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    • From the Mountain to the Sea

      Birdmonster

      From the Mountain to the Sea

      Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:42:00

      By toning down the jaggedness and "big guitar" vibe of their debut, No Midnight, and taking a more twangy and folksy approach, San Fransisco's ...more

    • First Love

      Karina

      First Love

      Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:01:33

      Move over, Mariah and Jennifer Lopez. There's a new hottie-with-a-set-of-pipes coming up those diva stairs and she's nipping at your high heels. Her ...more

    • Me and Armini

      Emiliana Torrini

      Me and Armini

      Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:47:26

      Emiliana Torrini’s third U.S. album, the nearly perfect Me and Armini, is her best. It’s so good, in fact, that it deserves that mention right up ...more

    • Do You Know

      Jessica Simpson

      Do You Know

      Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:35:41

      Eyebrows may be raised among the snobby Grand Ole Opry set and in the country music scene due to the fact that reformed pop tart Jessica Simpson has ...more

    • The Stand Ins

      Okkervil River

      The Stand Ins

      Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:52:39

      For all the elating rock moments of Okkervil River's 2007 release, The Stage Names, it was hard to avoid the haunting feeling that something was ...more

    • Youth Novels

      Lykke Li

      Youth Novels

      Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:39:39

      At a time when dance music feels like an arms race of bombastic bass, ironic hooks and audaciously 80's synth, Lykke Li's debut full-length, Youth ...more

    • The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache (And Other Frightening Tales)

      Jason Reeves

      The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache (And Other Frightening Tales)

      Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:29:34

      Jason Reeves is far more than your average singer-songwriter. He's something of a modern fairytale scribe. On his Warner debut, The Magnificent ...more

    • Chemical Chords

      Stereolab

      Chemical Chords

      Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:57:14

      "Best-of" compilations can often signal the winding down of a band’s career, but as several bands have been proving–R.E.M. most recently, for instance ...more

    • Lost in the Sound of Separation

      Underoath

      Lost in the Sound of Separation

      Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:49:32

      With Lost In the Sound of Separation, Underoath have truly become heavy music's equivalent of Radiohead. Much like every hipster's favorite English ...more

    • Metropolis, Suite I: The Chase

      Janelle Monáe

      Metropolis, Suite I: The Chase

      Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:48:57

      First grabbing national attention as the stylish looker riding and singing in the back of OutKast's talking Caddy in the "Morris Brown" video, Janelle ...more

    • You & Me

      The Walkmen

      You & Me

      Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:38:13

      Hamilton Leithauser opens his band's excellent new album with the lyrics, “It's back to the battle today, but I wouldn't have it any other way," and ...more

    • Remember

      The Fiery Furnaces

      Remember

      Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:08:02

      Any fan of The Fiery Furnaces's studio work knows that the Friedberger siblings are a challenging duo—schizophrenic to the core. However, consensus ...more

    • Bad Days Ahead

      Michael Dean Damron

      Bad Days Ahead

      Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:03:46

      Portland, OR singer/songwriter Michael Dean Damron has built himself quite a reputation as an ass-kicker and riff dealer with his former outfit, I Can ...more

    • Just a Rolling Stone

      Donnie Klang

      Just a Rolling Stone

      Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:35:18

      The fabulously coiffed Donnie Klang is a suave pop dynamo gunning to give the reigning king of white pop—that'd be Justin TimberlakePMS—a run for his ...more

    • The Green Sparrow

      Mike Gordon

      The Green Sparrow

      Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:04:10

      With Gen. X’s answer to the Grateful Dead, Phish, spreading the reunion buzz across neo-hippieland, bassist Mike Gordon figured that now would be as ...more

    • LAX

      The Game

      LAX

      Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:24:41

      One way, albeit an unusual one, to look at the new album from L.A. rapper The Game (which may or may not be his last, depending on what you believe) ...more

    • The Recession

      Young Jeezy

      The Recession

      Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:04:24

      Southern hip-hop has its share of tough-talking rappers. Young Jeezy hits all of his marks with assured verbal deftness on The Recession, which is ...more

    • The Block

      New Kids on the Block

      The Block

      Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:12:58

      Ladies and gentlemen-although given the New Kids on the Block's historical fanbase, it's probably mostly "ladies" we're talking to here. The day ...more

    • Lost In The Sound Of Separation

      Underoath

      Lost In The Sound Of Separation

      Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:17:53

      With Lost In the Sound of Separation, Underoath have truly become heavy music's equivalent of Radiohead. Much like every hipster's favorite English ...more

    • We'll Live and Die in these Towns

      The Enemy

      We'll Live and Die in these Towns

      Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:44:18

      Barely old enough to join the masses to which they preach, Coventry, England's The Enemy have already reached the status of working-class heroes with ...more



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