ATTENTION BEACH SLANG FANS!! QUIET SLANG is a side project for BEACH SLANG front man James Alex. The songs definitely sound like his but instead of rowdy punk tunes, the QUIET SLANG song are built around piano & cello arrangements.

When the Beasties' 2nd record came out, everybody was expecting more raps about Brass Monkey. What we got was way different and completely better. This record is an essential piece of rap history. It's got great rhymes and rugged samples 'like Brooks Brothers got suits' courtesy of the Dust Brothers. You must own this album.

Beck followed up his monster hit ODELAY with MUTATIONS, trading in the found-sound, sample-heavy style that him brought him fame & acclaim for more somber singer/songwriter fare in the vein of his early recordings. Production is handled by NIGEL GODRICH hot off OK COMPUTER... HIGHLY REC'D!

2000 REMASTER, NO BONUS TRACKS FEATURING KEITH MOON, JIMMY PAGE, JOHN PAUL JONES, AYNSLEY DUNBAR, NICKY HOPKINS.....

Beirut's debut album "Gulag Orkestar" was one of those rare debuts that truly blew away most people that heard it especially when they found out that leader Zach Condon was still a teenager. The follow up e.p. "Lon Gisland" was the first to feature the full BEIRUT band & "Flying Club Cup" is the first full length to do so. The Balkan styles that were so prevelant on the debut are more subdued this time around. Many of the songs feature simple percussion arrangements, accordion & sparse horn arrangements giving the album sort of a 'Parisian street musician' sort of vibe. Condon's voice sounds more mature this time around, almost like a tenor Stephen Merritt or Rufus Wainwright. So those of you that were betting on a sophomore slump for BEIRUT well, it's time to pay up.

BELL WITCH returns with "Future's Shadow: Part 1 Clandestine Gate" the first part of a proposed three album trilogy. The album starts off with a mellow organ passage that sounds like a funeral dirge. Guitars slowly fade in & the piece finally fully arrives at the 9 minute mark. If you thought "Mirror Reaper" was a slow burn wait until you throw this one on. All of the elements that we know & love about BELL WITCH are here, slow as molasses doom, epic patience & willingness to let the chords breathe & REVERENCE FOR THE DOOM. RECOMMENDED.

ARMY ! DON'T CHANGE ! MAGIC ! BEN FOLDS with strings - nice!

Griselda's knife-man is always ready to kill a beat. Benny has an uncomplicated flow & style that's never out of place. That's not to say he's not a great lyricist, that's to say that sometimes the gymnastics aren't the draw. See, what Benny does is put together rhymes, flows, & beats for a complete experience, you can vibe to it, but the drums knock hard enough to get people on the dance floor. You can put it on at the party, but your writer-ly friends can rock wtih the penmanship. It's a one-stop shop for any fan of good Hip Hop music.