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Supertramp
Supertramp Crime of the Century (Deluxe) A&M/UME by David Chiu If 1979’s Breakfast in America is considered Supertramp’s definitive album, then the British art rock band’s Crime of the Century,...
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Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet minutes and seconds—live Metropolis by David Chiu British singer Alison Moyet had a spectacular 2013 with the release of her comeback album the minutes. The momentum of that recording has...
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Paul Kelly
(amazon.com) Paul Kelly The Merri Soul Sessions Gawd Aggie by David Chiu On The Merri Soul Sessions, veteran Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly steps back from the microphone for a majority of the...
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Father John Misty
Father John Misty I Love You, Honeybear Sub Pop by David Chiu Don’t be misled by the title of John Tillman’s (a.k.a. Father John Misty) latest album—it’s not exactly a warm and fuzzy work, though its...
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Katrina Leskanich
Katrina Leskanich Blisland Katrina’s Web by David Chiu It only seems appropriate that the former singer of Katrina and the Waves released her first new album in 10 years on the eve of “Walking on...
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The Juliana Hatfield Three
The Juliana Hatfield Three Whatever, My Love American Laundromat Records by David Chiu It seems like the last few years have seen the reunions of seminal ’90s bands such as Luna, Pavement, Netural Milk...
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Led Zeppelin
(Rhino) Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti (Deluxe Edition) Swan Song/Atlantic/Rhino by David Chiu One of the greatest double albums in rock, Led Zeppelin’s opus Physical Graffiti is recently marked its...
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Mike + the Mechanics
(Rhino) Mike + the Mechanics Living Years Atlantic/Rhino by David Chiu When Genesis’ Mike Rutherford started Mike + the Mechanics 30 years ago, it was more of an informal musical solo project as...
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Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor Fun in Space Strange Frontier Omnivore Recordings/Hollywood by David Chiu Roger Taylor is best known as the drummer of Queen, but that just tells only part of the story of his career....
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Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Mom + Pop by David Chiu As a music writer, I always find it satisfying to discover an unknown artist who was poised for stardom...
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Stranger Cat
Stranger Cat In the Wilderness Joyful Noise by David Chiu In the musical world, it is often true that an artist’s best work is the result of a personal obstacle or difficulty. That is certainly the...
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Toto
Toto Toto XIV Frontiers by David Chiu At the time of Toto’s brief hiatus from a few years ago, the likelihood of a new studio album – the follow-up to 2006’s Falling In Between – seemed really remote....
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Judas Priest
Judas Priest Defenders of the Faith: 30th Anniversary Edition Columbia/Legacy by David Chiu Defenders of the Faith, Judas Priest’s ninth studio album, captures the band at its peak form musically...
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Tori Amos
Tori Amos Little Earthquakes Under the Pink Rhino by David Chiu I can vividly remember the first time I heard Tori Amos’ music. It was in the early ’90s at a record store—either a Sam Goody or a...
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Kathryn Calder
Kathryn Calder Kathryn Calder File Under: Music by David Chiu The New Pornographers’ keyboardist/singer Kathryn Calder returns with her third solo album and it’s another eloquent work. There’s a...
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Two Classic Faith No More Albums to Be Re-Released
by David Chiu On the heels of Faith No More’s return with an upcoming new record and U.S. tour, Rhino announced Thursday the reissue of two of the band’s classic classic – The Real Thing (1989) and...
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Translator
Translator Sometimes People Forget Omnivore Recordings by David Chiu Unless you are really hardcore into Eighties alternative rock, Translator may not ring some bells. That is the period from 1979 to...
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Bad Company
Bad Company Bad Company Straight Shooter Swan Song/Rhino by David Chiu Take 2 parts Free (Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke), 1 part Mott the Hoople (Mick Ralphs), and 1 part King Crimson (Boz Burrell),...
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Van Halen
Van Halen Tokyo Dome Live in Concert Rhino by David Chiu This might be one of the best live albums in recent memory – and not surprisingly, it comes from the reunited Van Halen with front man David Lee...
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Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton Forever Man Reprise by David Chiu This year marked Eric Clapton’s 70th birthday, a milestone that is celebrated on this recent career-spanning compilation focusing on Slowhand’s output for...
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