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In the canon of the great Scott McCaughey (115 bands played in, 71,000 albums released), the new Minus 5 effort, Killingsworth, falls on the mellower side of the vast spectrum. This is due perhaps ... Read more

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Rigtig god country har en sær dobbelthed indlejret i sig. Den ene dag kan dens skønhed få en til at føle sig fuld af liv, den anden dag lægger den en betonklods om ens hjerte og lader det synk... Read more

Der Mann lebt für die Musik, rund um die Uhr. Seit 28 Jahren führt Scott McCaughey die Young Fresh Fellows an. Darüber hinaus hilft er gern Freunden, live und im Studio, etwa R.E.M. ... Read more

Projekt-basierte Bands sind nicht immer von langer Lebensdauer. Ganz anders The Minus 5. Gittarrist Scott McCaughey schafft es in steter Regelmäßigkeit, die mehr oder weniger lose Gruppe der Mitgli... Read more

t’s probably worth getting a few issues out in the open first. The Minus 5 are one of R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck’s many side-projects, and have been releasing records since 1993, but to frankl... Read more

Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Willy Vlautin (Richmond Fontaine) and John Moen and Colin Meloy (the Decemberists) contribute to the eighth album by Scott McCaughey’s shifting musical collective. The personne... Read more

As a linchpin of Seattle's rock scene for the last few decades, Scott McCaughey's surely granted a few favors and garnered his share of goodwill. Still, there must be more to the guy, given the art... Read more

The Minus 5 features Peter Buck from R.E.M. on guitar. Without him, you probably would never be reading this review, which is too bad because The Minus 5's music is light and lively, reveling in pu... Read more

The Minus 5’s eighth album? Well, it’s like REM meets The Decemberists. Literally. The Minus 5 is the plaything of Scott McCaughey, also leader of oddball Seattle power-popsters the Young Fresh Fel... Read more