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July 25, 2006 | Music Reviews
July 25, 2006 | Music Reviews
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July 11, 2006 | Music Reviews
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If there was ever a time for good ole throwback hip hop, 2006 is it. However, the usually dependable 
Hailing from California and conceived in upstate NY, the 
In the early to mid-’90s there was a crew that brought nothing but hard rhymes and grimy beats. Collectively they were known as the Boot Camp Clik; independently, they included the likes of Black Moon, Heltah Skeltah, O.G.C., and Smif-N-Wessun. 
The sophomore EP from Texas’ 
The exquisite Honeysuckle kicks off with smoky songstress Suzie Kerstgens proclaiming, “This is for everyone.” And truth be told, the part English, part German album is. Eighties nostalgia seekers will revel in the New Order and Faint smatterings of “Gold” and the krautrocky “My Secret.” 
Of all the unlikely sub-genres to gain notoriety as of late, the female indie pop star searching for her inner Emmylou Harris gang has gotten tremendously bloated. Jenny Lewis’ Rabbit Fur Coat opened the floodgates for coy chanteuses who are dying to don cowboy hats, and that’s not a good thing.