30 Second Reviews from 7/21

The Dead Weather
Horehound
SOUNDS LIKE: Jack White brings members of the Kills and Queens of the Stone Age together for a hazy, bad-ass record.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Glad his Whiteness got behind the kit and away from a mic.
FOR FANS OF: White Stripes, Raconteurs, the Kills

Nixon’s Head
Enemies List
SOUNDS LIKE: Philly’s stellar garage poppers resurface with a love for Nick Lowe but their own infectious, three-minute song recipe.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Like Elvis Costello, Kinks and Bangles wrapped in tie-dye.
FOR FANS OF: Tambourines, retro dance moves

Laurent Korcia
Cinema
SOUNDS LIKE: Sexy Frenchman violinist performs classic movie songs (think Mission Impossible) on this snoozefest.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Looks cannot make classical music fun and current. It’s for old people.
FOR FANS OF: Vivaldi, diamond/Lexus commercials

Maxwell
BLACKsummers’night
SOUNDS LIKE: Soul from a long-lost pop star whose first record in eight years has a gorgeous love song/hump song dynamic.
FREE ASSOCIATION: How did we make love without your music for so long, Maxwell?
FOR FANS OF: Erykah Badu, Marvin Gaye

The National Rifle
Man Full of Trouble EP
SOUNDS LIKE: Upbeat Philly indie rock with a heavy-handed bassist (we likey!), some horns, female backing vocals and all the fixins.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Two sick EPs, this is a local band’s LP to look forward to.
FOR FANS OF: The National, the NRA

Humbleman
The Least Bad of Humbleman: 1984-2009
SOUNDS LIKE: Die-hard Philly boys rehash their bar-filled past with 25 years of “hits”; and some “Oh, dear” moments.
FREE ASSOCIATION: From half-black to all white, motorcycles to Schwinns, boots to Chucks.
FOR FANS OF: The Boss meets Marley

Megafaun
Gather, Form & Fly
SOUNDS LIKE: Effortless, beautiful folk-rock with a healthy dose of plucking, harmonizing and steady drumming.
FREE ASSOCIATION: You guys blow that face-painted Devendra tool out of the water.
FOR FANS OF: Califone or Calexico

Levon Helm
Electric Dirt
SOUNDS LIKE: The Band drummer’s second comeback after cancer is a gumbo of blues, spirituals and good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll!
FREE ASSOCIATION: Those Arkansas roots sho is showin’ with all this talk a dirt, Mista Helm.
FOR FANS OF: Dylan, the Band, moonshine