
Well Muusers, it's happened once more: My inbox is now bursting at the e-seams, and I just can't seem to keep up anymore. As a result, I've decided I'm going to cement this type of circumstance into a fun, recurring event: The MuuCycle! Whenever I get a boatload of tracks ready to review, I'll herd 'em together in one big package for all to enjoy. We've got a lot of mixes and mashes, as well as some originals...So take your pick! My preferences have been elected through a complex star ranking system. I'll allow my [...]
1. Kaiser Chiefs - "Never Miss a Beat" (Yuksek Remix)2. Ryan Smith - "Good Intentions"3. Lily Allen - "The Fear" (Register with iheartmusic.com)4. The Morning Code - "Silver"5. Deer Tick - "Still Crazy After All These Years" (Paul Simon Cover)6. The Weight - "Closer than a Friend"7. Ume - "The Conductor"8. Cryptacize - "Mythomania" (C Spencer Remix)9. The Antlers - "Bear" (goes straight to

Dark-themed one-man-band indie pop Smith's latest is the best sort of homemade, project-studio indie pop. The arrangements of guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards are more like songwriter demos than polished major-label product, leaving the one-man-band productions to focused on Smith's voice and lyrics. There are some novel instrumental touches, such as the retro-organ on "This is Not a Tragedy" and the moody low-string guitar on "Santa Cruz," but they never upstage Smith's lyrical mood. The edginess and experimentation of the backing sounds is similar to Smith's previous release, [...]

Look Mexico [ Official Site , Myspace ] were basically skewered by our own James Mitchell a little over a year ago for getting by on potential. He was tired of the insufferably long titles and, as he puts it "regardless of whether or not the southern musings of sluggish pop-punk are to be found on better records, it would be impossible to say Look Mexico are not viable contenders in the midst of their contemporaries. ???I Like Being a Millionaire. You Will Too, Believe Me,??? the album???s closing track, is reminiscent of Sunny Day [...]