Ian Moore's sixth album -- the first for the North Carolina indie Yep Roc -- cements the {singer/songwriter}'s slow detachment from his {blues-rocking} roots. Although the Texas-bred guitarist's self-titled 1993 debut earned comparisons to the work of the then recently deceased Stevie Ray Vaughan, Moore has been moving away from the blues ever since. In fact, the contemplative, slow-building songs on Luminaria sound basically like Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot minus the noise interludes: country-tinged {fol...   [ read more ]

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After a five-year absence, Pavement guitarist and Preston School of Industry mainman Spiral Stairs (Scott Kannberg) returns with a heart-on-sleeve (but occasionally tongue-in-cheek) song-cycle about his complicated personal life. Spiral maintains his trademark melodic whoops and Flying Nun guitar licks, but overlays a layer of melancholy and wisdom, as well as a touch of Peter Green blues. Alert listeners will also spot Richard Thompson, Captain Beefheart and The Died Pretty. The album was recorded in ...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Comes with a 7" featuring three non-LP tracks! After a five-year absence, Pavement guitarist and Preston School of Industry mainman Spiral Stairs (Scott Kannberg) returns with a heart-on-sleeve (but occasionally tongue-in-cheek) song-cycle about his complicated personal life. Spiral maintains his trademark melodic whoops and Flying Nun guitar licks, but overlays a layer of melancholy and wisdom, as well as a touch of Peter Green blues. Alert listeners will also spot Richard Thompson, Captain ...   [ read more ]

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