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OTO Rating: 8/10 Upon pulling away the plastic sheath and unveiling what came to be the latest creation of two young lads by the name of Will Cremin and Miles Ranisavljevic, one couldn’t help but be struck by the moniker bestowed upon this band. Images of athletes on crutches and long stints on the DL [...]

OTO Rating: 8/10 A fluid, stream of conscious melody with subtle snap and fresh lyrics opens up Jaymay’s album Autumn Falling. The track, “Gray or Blue,” is at once tight and airy, accessible and shy, and a suitable introduction to the debut released in March on Blue Note Records. With the release Jaymay (aka Jamie [...]

OTO Rating: 8/10 In another boldly creative interaction with piles of able and active listeners, Radiohead is offering up an entirely new “album” (and concept) on iTunes. Again preempting the sonic pirate, Radiohead is offering up the fruits of its labor for download, but this time with an open invitation and organized competition to remix [...]

Masterful lyrics dripping with indie quirk and organic acoustic with some sound experimentation successfully complements the standout “indie” film of the year, “Juno.” Jason Reitman, recognizing the role of music in any well-executed indie film took the reigns of the soundtrack’s production and successfully developed a precise sound to support and almost mirror the narrative [...]

OTO Rating: 8/10 Domesticated Disco-Punk Lean and mean from start to finish, Sounds of Silver is LCD Soundsystem’s most cohesive, polished and accessible album to date. Avoiding the cluttered and bombastic beats of previous albums, front man James Murphy streamlines mixes and slows introductions of sound shifts effectively thickening crescendos and enhancing climaxes. Per usual [...]

OTO Rating: 6/10 Audio alchemist Alexis Gideon doesn’t produce shimmering nuggets of ill-begotten gold, but his laboratory shufflings mushroom into symphonies of explosions, clattering, and digital chattering that builds into a sonic crescendo deserving a thoughtful, if schizophrenic, ear. The quirky vignettes set a base layer for hilarious, often immature, and always random flowing that [...]

  OTO Rating: 9/10      Is it a coincidence Leaves in the River is released only mere days after the official Autumn Equinox? I doubt it. Like the symphony of crisp autumn leaves drifting into the chilly fall breezes, Sea Wolf echoes deep lyrics that swoon with gentle reflection, introspection and sentimental thoughts. Sea Wolf front [...]

  OTO Rating: 8/10       Dappled Cities (also known as Dappled Cities Fly) are a five-piece band from Sydney Australia that collectively claims to be “about 32% sane.” I can believe that statement because when listening to their latest release, Granddance, the songs ooze with a certain maniacal and frenzied passion that is anything but [...]

  OTO Rating: 7/10      Tegan and Sara are somewhat of an enigma to me. I can’t decide if I really like them or if, more times than not, they just annoy me. Although these are my personal feelings, with their latest release The Con they, without a doubt, prove they can produce some catchy, frantically [...]

OTO Rating: 9/10       Bishop Allen is so cute it’s sick. Their music leaves you with that warm fuzzy feeling all over. Everything about them, from their on stage presence to their peppy lyrics just makes you want to reach out and hug someone. Having seen them open for one of my favorite bands, the [...]