2004 July | one times one
opinions were like kittens i was giving them away. -modest mouse
there's nothing as something as one. -e. e. cummings

      On the verge of releasing their new album, Wet From Birth, The Faint are set to embark on a tour taking them to Europe and across the U.S. Choosing to stay on the homegrown indie label, Saddle Creek, has done nothing to stunt this band’s popularity. Their nonstop touring schedule has undoubtedly run more [...]

OTO Rating: 2/10
     There is nothing worse than a bitter buffalo critic except a band that truly deserves a wretched review. Up until this point in my short span of writing reviews as a hobby and passion of mine, I’ve never wanted to immediately throw an album as far as possible from myself until now.

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OTO Rating: 9/10
     I’m sure the irony of something so beautiful coming from an album entitled The Ugly Organ is no mistake. As I’ve said before, beauty lurks in the strangest places, and it definitely pervades Cursive’s latest. This Omaha native band formed in 1995 and in that short span of time released three full length [...]

OTO Rating: 8/10
     Charting a band or musician’s change throughout their career can, at times, be an insightful, educational, and rewarding process. While in the case of Wilco the correct term may be evolution rather than change, the best read on their complete works may not come until well after they stop making records. After the [...]

OTO Rating: 8/10
     Severing or interrupting a connection is the literal meaning of the title of Carina Round’s sophomore album, and in my opinion the description of the very flow to the album. The one word that could be used to define this album, in my opinion, is “bookends.” It starts off so exciting with the [...]