Their dusty melodies evoke images of a bygone era, one when Appalachia-bound immigrants brought over the folk tunes of their native lands and melted them into the pot that would become American folk.

In a way “Sooner or Later” is very much a modern reprisal of the shoegaze sound, just with better production value and a much more encompassing sound.

At times the sound is studio-clean and at others it sounds as if it was recorded on a home cassette player. At its worst it’s pretentious art school music. At its best it’s like stepping into someone else’s fantastically grotesque dream.

Kiwi musician Delaney Davidson will be visiting the Twin Cities tonight (Thursday, Oct. 22) when he plays Palmer’s Bar.

Carey may have three different hometowns listed on his MySace page but hey, two of them are American and at least for the time being, here is where his music seems rooted to stay.

The golden era legends haven’t had many hits since their earth shattering debut 93 ’til Infinity (recorded, of course, in 1993), but with Prince Paul on board to produce here’s to hoping that the old school crew can shine once again.

Though she doesn’t have the tightest flow in the world, her rhymes have a loose rhythm that is very much in keeping with the MC’s self immolating lyrics and stories of hardship.

Photo and video coverage of Shahs & Whitesand/Badlands’ performance at Minneapolis’ 7th St. Entry.

“With You Alone,” in a fuzzed out, abrasive jam that gets in your space and bullies your eardrums with the threat of violence.

Photo coverage of BruteHeart & the Chain at Minneapolis’ Hexagon Bar.

Photo coverage of Amy Millan performing at St. Paul’s Turf Club.

The Turf Club hosted a great triple bill of music on Saturday night, as local band Ouija Radio, San Diego’s Crocodiles, and Southend, England’s the Horrors treated zombies and non-zombies alike (the show coincided with the zombie pub crawl) to an intense and potent blend of music and style.