http://en.redtram.com/ 75orless.com Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:01:23 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 2420 | Hidrogenesse - Bestiola http://en.redtram.com/go/148978410/top100/ 148978410 Kraftwerk's Trans-Europe Express may be the most obvious inspiration for Bestiola , but it's largely an homage to everything krautrock from the late 1970s. Assembled from ten individual songs to create one 39 minute-long epic, it's hardly as high-concept and Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:26:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148978410/top100/ 2420 | Conor Oberst - S/T http://en.redtram.com/go/148501309/top100/ 148501309 Honest question: say you are a media darling indie songwriter with a "band" that is barely a band, and mostly just you with an adorable name. Then you make an album that your bandmates either play on almost every song Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:42:15 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148501309/top100/ 2420 | U2 - Boy: Deluxe Edition http://en.redtram.com/go/148413178/top100/ 148413178 Being a U2 fan for over 20 years hasn't always been easy, but the reissue of 1980's Boy reminds me of everything I loved about the band as a wide-eyed kid. Not only is the remastering of the original album Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:02:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148413178/top100/ 2420 | Conveniens - Clear http://en.redtram.com/go/148024833/top100/ 148024833 Clear starts off slow and it's not until the fourth track "Da Da Ack" that the audio madness begins with fractured middle eastern influenced chaos. This is followed by blistering sax solos, indecipherable ramblings, an accordion playing sparing melodies, slap Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:58:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148024833/top100/ 2420 | Spiritualized - Songs in A&E http://en.redtram.com/go/146859632/top100/ 146859632 While at first it might seem a little bloated at eighteen tracks, there are six brief interludes with varying degrees of soothingness among them. Add some flute, Bermuda drums, strings, distorted stomps and his recent discovery of drug influenced gospel. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:21:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146859632/top100/ 2420 | Hotpants Romance - It's a Heatwave http://en.redtram.com/go/146455763/top100/ 146455763 Hotpants Romance? Sorry, no thanks. On this all-girl trio's debut LP, Hotpants Romance aim for Bikini Kill-esque rebellious punk rock but just come short, sounding like annoying teens filled with relentless and whiny complaints. The short, repetitive tunes were all Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:23:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146455763/top100/ 2420 | Extreme - Saudades de Rock http://en.redtram.com/go/146059361/top100/ 146059361 After a thirteen year absence, Extreme are back with their fifth studio album which picks up right up where Waiting for the Punchline left off, but without being weighted down with too much angst and strife. This time around they're Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:23:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146059361/top100/ 2420 | Dag för Dag - Symmetry of Standing EP http://en.redtram.com/go/145712422/top100/ 145712422 At their most hushed levels, Dag för Dag (an American-born and Sweden-based brother/sister duo) recall the early sound of Damon & Naomi. When they ratchet up the energy ever so slightly as they do on "Ring Me Elise" and "Racing Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:07:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/145712422/top100/ 2420 | Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning - Something for All of Us http://en.redtram.com/go/145338142/top100/ 145338142 If you're a Broken Social Scene fanatic, Something for All of Us is a definite addition to the catalogue. BSS co-founder Brendan Canning takes the reins for the first time and proves that he has what it takes to lead Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:03:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/145338142/top100/ 2420 | The Major Labels - Aquavia http://en.redtram.com/go/144111656/top100/ 144111656 Power pop geeks get excited by the strangest things. For me, finding Fit Me In by Key was an exceptional moment in my never-ending vinyl hunt. If going through the discount bins at used record shops for forgotten classics is Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:13:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/144111656/top100/ 2420 | The Bleeps - These Things Happen/Doing So Well 7" http://en.redtram.com/go/143731435/top100/ 143731435 Two years is a long time to wait for 4 minutes and 29 seconds of new music, but this second single by London guitar/drum duo The Bleeps is a fuzzy, bouncy good time. "These Things Happen" stops and starts and Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:28:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/143731435/top100/ 2420 | CSS - Donkey http://en.redtram.com/go/143403659/top100/ 143403659 You know how children lose much of their fun, youthful appeal once they begin to grow up and mature? Well that's the feeling I get whenever I listen to CSS's newest album Donkey . Sure, maturity and change is essential Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:41:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/143403659/top100/ 2420 | Billie The Vision & The Dancers - I Used to Wander These Streets http://en.redtram.com/go/143072712/top100/ 143072712 Almost every year these Swedish visionaries deliver another self-released, free-to-download LP that makes you want to transfer money to their foreign bank account. The Billies seem to have found their own balance of lovely, lighthearted, melancholy folk-pop on I Used Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:16:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/143072712/top100/ 2420 | Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs http://en.redtram.com/go/142755006/top100/ 142755006 Nothing would make me happier as a fan than for Death Cab to release an album full of songs as good as the two or three really good ones that appear on each album, but it's never happened before and Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:16:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/142755006/top100/ 2420 | Nneka - No Longer at Ease http://en.redtram.com/go/141909568/top100/ 141909568 Nigerian-born and Hamburg-based singer Nneka Egbuna caught my ear in 2006 with Victim of Truth , a kitchen sink-type debut album encompassing all things pop, soul and hip-hop with native African influences. No Longer at Ease continues to defy basic Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:35:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/141909568/top100/ 2420 | Black Francis - Svn Fingers http://en.redtram.com/go/141608512/top100/ 141608512 Charles Thompson has been a Pixie, a Catholic, and gone solo under a couple different pseudonyms, all in an apparent attempt to screw up your alphabetized cd collection. In 2008, as Black Francis, this experienced rocker is out to prove Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:46:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/141608512/top100/ 2420 | Eye Alaska - Yellow & Elephant EP http://en.redtram.com/go/141312456/top100/ 141312456 Hailing from Orange County, you already kinda know ahead of time that Eye Alaska will be as soulless as rock music gets (really, it's been at the ass-end of pop culture for well over 10 years). You won't be surprised, Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:18:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/141312456/top100/ 2420 | Foxboro Hot Tubs - Stop, Drop and Roll!!! http://en.redtram.com/go/141013956/top100/ 141013956 Foxboro Hot Tubs are back, once again channeling '60s pre-punk garage rockers and expanding on their debut EP literally, by tacking on 6 songs. The additional songs bring with them additional comparisons, including The Kinks ("Alligator") and The Zombies ("Dark Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:35:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/141013956/top100/ 2420 | Islands - Arm's Way http://en.redtram.com/go/140705180/top100/ 140705180 Arm's Way builds upon Islands' last record, Return to the Sea , in such grand proportions that at first it doesn't even sound like Islands. With multiple listens though, one truly begins to appreciate the intricacies and musicianship behind the Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:02:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/140705180/top100/ 2420 | The ESPS - Dream of the Rarebit Fiend/(Standing in the) Tellers Line 7" http://en.redtram.com/go/139916711/top100/ 139916711 Despite the fact this record sounds like it was left on a voicemail, these two exceptional songs from The Espeleta/Shafer Project-ESPS for short-are a slingshot back to '70s divinity like Big Star or the Flamin' Groovies. Aping that style is Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:11:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/139916711/top100/