REVIEWS and VIEWS

Brought up on punk, the ‘SONiCs show has always been about thinking for yourself. But, hey, when you don’t want to, let us do the tedious work for you. Here are some reviews to help you find what’s worth your precious time, and some other blather to waste your precious time. See, we’re helping you help yourself. HOOKED on SONiCS cares.

Eventually we’ll get this back up and running better…we have a slew of reviews to post here, but we’ve been slow in getting them up. For now, enjoy the oldies and check the CJLO MAGAZINE for other reviews and feature write-ups.

Record Reviews:

• Autolux – Future Perfect [September 2004, DMZ/Sony]
• Beautiful Mistake – This Is Who You Are [March 2004, Militia Group]
• Beta Band – Heroes to Zeros [May 2004, EMI]
• Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning [January 2005, Saddle Creek]
• Bright Eyes – Digital Ash in a Digital Urn [January 2005, Saddle Creek]
• Challenger – Give People What They Want In Lethal Doses [February 2004, Jade Tree]
• Drive-By Truckers – The Dirty South [August 2004, New West]
• Emm Gryner – Songs of Love and Death [January 2005, Dead Daisy]
• Iron and Wine – Our Endless Numbered Days [March 2004, Sub Pop]
• Jane Anchor – Just Wait EP [March 2004, Independent]
• Jimmy Eat World – Futures [October 2004, Interscope]
• The Kinison – What Are You Listening To [May 2004, LaSalle/Atlantic]
• Luna – Rendezvous [October 2004, Jetset]
• Nellie McKay – Get Away from Me [February 2004, Columbia]
• Tift Merritt – Tambourine [August 2004, Lost Highway]
• Morrissey – You Are The Quarry [May 2004, Attack/Sanctuary Records]
• Organ – Grab That Gun [May 2004, Mint/604 Records]
• Pinback – Summer in Abaddon [October 2004, Touch & Go]
• Sparta – Porcelain [July 2004, Geffen]
• Superchunk – Crowding Up Your Visual Field DVD [February 2004, Merge]
• Uncut – Those Who Were Hung Hang Here [September 2004, Paperbag]
• Velvet Teen – Elysium [August 2004, Slowdance]
• Vines – Winning Days [March 2004, Capitol]

Live Reviews:

• Autolux @ Cabaret, February 1, 2005
• Constantines, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The Grey @ Cabaret, March 30, 2004
• Dashboard Confessional, Thrice, Get Up Kids @ CEPSUM, May 14, 2004
• Get Up Kids, Recover, Rocky Votolato @ Le Spectrum, March 11, 2004
• Hot Snakes @ La Sala Rossa, November 9, 2004
• Jimmy Eat World @ Le Spectrum, November 20, 2004
• Nellie McKay @ Club Soda, July 1, 2004 (Part of the Montreal International Jazz Fest)
• Thursday, Engine Down, Spitalfield @ Le Spectrum, April 21, 2004

Other Views:

• HOOKED on SONiCs 2004 Year End Audit!
• What to Catch at the 2004 Pop Montréal Festival
• My First Musical Purchase
• Guilty Pleasure of 2003 – “Shake Ya Tailfeather”

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