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The Black Heeart Procession - Six

I am a huge fan of the Black Heart Procession's earlier work, but they have let me down over the years. The dirge-ridden and plodding tracks gave way to up-beat and overly thematic songs. The BHP return to the numbering system with their newest record and a few of the tracks return to their old nature as well. When the tempo increases,however, the music loses it's impact. There's no overbearing spectre or ghost behind your back on most the record, but 'Liar's Ink" and "Iri Sulu" are worth a spell. They are full of foreboding, fear, and haunting. These tracks are certainly worthy of the oncoming wintery weather.

Grade: 4.1

Zero 7 - Yeah Ghost

Zero 7 is another group who's releases have been less stellar as of late; although, they have not had many releases to mention. There is more depth of production on Yeah Ghost, but the whole of the album is not that good. While including more variances in style, they lose what they do best in most cases. Several tracks have a feeling of trying to do too much. Superfluous beats and a too contemporary feel make the record feel like it'd be better suited on VH-1 than an in a loungey set. The melodies are also missing with many of the tracks. When they do pull of quality songs it is with the methods that made them so great to begin with. The organ sound of "The Road" and the bounce of "Swing" are what you are looking for from Zero 7.

Grade: 3.8

Golden Ghost - The Unimaginative Body

Coming from Endicott, New York, Golden Ghost embodies a plugged-in farmers' market group with a lot of style and substance. Laura Goety's voice and talent are clearly present as is her spirit. The music has an ethereal psyche feel to it but with more depth to the sound which gives it more body. This psyche group is capable of so much more that daydreamy crap and I have to admit that I really dig their earthy sound. I kept "Plain Sight," "If You Are In Love Then Why Are You Aslpeep," and "Russet, Citrine, Olive & Black."

Grade: 5.6