http://www.inlander.com/spokane/articles.sec-54-1-cd-review.html As High as the Highest Heavens and From the Center to the Circumference of the Earth.]]> The deadliest attack happens when you least expect it. And here, from the middle of nowhere, comes one of the best albums of 2011. US Christmas, a band from the foothills of Appalachia, bestows upon the world its latest: The Valley Path,.]]> The deadliest attack happens when you least expect it. And here, from the middle of nowhere, comes one of the best albums of 2011. US Christmas, a band from the foothills of Appalachia, bestows upon the world its latest: The Valley Path,.]]> The instrumentals seem similarly removed, with only Jason McGurr’s excellent drumming feeling natural. The album does feature more keyboards than previous Death Cab albums, most notably on “Codes and Keys” and “Portable Television.” Beyond the production, Codes and Keys.]]> The instrumentals seem similarly removed, with only Jason McGurr’s excellent drumming feeling natural. The album does feature more keyboards than previous Death Cab albums, most notably on “Codes and Keys” and “Portable Television.” Beyond the production, Codes and Keys.]]> While the music isn’t exactly complex, the upright bass and simple arrangements all complement the centerpiece of the band: Ford’s voice, which is sweet on tracks like “Thirteen Years Old” and then abrupt and punchy on tracks like “This Crew.” The whole album is solid, and proof that Ford and her band won’t be underground for long.]]> While the music isn’t exactly complex, the upright bass and simple arrangements all complement the centerpiece of the band: Ford’s voice, which is sweet on tracks like “Thirteen Years Old” and then abrupt and punchy on tracks like “This Crew.” The whole album is solid, and proof that Ford and her band won’t be underground for long.]]> "I´m not a f---ing role model” are the first words we hear from Tyler, the Creator on his sophomore effort, Goblin. And I couldn’t agree more — Goblin is, on the surface, mostly about suicide, rape and arson. So then why is his sluggish, nauseating hip-hop so appealing? For starters, Tyler’s words may be deranged but somehow they never feel forced.]]> "I´m not a f---ing role model” are the first words we hear from Tyler, the Creator on his sophomore effort, Goblin. And I couldn’t agree more — Goblin is, on the surface, mostly about suicide, rape and arson. So then why is his sluggish, nauseating hip-hop so appealing? For starters, Tyler’s words may be deranged but somehow they never feel forced.]]> He´s exposing himself. Showing who he is. On album three, James Pants has revived the party (but not too much) and reeled in the weird (but not too much) to give longtime fans something decidedly Pants-ian: a danceable album brimming with kook and vintage-y freak-flag-flying.]]> He´s exposing himself. Showing who he is. On album three, James Pants has revived the party (but not too much) and reeled in the weird (but not too much) to give longtime fans something decidedly Pants-ian: a danceable album brimming with kook and vintage-y freak-flag-flying.]]> Twenty years ago, the Foo Fighters’ leader Dave Grohl was part of some band called Nirvana that released a little album called Nevermind. While Grohl has been consistently prolific in the two de]]> It’s fitting that a song titled “It’s Casual” opens up Human Hearts, the newest album by indie pop purveyors Maritime. The phrase is an accurate summation of the Milwaukee quar]]> The album also examines the ugliness under the façade of Hollywood on “The Autopsy Garland” and “Liza Forever Minnelli.” The latter bookends the immortality theme, confronting the struggle to escape permanent isolation and gleaning hope from Minnelli’s Walk of Fame star.]]> The album also examines the ugliness under the façade of Hollywood on “The Autopsy Garland” and “Liza Forever Minnelli.” The latter bookends the immortality theme, confronting the struggle to escape permanent isolation and gleaning hope from Minnelli’s Walk of Fame star.]]> The boys of the Strokes are men now. But their most recent album, Angles,.]]> The boys of the Strokes are men now. But their most recent album, Angles,.]]> The best tracks in the bunch are those that look back on the classic albums: “Mine Smell Like Honey” jangles triumphantly, recalling their college radio roots. “Oh My Heart” recalls the crooning, mandolin folk of their masterpiece, Automatic for the People.]]> The best tracks in the bunch are those that look back on the classic albums: “Mine Smell Like Honey” jangles triumphantly, recalling their college radio roots. “Oh My Heart” recalls the crooning, mandolin folk of their masterpiece, Automatic for the People.]]> The record includes a couple of mammoth tracks, but the majority nail the gangsta racket without any of the creativity or grandeur that his previous solo work is famed for. In fact, the painfully dull “Butter Knives” is one of the worst Wu-Tang solo jams yet.]]>