Clinic

Clinic's second album wasn't as immediate as their debut or their incredible debut singles, but it's still a great record. A brighter production palette doesn't stop the band from hitting new heights of strangeness. "The Equaliser" is like the Fall playing "Dem Bones." Abe Blackburn's vaguely exasperated Peter Lorre-esque voice on the title track is also a highlight.

Over the next twelve months, artists in every musical genre will release songs written in
response to the September 11th terror attacks. But with the first single from, Drive, Alan
Jackson has already set the bar extremely high. "Where Were You (When the World
Stopped Turning)," which Jackson debuted live on the CMA Awards last fall, might just be
the purest distillation of post-9/11 emotions that may ever be set to music. With it... More >