WAS (NOT WAS) > Pick of the Litter: 1980-2010

WAS (NOT WAS)
Hey King Kong: Pick of the Litter 1980-2010
(MICRO WERKS)
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“Out Come the Freaks” was the rallying cry of David Weiss and Don Fagenson (taking the brotherly last name of Was), two Detroit musical misfits who turned disco, funk, soul and jazz upside down with five albums released during the titular years. Don went [...]

SHOUT OUT LOUDS > Work

SHOUT OUT LOUDS
Work
(MERGE RECORDS)
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“Run away run run run run run run…” Adam Olenius sings on “Walls,” the first single off Shout Out Louds’ Work.
Two albums into their career, Shout Out Louds decided to take a break, to “run away” for a bit and figure out what is was they wanted to do. It wasn’t [...]

RAY WYLIE HUBBARD > A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (HINT: There is no C)

RAY WYLIE HUBBARD
A. ENLIGHTENMENT B. ENDARKENMENT (HINT: THERE IS NO C)
(BORDELLO)

With a mouthful of gravel, rusty nails and busted glass, Texas grit-monger Ray Wylie Hubbard is more potent now than when he was lobbing the hippie/biker/redneck standard “Up Against the Wall (Redneck Mother),” which grew to anthemic proportions as the cornerstone of gonzo, Lone Star [...]