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    • Little Bit

      Lykke Li

      Little Bit

      Fri, 16 May 2008 09:09:35

      Swedish vocalist Lykke Li, or Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson, gives us a sneak preview of what's to come with this tasty four-song EP. Little Bit was ...more

    • Maths and English (Bonus Tracks)

      Dizzee Rascal

      Maths and English (Bonus Tracks)

      Thu, 15 May 2008 16:51:58

      After a three-year delay, the kinetic East London grime MC Dizzee Rascal defies expectations with Maths + English, delivering a pop-influenced, ...more

    • The Age of the Understatement

      The Last Shadow Puppets

      The Age of the Understatement

      Thu, 15 May 2008 07:10:18

      Kudos to Arctic Monkey's Alex Turner for truly comprehending the concept behind a side project. As one half of the Last Shadow Puppets, along with the ...more

    • Jim

      Jamie Lidell

      Jim

      Thu, 15 May 2008 07:05:55

      Accomplished artists have worked under alter egos before.  (Garth Brooks’ "Chris Gaines", anyone?)  But while English soul ...more

    • Rockferry

      Duffy

      Rockferry

      Wed, 14 May 2008 07:10:12

      Lately, the U.K. has been producing pint-sized singing powerhouses like nobody's business: Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, Kate Nash, Adele, and now ...more

    • Arm's Way

      Islands

      Arm's Way

      Wed, 14 May 2008 07:04:58

      Arm's Way finds Islands setting sail distinctly away from the indie-yelping that characterized their debut, Return to the Sea. The Montreal band ...more

    • Keep Color

      The Republic Tigers

      Keep Color

      Wed, 14 May 2008 07:04:09

      Let's go ahead and say you like Coldplay. You find their inoffensive take on Bends-era Brit pop rather charming, and why shouldn't you? It fixes you ...more

    • Anthems for the Damned

      Filter

      Anthems for the Damned

      Tue, 13 May 2008 09:56:19

      It’s been six years since Richard Patrick last put out an album as Filter. With the space of time–and another band (Army Of Anyone) in the interim–it ...more

    • This Kind of Love

      Carly Simon

      This Kind of Love

      Tue, 13 May 2008 09:48:49

      Throughout her career, longtime songstress (and sometime children's book author) Carly Simon certainly crafted "mom friendly" and woman-oriented soft ...more

    • Robyn (Bonus Tracks)

      Robyn

      Robyn (Bonus Tracks)

      Mon, 12 May 2008 07:34:55

      Savvy pop fans have been pumping Robyn's self-titled album for years, even though it's just now [in late April 2008] finally seeing a proper ...more

    • Supreme Balloon

      Matmos

      Supreme Balloon

      Mon, 12 May 2008 06:39:22

      If R2D2, Luke Skywalker's and C3PO's trusty sidekick from Star Wars, made a techno record for toddlers, it would most definitely resemble Matmos's ...more

    • Mr. Love and Justice

      Billy Bragg

      Mr. Love and Justice

      Mon, 12 May 2008 06:37:11

      In a time when most folk music either lacks a message, relying on traditional acoustic instruments to fulfill its categorization, or is thunkingly ...more

    • Booming Back at You

      Junkie XL

      Booming Back at You

      Fri, 09 May 2008 07:48:26

      If his goal was to make an album that feels as good as it sounds, mission accomplished for Tom Holkenborg. The one-man band/production team/live force ...more

    • Division

      10 Years

      Division

      Fri, 09 May 2008 07:40:52

      While many bands that achieve success on terrestrial radio–like 10 Years—are often faceless, and indistinguishable, and can be interchanged without ...more

    • Honeysuckle Weeks

      The Submarines

      Honeysuckle Weeks

      Fri, 09 May 2008 07:38:52

      Everything is beach-y keen and totally waterproof on The Submarines' Honeysuckle Weeks. For a band with a submersible name, the married duo of John ...more

    • Songs from the Sparkle Lounge

      Def Leppard

      Songs from the Sparkle Lounge

      Fri, 09 May 2008 07:34:27

      Pre-release hype surrounding the new Def Leppard album promised everything from a return to Pyromania form, to a full-on country album. Fortunately, ...more

    • Narrow Stairs

      Death Cab for Cutie

      Narrow Stairs

      Thu, 08 May 2008 10:07:28

      Six studio albums deep into their career, Death Cab for Cutie have seemingly marked a turning point in their sound with Narrow Stairs. Lead singer ...more

    • WARchild

      Emmanuel Jal

      WARchild

      Wed, 07 May 2008 10:05:11

      Emmanuel Jal has got a quite a tale to tell. And he certainly tells it on his debut WARchild. In fact, the album plays out more like a feature film ...more

    • Mudcrutch

      Mudcrutch

      Mudcrutch

      Wed, 07 May 2008 07:14:10

      Mudcrutch offers more nostalgia for Tom Petty fans than it does detours for the iconic frontman of the Heartbreakers. The eponymous album is a ...more

    • Home Before Dark

      Neil Diamond

      Home Before Dark

      Wed, 07 May 2008 07:07:50

      Neil Diamond may not have performed at this year's Coachella, but he can be credited with one of the festival's enduring memories. When his feel good, ...more



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