this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Miguel:
- Miguel: All I Want Is You (Jive '10) B+
- Miguel: Kaleidoscope Dream (RCA) A-
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