David Medsker

Tears For Fears Everybody Loves A Happy Ending A lot has happened in the world of music in the 14 years since Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith did an album...

After enduring a decade filled with record label apathy, bankruptcy and--horrors--day jobs, Scotland's Trashcan Sinatras are back in a big way with "Weightlifting," their first stateside release in 11 years....

Australian pop demigod Neil Finn, between his work in Split Enz, Crowded House and his two solo albums, boasts one of the most impressive song catalogs in all of pop...

Paris, Texas Like You Like an Arsonist It's relieving to see that indie bands no longer view commercial success with the same disdain as their DIY forefathers. That said, the...

David Mead Indiana Pop is a young man's game, and Mead (he's 31) finally acknowledges this on his third and best album, "Indiana." Tired of playing catch-up with Britney and...

Ron Sexsmith Retriever Like a companion piece to Josh Rouse's magnificent "1972," Ron Sexsmith's sixth album is a stunner, an eclectic collection of warm, acoustic pop songs that recalls equal...

The Divine Comedy Absent Friends After experimenting with a more straightforward rock sound on 2001's "Regeneration," Neil Hannon & Co. bring the orchestra back for "Absent Friends," instantly recalling the...

Clumsy Lovers After The Flood If Cowboy Mouth gave up Cajun music for bluegrass, they'd sound a lot like Vancouver's Clumsy Lovers, a blindly ambitious quintet that positively stuffs each...

Howie Day Stop All The World Now Howie Day is sad, and he's taking you all down with him. His new album is one weeper after another, which would be...

The Stills Logic Will Break Your Heart It seems odd that a bunch of Canadians would make the best songs yet about 9/11, but the Stills--from Quebec--have hearts that beat...