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    • Walk It Off

      Tapes 'n Tapes

      Walk It Off

      Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:40:55

      The Loon, Tapes n' Tapes 2006 debut, was a textbook blog success stories. On the strength of Josh Grier's fidgety lead vocal and his post-Pavement ...more

    • Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings

      Counting Crows

      Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings

      Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:43:09

      There are few things as graceless as trying to age gracefully in rock n' roll. What a welcome sound it is then to hear Counting Crows clawing and ...more

    • Elephant Shell

      Tokyo Police Club

      Elephant Shell

      Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:41:39

      Tokyo Police Club's debut EP was a canon shot of grainy post-punk glory. They might have been peach-fuzzed Canucks, but when Dave Monks bleated the ...more

    • Hideaway

      The Weepies

      Hideaway

      Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:25:41

      Two years after their first full-length album, Say I Am You, hit airwaves, folk-pop darlings The Weepies return with their sublime follow-up, ...more

    • Bittersweet World

      Ashlee Simpson

      Bittersweet World

      Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:20:03

      It's easy to hate Ashlee Simpson. From her SNL-lip synch saga to the nose-job and now her skinny-jeaned tabloid ubiquity, Ashlee has proven herself ...more

    • Antidotes

      Foals

      Antidotes

      Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:40:35

      The British press is obsessed with labeling bands, and more often than not, this limiting practice usually does the fledgling act a disservice (case ...more

    • Jim Noir

      Jim Noir

      Jim Noir

      Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:37:08

      Although reviews can lazily (and arguably) reference, say, the Stones, the Beatles, or Bowie in just about every other straightaway rock and/or pop ...more

    • Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!

      Nick Cave

      Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!

      Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:27:33

      Something happened to Nick Cave last year with the release of his side-project Grinderman. Maybe he's in a better mood, now that he's exonerated ...more

    • The Last Tycoon

      Peter Morén

      The Last Tycoon

      Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:25:45

      On the album cover for his first solo effort, a sketched Peter Morén is depicted sleeping beneath the folds of a bright red, fringed blanket. ...more

    • Rabbit Habits

      Man Man

      Rabbit Habits

      Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:56:20

      The sheer speed and energy on Rabbit Habbits will come as no surprise to fans of Man Man's 2006 LP, Six Demon Bag. Man Man are back with the same ...more

    • When You Know

      Dianne Reeves

      When You Know

      Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:52:25

      Reigning jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves returns after a nearly three-year hiatus—her last album was the Grammy-winning soundtrack to Good Night, And Good ...more

    • E=MC2

      Mariah Carey

      E=MC2

      Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:39:58

      Mariah Carey shoots and scores with E=MC2. The high octave siren has endured her share of ups and downs over the course of her best-selling ...more

    • Neptune

      Duke Spirit

      Neptune

      Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:37:12

      It's hard not to think PJ Harvey when listening to The Duke Spirit. Should that really matter? Maybe. Neptune continues the raw power, guitar-based ...more

    • Unbreakable

      Mychildren Mybride

      Unbreakable

      Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:55:05

      Take a listen to some of the hallmarks of My Children, My Bride's Unbreakable: moshtastic breakdowns, machine gun drumbeats, barely bipedal, ...more

    • Disconnected

      Beat Union

      Disconnected

      Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:48:12

      Hey, Beat Union. Fallout Boy called and left a message. It said, "Expect to hear from our lawyers." Ok, that didn't really happen, but it could. Beat ...more

    • Colin Meloy Sings Live!

      Colin Meloy

      Colin Meloy Sings Live!

      Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:57:40

      On Colin Meloy Sings Live! the principal singer/songwriter for the Decemberists belts loose tracks culled from his 2006, two-week solo tour. Known ...more

    • Go West Young Man, Let the Evil Go East

      Greeley Estates

      Go West Young Man, Let the Evil Go East

      Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:49:42

      It's a good time to be a screamo fan, if you are in fact a screamo fan. The genre is teeming with bands, so if you have to shell out hard earned cash ...more

    • Aperture for Departure

      Strangers Die Every Day

      Aperture for Departure

      Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:38:43

      If you need precious, yet painfully pretty sonic accoutrement to that quiet, lazy, and ultimately cloudy day that you are having, then may I suggest ...more

    • Move Every Muscle, Make Every Sound

      De Novo Dahl

      Move Every Muscle, Make Every Sound

      Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:32:06

      De Novo Dahl channel classic '60s pop on Move Every Muscle, Make Every Sound, and they make it relevant for a modern world in need of some sunshine. ...more

    • Scars and Souvenirs

      Theory of a Deadman

      Scars and Souvenirs

      Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:29:58

      On Scars and Souveneirs, Theory of a Deadman sound like Alice in Chains for Facebook nation. Sonically, the band oscillates from stoned, chaotic ...more



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