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Walter Meego

Voyager

(Almost Gold Recordings)   www.almostgoldrecordings.com     Do not let the name misguide you: Walter Meego is not one person-can you imagine the taunting a child would've suf more...

O.A.R.

All Sides

(Atlantic)   www.atlanticrecords.com     O.A.R. has built a reputation on their accessible, fun, frat-rock; but the self-consciously poppy All Sides will definitely jar long-ti more...

Brian Wilson

That Lucky Old Sun

(Capitol)   www.capitolrecords.com   The idea that finishing Smile and returning to Capitol Records after all these years would be enough to put a guy in Brian Wilson's shape back in more...

CSS

Donkey

(Sub Pop)   www.subpop.com   It's funny how things tend to live up to their names. For CSS, the translation of their moniker ("Cansei de Ser Sexy" is Portuguese for "Tired of Being more...

Dandy Warhols

Earth to the Dandy Warhols

(Beat The World)   www.beattheworld.com   Courtney Taylor's band has been so many things: a depressoid Velvets manqué, a rollicking Stones-ish outfit, Duran Duran-y without d more...

Alabama3

Hits and Exit Wounds

(One Little Indian)   www.onelittleindian-us.com   A convenient recap of Alabama3's tangled trajectory, Hits and Exit Wounds will likely prompt more questions than clarifications for more...

Pas/Cal

I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura

(Le Grand Magistery)   www.magistery.com   Detroit is known for giving birth to Ted Nugent, the MC5 and the White Stripes. How Pas/Cal survived more than a day in that city is a que more...

Steve Earle

Copperhead Road (Deluxe Edition)

(Geffen)   www.universalchronicles.com       When it came out in 1988, Copperhead Road signaled Steve Earle's break with Nashville. He's called his third album his "fuck more...

Digital Leather

Sorcerer

(Goner)   www.goner-records.com   The Goner Records label is usually known for down ‘n' dirty rock and roll.  Proud of its Memphis roots I figured the last thing they'd w more...

Jeff Hanson

Madam Owl

(Kill Rock Stars)   www.killrockstars.com   To repeat a comment frequently made by those who encounter Jeff Hanson for the first time: this dude sounds like a lady.  With due cr more...


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