eMusic Archives: June 2011
Thievery Corporation, Culture …
Although it must pain them to admit it, Thievery Corporation may never sh… more »
Sir Simon Rattle, Adams: Orche…
It took a while for orchestras and conductors to get the idea that John A… more »
The 10 Best Buddy Holly Songs …
It's hard to fathom that Buddy Holly was only 22 years old when his remar… more »
Haley Tanner, Vaclav and Lena…
A debut that expresses just how much of ourselves we owe to others Haley … more »
Arthur Philips, The Tragedy of…
A visit to the Bard via Eco Of all the ways The Tragedy of Arthur offers … more »
John Adams, Shaker Loops…
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams's hugely successful stage work… more »
Gillian Welch, The Harrow …
It's been eight years since Gillian Welch's Soul Journey, which amounts t… more »
Comet Gain, Howl of the Lonely…
The venerable Comet Gain are the intelligentsia of English twee-pop. Whil… more »
The New Gary Burton Quartet, C…
Gary Burton's egalitarian instincts and warm, versatile vibraphone make h… more »
James Carter, Caribbean Rhapso…
James Carter initially impressed with his prodigious technique on a varie… more »
Jean Thompson, The Year We Lef…
A saga of siblings that roams from the Midwest to Seattle to Italy Grenad… more »
Jo Nesbo, The Snowman
Oslo's most tortured detective solves a gruesome crime The Snowman begins… more »
Erik Larson, In the Garden of …
It's unbelievable, even if it's all true The Devil in the White City and … more »
Random Axe, Random Axe…
In 2011, hip-hop is holding strong as a two-decade-old corporate media co… more »
Ann Patchett, State of Wonder…
The product of an artist in her prime Ann Patchett's State of Wonder begi… more »
Orrin Evans, Captain Black Big…
This dynamic, high-voltage big band collective, directed and occasionally… more »
Mingus Big Band, Mingus Big Ba…
After being nominated for a handful of Grammys on their past studio recor… more »
Label Guide: Rhino Records
Since Rhino has one of the most daunting back catalogs in the business, w… more »
Label Guide: Nonesuch Records
Originally founded in 1964 as a boutique label, Nonesuch Records has stea… more »
Jocelyn Pook, Flood
Flood is a haunted, dark-hued work about the end of the millennium … more »
Jukebox Jury: Vetiver
In the Whole Earth catalog, a Vetiver is a highly fragrant type of South … more »
Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital…
"When I get back home," Dan Boeckner howls on the opening track of Sound … more »
Shabazz Palaces, Black Up…
Ishmael Butler doesn't like to repeat himself, and he'll take as much tim… more »
Smif-N-Wessun, Monumental…
Duck Down Records hit the jackpot when it teamed the raspy Buckshot with … more »