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...time when singer-songwriters, divas and solo acts abound, Death Cab is a refreshing example of humble unity. Dressing mainly in black and communicating actively with each other on stage, Death Cab comes off as a band in the fullest sense of the word. They convey music, not pretenses, overdrawn speeches and affected crowd pleasing. In fact, guitarist/keyboardist Chris Walla rarely even makes eye contact with the audience, and bassist Nick Harmer pays most of his attention to drummer Jason McGerr. Perhaps this is too much at times, but the underlying innocence and musical devotion implicit in these mannerisms...
...mandolinist and current driving force behind progressive pop-newgrass group Nickel Creek, is almost certainly the most virtuosic mandolinist in the entire modern American roots scene, earning comparisons to David Grisman and other similarly luminary pickers. Especially on Not All Who Wander Are Lost, Thile’s 2001 solo album made with the help of such respected musicians as Bela Fleck and Jerry Douglas, listeners were captivated by the mesmeric and natural quality of the tracks. However, Thile’s greatest strength—his mandolin chops—are far less well-represented on this album. Given...
...album are markedly less new- and jam-grass focused than previously. Instead, this sensibility has been replaced by a considerably more mainstream rock and pop feel that is much less enthralling. It would have been nice to see Thile continue to host other well-known and respected on his solo albums; there’s a kind of team sensibility that goes with good musicians jamming that is absent from this disc. In the end, this is not a bad album, but it fails to excite the way Thile’s previous work...
Ogbechie led the team down the stretch, contributing seven digs, two solo blocks and three block assists on the defensive side. But it was her .472 hitting that helped the Crimson to an early 5-0 lead in the fifth game that it eventually...
...remains one of the top-grossing stand-up comedians on the planet, and earlier this year he collaborated with Twista and Kanye West on a No. 1 hit, Slow Jamz. Foxx signed a record deal last week with Clive Davis' J Records, which hopes to release a Jamie Foxx solo album by the spring of 2005, just around Oscar time. "I will never do this much publicity ever again in my life," says Foxx. "But this is kind of my moment here...