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(Premium)   www.brucerobison.com   Mr. Kelly Willis is better-known by the hits he's written for other folks than any of his own recordings - namely, "Angry All the Time" for Faith more...

(Shout Factory)   www.shoutfactory.com   Still worshiped in power pop circles light years down the road from his last semi-mainstream moment, Matthew Sweet kicks off his latest effo more...

(Headless Heroes) www.headlessheroes.com   The third record from this Boston trio is just as all over the map as their first two, 2003's Katonah and 2005's Apollo Sunshine. While explorin more...

(Kemado Records)   www.kemado.com   Guitarist-vocalist TK (Thomas Kelly) Webb began to turn heads a couple years ago in Brooklyn with his gritty acoustic Delta blues solo work. He's more...

(Vagrant)   www.vagrant.com   Poor Matt Pryor. Every time he gets the urge to try a little tenderness, he feels the need to tip us off by taking on a new identity. New Amsterdams, o more...

(Hyena)   www.hyenarecords.com       Backyard Tire Fire usually gets unfairly burdened with the alt-country albatross, and while it's true that the band often resorts to more...

(429)   www.429records.com No need to lament the demise of Clem Snide: Eef Barzelay hasn't radically changed his modus operandi for his first post-band solo album (and the successor to more...

(Arts+Crafts)   www.arts-crafts.ca   The Stills' third release starts off strongly enough with the type of soaring, synth-driven pop that helped the Canadian group snag widespread c more...

(Bloodshot Records)   www.bloodshotrecords.com   Andre Williams - all of 71 years old - is reigning king of a lewd, edgy R&B that flirts with dirtiness but is less about raunchy more...

  (Pi)   www.pirecordings.com   Ribot's latest project — well, #one# of his latest projects — is a trio with drummer Ches Smith and bass player Shahzad Ismaily. P more...