Blog: Lizzyville

Neko Case's album, well-received by everyone from Sasha Frere-Jones in The New Yorker to Paste Magazine, Pitchfork, SPIN, The Guardian, and The Onion, debuted on the Billboard album chart at 3, slipped to 17 in its second week, and is now at 28. Well, with bands like Twiztid now in the mix, what do you expect? Also, Kelly Clarkson flew in to the number-one spot last week, with that lollipop-like cover begging a purchase, or at the very least a stream. But I imagine it's one of those albums that was recorded too loud and gives the listener [...]