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(Rhino Records)   www.rhino.com       Forget all about Wanted Dead Or Alive, Warren Zevon's uncharacteristic 1969 debut LP. The album shows none of the wit or caustic wo more...

(Kranky)   www.kranky.net If you've had misgivings about jumping on the Deerhunter admiration bandwagon due to the extreme hype the band parlays or general annoyance with frontman Bradf more...

(Milan)     www.milanrecords.com     Portland (Oregon) band the Dead Trees are actually Boston ex-pats, who are running a better streak in 2008 than most of us can claim more...

(Disismye Music) www.vancegilbert.com   Vance Gilbert's eclectic blend of folk, pop, soul and gospel provides a stylistic synthesis that finds the sum of its parts redefining the music a more...

(Epic/Legacy)   www.legacyrecordings.com   Cheap Trick have always occupied a difficult place in rock history. They're not obscure enough to be critics' darlings like fellow power-p more...

(Domino)   www.dominorecordco.com     Meticulous Ben Jacobs, listed on marquees as Max Tundra, takes his time making records. He works on just one cut at time, in album order, more...

(Vendlus)   www.vendlus.com     Everyone has seen ‘em: those seemingly random RIYLs ("Recommended If You Like..." - followed by a string of band names) that reviewers, pu more...

(Secretly Canadian/Sounds Familyre)     www.secretlycanadian.com     The musical world that Daniel Smith (otherwise known as Bro. Danielson) became a part of in the ear more...

(Rhino)   www.rhino.com   As they did in past years with back catalogues from bands like The Cure and Joy Division, Rhino Records has caringly, painstakingly, and meticulously rei more...

(Lost Highway)   www.lost-highway.com     For the first decade of Ryan Adams' career, his infamous petulance, starlet dating, and self-destructive behavior garnered nearly as more...