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Freedy Johnston / Right Between The Promises (Archives, 2001)

(Late 2021 note: This originally appeared in the November 2001 issue of The Record Exchange’s Music Monitor, likely the first issue with content written after 9/11.) Has one changed skyline altered your aural landscape, too? Did a bunch of songs…

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They Might Be Giants / Mink Car (Archives, 2001)

(Late 2021 note: This album faced a hard life due to label issues. It’s getting revived onstage … maybe. Details currently up at TBMG’s homepage.) In the five years since their last full studio album, They Might Be Giants’ two…

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Duncan Sheik: Beyond The Phantom Moon (2001)

In the past 12 months, Duncan Sheik has made music in London and New York studios, in a Cuban music hall, on a stage in Albania, and in Bill Frisell’s living room. Yet by late January, the songwriter was back home in…

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Dave Matthews Band / Everyday (Archives, 2001)

Let’s remember one thing: it’s only rock and roll. Sure, this is Matthews’ big departure — sculpted, scrubbed, and plucked to seduce elusive retail markets in faraway lands. As you might recall, the contemplative Virginian was in a serious slump before…

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