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...little burst of sun after the melancholic dinosaur storm. It’s just too bad that the disc ends on a more mainstream note. As enjoyable as “Dancers in the Dust” is, it rises up like Shrek at movie’s end: triumphant, bursting with light, but never really changed. Calla’s a band that sounds like Snow Patrol after being mauled by Minus the Bear. Their Dinosaur Rock may occasionally feel tried and archaic, but at least it’s a different beast...
...games, a red-suited space rogue (played by Pat Mahoney, the band’s drummer), soon arrives to threaten peace and stability on Mother Moon. Murphy and Mahoney duel it out, throwing moon rocks and attacking each other with multicolored space auras. Of course, Murphy is triumphant in this lunar turf battle and even proves to be compassionate when he and his crew save the red-coat rogue from certain death by welcoming him into their ship. A kick-dance celebration among new friends ensues aboard the ship to the insightful lyrics, “We are North American...
...managed to present his works only twice more in collective Leningrad artists' exhibits. Then Communist Party authorities orchestrated a vicious press campaign depicting him as a hostile element to the ideals of the revolution. Filonov became a nonperson in a country less interested in "analytical art" than in the triumphant certainties of Socialist Realism...
...their experimental arrangements range from saxophones and glockenspiels to Knopf’s own digital looping machine. The chorus of “Evil Bee” emulates “The Argument”-era Fugazi before pulling out all the stops with a horn fanfare and triumphant piano riff. Menomena is fearlessly confident in its musicianship, and even the album’s few faltering steps are refreshingly original...
...mean songs of overwhelming beauty and musical power—include the title track, “Let There Be Light,” and “Can’t Forget About You.” Best of all, Nas and Jay-Z reconcile on the triumphant “Black Republicans." It might finally be time to accept the post-”Illmatic” Nas. His effortless flow throughout the album and his mere happiness to be on the mic suggest that this is nothing less than another hip-hop classic...