http://www.75orLess.com/ Album reviews in 75 words or fewer. en-us Copyright 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:37:53 -0500 Wed, 16 May 2012 07:47:52 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.36 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ]]> THE AMAZING VISUAL MUSICAL ADVENTURE DVD

75orLess Records is proud to announce the release of the DVD 'THE AMAZING VISUAL MUSICAL ADVENTURE', featuring 90 minutes of music videos by 24 label performers. The DVD will be is limited to only 75 copies and includes a gallery of the entire archive of 75orLess Records album covers. Featuring music videos by: Baylies Band, Before The Masons, bitch brothers, The Blood Moons, Broadcaster, Crotchthrottle, David Tessier, Dennis Most and the Instigators, The Dial Mz, The Doll Eyes, Galvanize, Good Time Charlie, Hank Sinatra Jr, Hope Anchor, The Jesse Minute, Lloyd's Llamas, Mark Cutler, Minky Starshine, The Masons, The Propellers, The Sentimental Favorites, Six Star General, Stan, and Vertical Twin. You can purchase a copy at the label website. ]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/05/the_amazing_vis.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/05/the_amazing_vis.php Wed, 16 May 2012 09:37:53 -0500 ]]> Soul Junk - 1961

Soul-Junk has a new full length album, "1961", available for digital download. Their immense discography started out with rock, went into bizarro hip hop for a few albums, before returning to their rock band-based roots. No matter the genre or approach, one thing remains constant and that is their praise of Jesus Christ, Son of God. I have always considered the religious part of their music to just be one more unique characteristic about the band, and have never let it distract me from the music itself, which is truly original. Known for frequently rotating members of the band, this album has Glen Galaxy backed by members of his actual family, now including his twelve year old son Jude on drums and five year old singer/percussionist daughter Mila. The entire album is streaming and available for purchase at their bandcamp page.
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/05/souljunk_1961.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/05/souljunk_1961.php Mon, 14 May 2012 10:09:11 -0500 ]]> Mojo Nixon, New Multitudes, Firehose, Grant McLennan, Beastie Boys

Big Plans for Everybody has Firehose Live 1988
That's The Thing About That has Mojo Nixon Live April 2012
Big O has the Beastie Boys 5-22-92
NYC Taper has New Multitudes 3-14-12
That Striped Sunlight Sound has Grant McLennan 6-10-91
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/05/fridays_found_m_14.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/05/fridays_found_m_14.php Fri, 11 May 2012 12:19:52 -0500 ]]> XTC, Swiz, Supreme Dicks, The Jesus Lizard, Cat Power

Mondo de Muebles has XTC's Peel Sessions
Noise Addiction has Swiz live April 1988
The Free Mumsic Archive has the Supreme Dicks 3-17-12
Shiny Grey Monotone has the Jesus Lizard 11-2-90
Doom and Gloom from the Tomb has Cat Power 9-18-96
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/05/fridays_found_m_13.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/05/fridays_found_m_13.php Fri, 04 May 2012 08:49:25 -0500 ]]> Six Star General - Splinter

(From Providence Phoenix March 2012): Their eighth studio effort, Splinter, finds guitarist Kyle Jackson, drummer Dan Ulmschneider, and bassist/vocalist Mark MacDougall peaking hard through concise and potent bursts of stoner sludge. Alt-rock fossils still hooked on vintage Dinosaur Jr., Silkworm, and Archers of Loaf should dig deep into their back catalog. Splinter was recorded in five sessions over two months, a marathon by SSG standards. Credit producer and local veteran musician Kraig Jordan (also of the Masons), who's Plan of a Boy studio has become the go-to recording spot for SSG. Layers of Kyle Jackson's guitar work resonate across Splinter on cuts "Curved Nerves" and "Triple EEE", and if you listen closely, you'll hear Jordan yelling through a bullhorn with swirling echoes. 75orLess brethren Mark Cutler, Bill Keough (Galvanize), and Joe Traynor (Vertical Twin) conjure a garage rock choir on a few tracks, including the opener "Ungroovy Feeling," and the band reworked two cuts from the previous EP. Nine tracks in all, you can download the track Curved Nerves, and buy a copy of the cd at the label webpage.
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/05/six_star_genera.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/05/six_star_genera.php Wed, 02 May 2012 11:53:36 -0500 ]]> Groundhawgs - Warbirds

Nostradamus foretold of it in his quatrains.... The Mayan Calendar predicted it... and so it has come to pass... THE GROUNDHAWGS! The long dormant rock outfit who made such a defiant and jubilant noise in the late 80's and 90's, have returned to this island Earth with a new full length LP titled WARBIRDS. It's massive riffs, surgical strike hooks, and melodious choruses threaten to shatter the North American continental shelf, and or change the face of ROCK as we know it. DROP, COVER, and ROLL KIDS... GROUNDHAWGS WARBIRDS IS HERE! TOPS!!! Eleven tracks in all, you can download the track Tops and pick up a copy of the cd at the label webpage.
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/groundhawgs_war.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/groundhawgs_war.php Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:54:11 -0500 ]]> Modest Mouse, White Hills, Elliott Smith, Sun Ra, Mark Lanegan Band

That's The Thing About That has Modest Mouse 9-10-00
NYC Taper has White Hills 4-9-12
Captains Dead has Elliott Smith 4-13-99
Big O has Sun Ra 11-11-71
Music Art VCL has the Mark Lanegan Band 2-22-12
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/fridays_found_m_12.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/fridays_found_m_12.php Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:25:22 -0500 ]]> The Masons - Warm Days Long Shadows

