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(Stony Plain Records)   www.stonyplainrecords.com     A phenomenal guitarist, a singer with a warm, soulful voice, a solid songwriter, and a dynamic showman - despite these ass more...

(Merge)   www.mergerecords.com     Lambchop are a lot like one of those little puzzles that you'll find on your table at hundreds of country-styled restaurants that dot the Am more...

(Slow Curve) www.johndavidsouther.com     The last time we heard from JD Souther, it was the mid ‘80s and his then-current catalogue included four solo albums, an all-star col more...

(Columbia/Legacy)   www.legacyrecordings.com     Legacy's pulled out all the stops for this reissue: it not only features a standard expanded edition (2 CDs, 1 DVD), but also more...

(self-released)     www.jesushchristrocks.com     JHC&t4HotA are a New York band whose cleverness extends well beyond their name (still funny after two full-lengths) more...

(Darla)   www.darla.com Regardless of the fact that this is only Robin Guthrie's second proper collection of music written specifically for a film, it's safe to say that the ex-Cocteau T more...

(Mercury/Decca)   www.deccarecords-us.com     "Hey Ma / the boys in body bags / coming home in pieces," sings Tim Booth with a jaunty swagger on the title track of James' first more...

(self-released)   www.loxsly.com     These post-Spoon Austin indie-rockers ease into their four-song followup to Maps and Organs with a spacey little ballad that feels somethi more...

(XL Recordings)   www.xl-recordings.com     Friendly Fires' debut is a damn fun ride that rockets off from the first track and, happily, does not relent. The UK trio-comprised more...

(Sub Pop) www.subpop.com   Soft Airplane's most successful tracks sound like they were recorded at the River Styx-or maybe on the banks of  Chad VanGaalen's personal purgatory. "No o more...