Every Friday, we bring you reviews of 10 recently released CDs done in 10 words each:
Electric Tickle Machine Blew It Again — Up-tempo rock fuses fine line between hooks, garage sound.
Blake Lewis Heartbreak on Vinyl — I never thought I’d hear something worse than his debut.
Black Tape for a Blue Girl 10 Neurotics — Music is a modern take on cabaret… with bad lyrics.
Steep Canyon Rangers Deep in the Shade — Twelve more solid, energetic bluegrass songs from North Carolina quintet. (Performing with Steve Martin on Oct. 10 at Knight Theater.)
AFI Crash Love — Band’s eighth studio album continues same path they’ve been on.
Jer Coons Speak — Another acoustic singer with plenty of hooks for Top 40. (At Double Door on Oct. 21.)
Various Artists The Best Is Yet To Come: The Songs of Cy Coleman — Tribute album features Fiona Apple, Nikka Costa and Sara Watkins.
Various Artists Whip It Soundtrack — From old to new, variety of bands make up soundtrack.
Lita Ford Wicked Wonderland — ‘80s rocker makes lyrically weak return to the music scene.
Selena Gomez The Scene — Another Disney teen trying to find career outside of television.
This article appears in Oct 6-13, 2009.
