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 Gamble
MIDLAKE
The Courage of Others
THE INNOCENCE MISSION
My Room in the Trees
Air Traffic Controller
Black Box
Andrew Bird
The Mysterious Production of Eggs
LOS STRAITJACKETS
Rock En Espanol
JACKIE GREENE
Giving Up the Ghost
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