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    • 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

    • 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

    • Atl's Secret Weapon

      Baby D

      Atl's Secret Weapon

      Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:34:39

      Baby D's got a Southern swagger that he's quite proud of. That's instantly apparent from the title of his latest album, A-Town Secret Weapon (Koch). ...more

    • From the Valley to the Stars

      El Perro del Mar

      From the Valley to the Stars

      Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:16:53

      El Perro Del Mar, the Spanish moniker of Swedish singer-songwriter Sarah Assbring, resembles nothing like a dog as her name would suggest. She's much ...more

    • Konk

      The Kooks

      Konk

      Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:01:10

      Like a lite-FM version of The Libertines, The Kooks have inexplicitly gained the hearts of Brit-pop fans over here and over there, despite being ...more

    • Accelerate

      R.E.M.

      Accelerate

      Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:59:17

      Desperate band reunions might well go down as the defining aspect of music in the '00s, but there's nothing desperate about a band that never broke up ...more

    • If

      Mindless Self Indulgence

      If

      Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:28:56

      Mindless Self Indulgence have made their Masterpiece with IF. All of the classic MSI elements have been turned up to 666, and there's no turning back. ...more

    • And You Were a Crow

      The Parlor Mob

      And You Were a Crow

      Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:17:44

      The Parlor Mob's And You Were A Crow is going to be looked back on as one of 2008's seminal debut records. The Parlor Mob are more way than your ...more

    • Saturdays=Youth

      M83

      Saturdays=Youth

      Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:12:42

      M83's mastermind Anthony Gonzalez has finally found a muse that's worthy of his immense creativity: youth. Now, we're talking youth in the sense of ...more

    • Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)

      Cloud Cult

      Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)

      Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:31:03

      "Living, it ain't easy," howls Craig Minowa on "No One Said It Would Be Easy," the opening track from Feel Good Ghosts, the eighth release in as many ...more

    • Couples

      The Long Blondes

      Couples

      Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:36:46

      English indie-rockers The Long Blondes made a fairly immediate impact with their 2006 debut, Someone To Drive You Home. Lead vocalist Kate Jackson ...more



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