Each Friday, we bring you 10 reviews of recently released CDs done in 10 words each:
Bachelorette My Electrical Family — New Zealand singer unleashes 11 tracks of pyschedelic, electronic pop.
Sir Richard Bishop The Freak of Araby — Instrumental album is full of mellow, guitar-focused, Arabic songs.
Anjulie Anjulie —R&b is all starting to sound the same these days.
The Features Some Kind of Salvation — Nashville band’s sophomore rock disc out four years after debut.
Viva Voce Rose City — Portland alt-rock duo becomes a quartet for sophomore disc.
Gary Lewis & The Playboys The Complete Liberty Singles — 1960s pop band releases 55-song collection of its hits.
Passion Pit Manners — Pop music with lots of falsetto soaking in over top.
Jenny Owen Youngs Transmitter Failure — Sophomore album from pop-folkster is full of catchy tunes.
Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women — Roots rocker teams up with seven women for diverse album.
Nakia Water to Wine — Soulful singer from Austin has caught eye of Sharon Jones.
This article appears in May 26 – Jun 2, 2009.
