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Juliana Hatfield
(Ye Olde Records) www.yeolderecords.com Oh, Juliana, will you ever win? Your baby doesn't love you anymore. He lied and he lied and he lied. And then he lied a little more. And more...
Shock Cinema
(Kanine) www.kaninerecords.com "Post-everything"... hmmm. Well, perhaps for once a reviewer's hapless attempt at categorization nailed it. Brooklyn's Shock Cinema - origi more...
Human Highway
(Suicide Squeeze) www.suicidesqueeze.net The two opposing forces that comprise Human Highway have an awful lot in common. Jim Guthrie, the lesser-known 50 percent shareholder in the more...
Bombadil
(Ramseur) www.ramseurrecords.net Having seen Bombadil live, the band's full-length debut, A Buzz, A Buzz, can't help but disappoint-which is, really, just to say that on more...
Backsliders
(self-released) www.thebacksliders.com This Texas quartet has a punk-tinged power-pop sound made for live performance. Listening to their new You're Welcome you can imag more...
Issa Bagayogo
(Six Degrees) www.sixdegreesrecords.com Issa Bagayogo's fourth crossover album is an eclectic affair, but its spirit -- and most importantly, its groove -- is unmistakably Afri more...
Stereolab
(4AD) www.4ad.com Now, that's more like it. It's been awhile since a new Stereolab album was truly memorable to any but the most devoted fan (test: how many songs can yo more...
Music Tapes
(Merge) www.mergerecords.com The Music Tapes' Julian Koster, a member of the renowned Elephant 6 collective, doesn't have much interest in traditional rock band instrumentation. His lat more...
Donavon Frankenreiter
(Lost Highway) www.losthighwayrecords.com It might take a second glance to realize this isn't THAT Donovan, the hippy dippy troubadour of "Mellow Yellow" fame, but rather THIS Donavon more...
New York Dolls
(Sony/BMG) www.sonybmg.com It may not be the most legitimate reunion in the world. But when the music feels this right, who cares how many members of the current lineup w more...









