Co-produced by Holland and Pakistani-born Shahzad Ismaily, 'The Living and the Dead's' production credits illustrate the collaborative improvisation that went into making her fourth record. M Ward (She & Him, My Morning Jacket) lent his production skills to a song and also played guitar on two tracks, multi-instrumentalist Ismaily added …
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DeVotchKa "The Clockwise Witness (The Field Remix)" single
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Mavis Staples "Waiting For My Child" single
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One of the most moving and politically charged writers, Michael Franti and his band Spearhead, return with their eagerly-awaited album, All Rebel Rockers. Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica, with reggae's most prolific production teams, Sly & Robbie (No Doubt, Alicia Keys, Sean Paul, Bob Dylan), this new release deviates from …
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Jolie Holland "Mexico City" single
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Dark Shades of Blue is dusky and cool, more sober than any work Xav has ever done, though don't mistake it for temperate. Guitar-driven jams expand on a sound only hinted at on previous releases, and distortion often supplants the pretty jangly guitars heard on earlier work.
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Lyrics Born "Don't Change" single
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An on-going creative collaboration between two like-conscioused individuals, One Day As A Lion's eponymous debut EP is now available in stores everywhere.
The band writes:
"One Day As A Lion is both a warning delivered and a promise kept."
"A defiant affirmation of the possibilities that exist in the space …
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Lyrics Born "Top Shelf (Anything U Want)" radio edit, instrumental & a capella versions
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Lyrics Born "Differences" radio edit, instrumental & a capella versions
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Busdriver "Ellen Disingenuous" single
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Islands' Anti- Records debut Arm's Way finds the young, critically-acclaimed Montreal sextet heading in a surprising new direction. Their 2006 release, Return to the Sea, was heralded as a stunning work of impulsive outbursts and emotional explorations. Arm's Way sees the band naturally evolving to a more lavish, yet …
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