It was 2007 when we last heard from The Masons. In the 5 years that have followed The Masons have sharpened, honed and refined their signature sound. They ask each song what it wants, and then give each song what it needs. The results of "The Masons' Method" is Warm Days Long Shadows. 22 songs over 2 CDs, the new double album is permeated with songs about life in the 21st Century. Warm Days features The Masons' rock 'n roll credentials with big guitars, pulsing drums and anthemic choruses. Long Shadows delves deeply into keyboard laden atmospheres, slow tempos, softly strummed acoustic guitars, and majestic vocals. Warm Days Long Shadows is the perfect soundtrack for a summer's night, a winter's day or any weather pattern. You can download the track 'Get Up', watch a video of the song 'The Only Way', and purchase a copy of the cd at the label webpage.
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/the_masons_warm.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/the_masons_warm.php Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:54:40 -0500 ]]> Good Time Charlie - Old Wine New Vinegar

Good Time Charlie is a five piece band from the Rhode Island area, featuring former members of Mustache Ride. Formed in 2010 shortly after the death of Leslie Nielsen, Good Time Charlie is an amalgamation of punk/indie and church music. Recorded at Satellite Studios, most of the songs are about parties the band has been to. You can download the title track Old Wine New Vinegar and buy a copy of the cd at the label webpage.
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/good_time_charl.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/good_time_charl.php Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:53:03 -0500 ]]> Big Country, Alley Cats, New Multitudes, Bow Wow Wow, Centro-matic

Mondo de Muebles has Bow Wow Wow live 1983
Southern Shelter has Centro-matic 4-9-12
The Steam Engine has New Multitudes 3-12-12
Son of Subversive Sound has Big Country 5-4-84
Noise Addiction has Alley Cats 1-21-83
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/big_country_all.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/big_country_all.php Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:19:22 -0500 ]]> Buell Thomas - In The Air (Big Blue)

I had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with Buell Thomas in the early 1990s. Many a smoke saturated Saturday afternoon were spent listening to music, talking about music and playing music. Now it's 2012 and Mr. Thomas has a record called In The Air that seems to be an extension of those Saturdays long ago. I can hear multiple influences on this record from The Beatles (Billy Preston era) & 1970s Nashville to Burt Bacharach and a spoken word piece called Right Now that could have been on Sun Ra's Heliocentric Worlds Vol. I. This is music to make you feel good; just like a Saturday afternoon. You can listen or purchase the album here.
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/buell_thomas_in.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/buell_thomas_in.php Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:10:13 -0500 ]]> The Sentimental Favorites - The Unrelenting Sentimental Favorites

The Sentimental Favorites are a no nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is Providence RI duo of seasoned entertainers. On The Unrelenting Sentimental Favorites, their sophomore effort five years in the making, they have plenty to say and do so in 31 songs about work, life, growing old, death, family, what's wrong with the world today and how that cigarette makes you look fat. The first 25 copies include a poster with lyrics. Digital downloads are available here, you can download the track Litterbugs, watch a video for the track Hey Sonny, and purchase a copy of the cd at the label website.
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/the_sentimental.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/the_sentimental.php Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:52:26 -0500 ]]> Husker Du, Heartless Bastards, Sharon Van Etten, Death of Samantha, The Pixies

Big O has Husker Du 7-24-81
NYC Taper has the Heartless Bastards 3-17-12
The Flat Response has Sharon Van Etten 3-28-12
The Free Music Archive has Death of Samantha 3-17-12
Music Art VCL has The Pixies live 1989
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/fridays_found_m_11.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/fridays_found_m_11.php Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:51:26 -0500 ]]> Minky Starshine - Womanity

Sonically grander than previous Minky Starshine records, 2012's "Womanity" is tightly arranged and produced, delivering bursts of warmth and color from start to finish. The songs continue to feel like memories from our past, but are fashioned to recall the most notable melody makers in todays hip indie culture. This is the birth of a new beat. Drawing upon the classic powerpop running through their blood, Minky and his camp of lovelorn bandits have pulled out all the stops this third time around. The newest addition of drummer John Sands (Aimee Mann, Liz Phair) and Tracy Bonham (vocals/violin) combined with a soundscape of horns, synths and other oddball blips and bleeps, often brings to mind the creative genius of a mad-scientist ringside at the circus. But, how can a cosmopolitan brand of indie rock still be strut worthy while offering listeners such hope and emotional sentiment? This record answers that question while turning new wave aesthetics into old wave media. Oh, the womanity of it all...Produced by Anthony Resta (Duran Duran) and mastered by Chris Gehringer (Rihanna, Lady Gaga) at various locations along the east coast. Eleven tracks in all, you can download the tracks Hard Times and Laughing Gas, and watch a video of the track Cinematic Mojo. Digital downloads are available here and you can purchase at the label website.
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/minky_starshine_1.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/minky_starshine_1.php Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:51:44 -0500 ]]> The Warmers, Joy Formidable, Rollins Band, Plasmatics, Lucero

Acid Punks has the Warmers 4-19-97
That's The thing About That has Lucero 4-1-12
Noise Addiction has The Plasmatics 1978
Bradley's Almanac has the Joy Formidable 3-29-11
Shiny Grey Monotone has the Rollins Band 6-3-87
]]> http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/fridays_found_m_9.php http://www.75orLess.com/?/archive/2012/04/fridays_found_m_9.php Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:47:24 -0500