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After a five year long absence, the Dutch group Bettie Serveert emerges with their fifth studio album, Log 22 and their characteristic heavy guitar sound. 11:00 p.m. T.T. The Bear’s Place, 10 Brookline St., Cambridge...
...skillful as they are, the assembled band cannot replicate the chemistry of Matthews’ regular gig, particularly the infectious energy injected by drummer Carter Beauford. Chief Phish Trey Anastasio and longtime collaborator Tim Reynolds provide some agile guitar licks, but at times bring Devil rather close to standard guitar rock. This is not all bad—“Save Me” sounds like it could have come off Anastasio’s solo album, only graced by Matthews’ infinitely superior vocals...
...disappointed. Matthews’ appealing—if somewhat somber—set of songs is more traditional than most of DMB’s output. He explores his emotional range on the single “Gravedigger”, but is hampered occasionally by an overwrought electric guitar. The acoustic version cuts deeper, setting Matthews’ voice alone amongst understated strings...
...listen, it’s defined by contradictions—an accessible beat-driven album that takes its title from a poem by Poet Laureate Mark Strand; a downtempo album that actually has lyrical content; an electronica album comprised largely of organic instruments. Vocalist Margaret Fiedler even lends wispy guitar sounds to the mix, and with skittering electronic beats complemented by drummer Lou Ciccotelli, Laika seem to move in spheres close to those of their Russian cosmodog namesake...
...darkest crannies of my soul I know that classical music has a depth and a complexity to it that pop music, alas, cannot. This is something that rock music snobs try to obscure by knowing tens of thousands of different indie bands, and by endlessly dividing similar guitar music into different categories and genealogies. But for the prophet, there is a simpler solution: just listen to Radiohead whenever feelings of inadequacy start to build up. With a manic, enlightened glint in my eye, I defy anyone to play me five minutes of music with greater depth than...