2006-02-20
The enthralling new Streets of New York (released Feb. 21 on the equally new 00:02:59 label) finds the artist in his mid-fifties, his youthful energy unflagging, and he’s never sounded more committed to the themes he’s tackled. They range from the title track—a gritty paean to his adopted hometown that he describes as “my love song to the city”—to the chilling “Cell Phones Ringing (in the Pockets of the Dead),” his unflinching response to the 2004 Madrid train bombings. - James GambleYour Old Droog
Packs
ARK LIFE
THE DREAM OF YOU & ME
IAN MCLAGAN & THE BUMP BAND
United States
Yo La Tengo
I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
Pinetop Seven
The Night's Bloom
LOW
Drums and Guns
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