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Week of January 31, 2000

[he has left us alone...]
A Silver Mt. Zion / He Has Left Us Alone... / Constellation

A Silver Mt. Zion is a new side project from Efrim, Thierry and Sophie of Godspeed You Black Emperor. If you're a GYBE fan, you're probably eager to hear any sort of new material. But be warned -- while ASMZ's pedigree is fairly obvious, this is not quite a new Godspeed album. He Has Left Us Alone... features two long works (23 and 22 minutes, respectively) built around the repetition of simple musical themes...more»
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SeaLifePark / Self-Titled / Quietly Suburban

On their self-titled full-length debut, the band creates an exquisitely intricate series of musical paintings using a diverse palette that includes dabs of country, post-rock, electro-acoustic and folk. Picture Mogwai fronted by St. Etienne’s Sarah Cracknell and you have a small indication of the sound -- as well as the rather strange image of four drunken Scotsmen fronted by a lovely pop chanteuse...more»
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B'ehl / Brighteyes / Endearing

Brighteyes, the second album from Winnipeg's B'ehl, contains a dozen inessential but pleasant songs that seem to have been inspired by pop songs in the band members' record collections. Neither Allison Somers nor Melanie Barnes, who split songwriting responsibilities, have much to say about anything, but the melodies are charming enough to keep the band away from Dullyland...more»