From the esteemed egalitarian Billy Bragg comes Mr. Love and Justice. Considered "a national treasure" in his native England, Bragg has long been a cult hero in the US, releasing consistently celebrated solo records and recording with everyone from Wilco to Less Than Jake. In his two and a …
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Neko Case's fourth studio album, Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, is simply one of the most anticipated releases of 2006. Neko stands poised to break into the company of mavericks like Wilco, Beck, and Elliott Smith; like them she transcends genres and demographics, older fans swooning to her roots-infused …
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Part swampy juke joint brawlers, part smooth Philly warehouse doo-wop crooners, a sprinkling of wild-eyed, demon-haunted art hustler, and a hint of punky kindergarten playroom Pollyannas, Man Man bring their incomparable vision of "pop music" to bear with Rabbit Habits, their Anti- Records debut. Having honed their legendarily exuberant …
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Finding new ways to be the Bad Seeds is an ongoing mission for Nick Cave and his confreres and in the last two years, this evolutionary quest has sped up to an intoxicating pace. Last seen out in public under the gleeful guise of Grinderman, a no-nonsense rock'n'roll excuse to …
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From the cinematic richness of "Transliterator" to the modern pop experiment of "The Clockwise Witness," to the soaring and wrenching "Undone," with A Mad and Faithful Telling DeVotchKa have produced a career-defining record and the world is listening.
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Straight outta Edmonton comes Cadence Weapon and his highly anticipated Afterparty Babies. Cadence Weapon (born Rollie Pemberton) burst on the scene with his acclaimed debut Breaking Kayfabe, which was awarded "Best Rap Album of 2006" at the Plug Awards and garnered critical praise from both the urban and …
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Recorded live in the studio in a raw, organic style by Joe Henry, the album features new compositions by writers and artists including Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Nick Lowe, Brian Wilson, Joe Henry and Dan Penn, all of whom credit Solomon …
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Lyrics Born "I Like It, I Love It" single
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DeVotchka "Transliterator" single
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"My dad said I was an after party baby. This goes out to all the accidents out there. Keep on making mistakes" - Cadence Weapon. Rollie Pemberton, a.k.a. Cadence Weapon, is back with House Music.
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Guitarist/singer/songwriter Bob Mould returns to form as a solo artist on District Line, combining the fire of Mould's earliest work in Husker Du, the accessibility of his alternative rock, genre-defining trio Sugar, and the introspection found in his solo releases. Mould wrote, produced and mixed District Line in his …
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Reunion Tour is another superb tome from indie rock's most singular narrators, The Weakerthans. The new album was recorded after-hours above a closed factory in the cold Canadian spring, weaving the frontier loneliness of the environment into rich lyrical yarns four years in the making. Songs such as "Sun in …
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