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    • 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

    • Unfold

      Marié Digby

      Unfold

      Wed, 07 May 2008 07:01:00

      Marié Digby is just one of the many to cover Rihanna's ubiquitous romp, "Umbrella" [watch video here]. Her version, acoustic and far less ...more

    • Rising Down

      The Roots

      Rising Down

      Tue, 06 May 2008 11:40:34

      On their tenth studio album, Rising Down, The Roots keep it funky, but they still get a little weird in the process. The legendary ...more

    • Remedy

      Max Minelli

      Remedy

      Tue, 06 May 2008 08:18:05

      Weezy watch out!You may have some serious competition emerging from the swamps of good ole Louisiana. It's unlikely that anyone will unseat the ...more

    • Fight With Tools

      The Flobots

      Fight With Tools

      Tue, 06 May 2008 07:45:30

      To define Denver, CO's Flobots as a hip-hop group would be an almost criminal generalization. Sure, emcees Jonny 5 and Brer Rabbit utilize the same ...more

    • Maths and English

      Dizzee Rascal

      Maths and English

      Tue, 06 May 2008 07:40:13

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

    • When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

      Atmosphere

      When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

      Mon, 05 May 2008 10:32:55

      Minneapolis's Atmosphere, fronted by Slug (a.k.a. Sean Daley) and producer Ant, aren't afraid of a little live instrumentation on the group's ...more

    • Hard Candy

      Madonna

      Hard Candy

      Fri, 02 May 2008 10:05:24

      Madonna sure has her well-manicured finger on the pulse of musical trends. At this point in her storied career, Madge is keeping up with what's ...more

    • Santogold

      Santogold

      Santogold

      Thu, 01 May 2008 10:52:12

      Santogold is about to phunk yo' shit up, literally. On her self-titled debut, Miss Santi White, the record label rep turned ...more

    • Robotique Majestique

      Ghostland Observatory

      Robotique Majestique

      Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:58:49

      Aiming to create dance floor anthems, the Austin, TX band Ghostland Observatory takes a minimalist approach–it's really just front man Aaron Behrens ...more

    • Waves & The Both of Us

      Charlotte Sometimes

      Waves & The Both of Us

      Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:07:24

      Charlotte Sometimes is necessary for pop music right now. She's got so much spunk and charisma that she's primed to turn the whole genre on its head. ...more

    • Heavy Weighs the King

      I Nine

      Heavy Weighs the King

      Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:47:14

      I-Nine pave their own road, utilizing heartache and literary references as primary building blocks. On their debut Heavy Weighs the King (RCA), the ...more

    • Third

      Portishead

      Third

      Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:49:35

      Portishead have returned, but you didn't need to be reminded of that. From the hype surrounding their Coachella appearance and Third, their ...more



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