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Uh Huh Her - “I See Red”: Sentimentalist Magazine Review

Leisha Hailey, half of this duo (sporting a name that’s an obvious nod to the great PJ Harvey), is best known for her role on The L Word and for her previous band, The Murmurs. She began this project last year with bassist/keyboardist Camila Grey from Mellowdrone. Songs such as “Run” have achingly [...]

1 Aug 2007 | More
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Smashing Pumpkins – “Zeitgeist” : Sentimentalist Magazine Review

Since the cover art for Zeitgeist is so disappointingly cliché, you have to let it go, knowing the music inside must at least be a step up from the package. And luckily, it is. With his latest effort, which reclaims the name of his best-selling band to date, Billy Corgan proves gifted [...]

1 Aug 2007 | 1 comment | More
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Bat for Lashes – “Fur and Gold” : Sentimentalist Magazine Review

Like a warm bubble bath, it’s easy to sink into Natasha Khan’s twilight world of faeries, fairy tales, beaches at night, craggy cliffs, glitter and gloom. Like a modern day Beatrice to guide us through our own Divine Comedy, Khan’s dreamy dalliances with wizardry, moonlight, heartbreak, sex, ghosts and horses is enough to warm yon [...]

1 Aug 2007 | More