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    • Little Honey

      Lucinda Williams

      Little Honey

      Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:03:04

      Lucinda Williams long ago secured her rightful reputation as a pioneer of alt-country and an expert in the art of remorseful and lovelorn tales of ...more

    • Glasvegas

      Glasvegas

      Glasvegas

      Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:53:45

      There hasn't been an amalgamation of influences before like the ones found on Glasvegas's self-titled debut. The Scottish band, formed in 2000, play ...more

    • The Dawn of Grace

      Sixpence None the Richer

      The Dawn of Grace

      Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:30:37

      What's more fitting than a Christmas album from a Christian pop band? Not much. Texas band Sixpence None the Richer celebrates the glory of God with ...more

    • Another World

      Antony and the Johnsons

      Another World

      Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:26:44

      Three and a half years since their last album seems like a long time to wait, but Another World is a worthy–if too short–addition to Antony and the ...more

    • Off with Their Heads

      Kaiser Chiefs

      Off with Their Heads

      Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:00:41

      The misstep that Britain's Kaiser Chiefs took with their sophomore effort, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, is one that no band wishes upon itself or its ...more

    • XOXO, Panda and the New Kid Revival

      Her Space Holiday

      XOXO, Panda and the New Kid Revival

      Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:28:44

      Former hardcore scenester Marc Bianchi is the brains of the Her Space Holiday operation. Therefore, he can do whatever the hell he wants on his ...more

    • Life Like

      Rosebuds

      Life Like

      Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:05:31

      The Rosebuds kick off their fourth album, Life Like, with a gloomy, atmospheric riff that would sound at home on an Interpol album. Then a fuzzed-up ...more

    • Perfect Symmetry

      Keane

      Perfect Symmetry

      Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:14:29

      While their fellow countrymen in Coldplay were living Viva la Vida earlier this year, England's Keane were busy putting the finishing touches on ...more

    • Skeletal Lamping

      Of Montreal

      Skeletal Lamping

      Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:10:11

      Paste Magazine's most recent issue features Of Montreal's frontman Kevin Barnes on the cover crowning him as the "Heir to Bowie" And, in truth, the ...more

    • Censored Colors

      Portugal. The Man

      Censored Colors

      Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:06:40

      Growing up in a remote small town, the members of Portugal. The Man may never have dreamed that some day they'd be touring Europe and headlining ...more

    • Alegranza

      El Guincho

      Alegranza

      Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:57:08

      If you're looking for an album to lull you to sleep or clear your mind, El Guincho's inventive Alegranza! is to be avoided like the plague. Although ...more

    • The Hollow of Morning

      Gemma Hayes

      The Hollow of Morning

      Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:24:37

      Irish singer/songwriter Gemma Hayes seemed poised for a rapid ascent in the early part of the decade. Her first EP, 2001's 4:35 a.m. got her off to a ...more

    • This Could Get Dangerous

      Twelve Summers Old

      This Could Get Dangerous

      Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:32:29

      12 Summers Old are a quintessential Warped Tour band. They're a textbook example of the type of band that plays one of the tour's several side stages ...more

    • George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love

      George Clinton

      George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love

      Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:21:51

      Word has it that funk master George Clinton has always wanted to make an album with an all-star cast of players and cover some of his favorite R&B ...more

    • Offend Maggie

      Deerhoof

      Offend Maggie

      Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:01:47

      Deerhoof are one of those rare bands that have both creative nous and the dedication to render themselves above the tortuous watering-down process ...more

    • Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart

      Rachael Yamagata

      Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart

      Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:26:48

      It's been nearly five years since she released her debut album, Happenstance, but Rachael Yamagata hasn't been just lazily kicking around. She's kept ...more

    • Love & Life

      Eric Benet

      Love & Life

      Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:19:19

      Eric Benet is most notorious, or perhaps infamous, for cheating on his former wife, superstar Halle Berry. Benet subsequently and very publicly sought ...more

    • Everything Is Borrowed

      The Streets

      Everything Is Borrowed

      Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:02:34

      After storming into the music scene with his first two mind-bogglingly brilliant albums, The Streets (Mike Skinner) couldn't have been blamed too ...more

    • Songs for You, Truths for Me

      James Morrison

      Songs for You, Truths for Me

      Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:01:48

      Blue-eyed soul is James Morrison's modus operandi. He doesn't deviate from the course that has suited him and his career so wonderfully—he's a huge ...more

    • Politics as Usual

      Termanology

      Politics as Usual

      Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:13:38

      The latest album from East Coast rapper Termanology finds him in solid—if unspectacular—form, continuing to re-vitalize some extremely familiar ...more



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