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

OTO Rating: 5/10
      “Velvet Skies,” the first track off of Silver Sunshine’s self-titled debut album, is not just reminiscent of The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows,” it IS “Tomorrow Never Knows.” Considering the promotional hype surrounding the San Diego quartet over the past few months, the songs are surprisingly pedestrian at best. “Silver Sunshine” is not [...]

OTO Rating: 8/10
      A somewhat reluctant artist, Portland’s Corrina Repp isn’t keen on being in the spotlight or involving herself in any aspect of the music industry. Luckily, Repp has found a home on Chad Crouch’s Hush Records, who quietly have released some of the best albums this year. Where her 2001 release, I Take [...]

Illumina is a seven-piece musical collective based in suburban Philadelphia that has it all. Great songs, excellent musicianship, heart, soul, smarts, and humor.
Their debut album, Nightlight, has just been officially released on their their own Puffed Wheat label, and it’s not one you want to miss. I don’t normally toss out five star reviews on [...]