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The Roots
Rising Down (Def Jam)
If the recent Smirnoff showcase in New York — in which Common, Q-Tip, and KRS-One... More >>
By Ben Westhoff
Published: May 15, 2008
Portishead
Third (Mercury)
In 1997, when Portishead's self-titled second album arrived, the group's sound was routinely... More >>
By Michael Roberts
Published: May 15, 2008
Jamie Lidell
Jim (Warp)
Blue-eyed soul singer Jamie Lidell's Jim ranks as one of the most unabashedly retro albums... More >>
By Mark Keresman
Published: May 15, 2008
Lurker of Chalice
Lurker of Chalice (Southern Lord)
As the side project of one-man band Leviathan, Lurker of Chalice exists as a place for odder... More >>
By Daphne Carr
Published: May 15, 2008
Down Home Southernaires
Negro en Bicicleta (Floridita 1800 Records)
Down Home Southernaires were at one point known as Pygmy, and as Pygmy, they were great. As DHS,... More >>
By Abel Folgar
Published: May 8, 2008
Boris
Smile (Southern Lord)
After two years of touring and recording with sunn0))), Ghost, and Merzbow, longtime Japanese... More >>
By Daphne Carr
Published: May 8, 2008
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Avatar (Blue Note)
Though this Gonzalo Rubalcaba fellow is an ace jazz pianist originally from Cuba, don't tag him... More >>
By Mark Keresman
Published: May 8, 2008
Meat Beat Manifesto
Autoimmune (Metropolis)
Engineering postindustrial dub since the mid-Eighties, when he founded production conduit Meat... More >>
By Tony Ware
Published: May 8, 2008
The Waterford Landing
Bullet Park EP (Applied Chaotics)
The Waterford Landing's 2004 self-titled full-length debut was refreshing, in what was then a... More >>
By Abel Folgar
Published: May 1, 2008
Monotonix
Body Language (Drag City)
It used to be that a band's records enticed you to the live show. Although a studio recording,... More >>
By John Nova Lomax
Published: May 1, 2008
Atmosphere
When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (Rhymesayers Entertainment)
The characters given life by Slug on Atmosphere's new album have unenviable situations, but... More >>
By Ben Westhoff
Published: May 1, 2008
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Pershing (Polyvinyl Records)
Usually, overly long band names point to an irritating sense of self-importance. Why else would... More >>
By Nicholas L. Hall
Published: April 24, 2008
Junc Ops
2013 (Circuitree Records)
Miami's Junc Ops combines some of the better elements of South Florida music into a savvy and... More >>
By Abel Folgar
Published: April 24, 2008
Morrissey
Greatest Hits (Decca)
The greatest Morrissey songs aren't just sad, creepy and boastful; they also contain telling... More >>
By Ben Westhoff
Published: April 24, 2008
Kid Creole
Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1974-1983 (Strut)
Kid Creole and the Coconuts — possessed of a flavorful, beat-driven energy with a slight... More >>
By Lily Moayeri
Published: April 24, 2008
Boy Prostitute
Boy Prostitute (Ramhaus Records)
One of the trends in punk rock that I happen to enjoy very much is how influences shape a... More >>
By Abel Folgar
Published: April 17, 2008
Cat Shell
Cat's Outta the Bag (Self-released)
When you first pop in Cat Shell's debut disc, Cat's Outta the Bag , you can't help but notice... More >>
By Jonathan Cunningham
Published: April 17, 2008
The Pinker Tones
Wild Animals (Nacional Records)
Barcelona, Spain-based duo the Pinker Tones uses its nonconformist Catalan background as... More >>
By Lily Moayeri
Published: April 17, 2008
These New Puritans
Beat Pyramid (Domino)
On early single "Elvis," These New Puritans promised to tell their secrets. Yet Beat Pyramid ,... More >>
By Jonathan Garrett
Published: April 17, 2008
Gnarls Barkley
The Odd Couple (Atlantic)
We expect a lot from our indie-ethos, crossover pop stars nowadays, even from a duo as inspired... More >>
By Ben Westhoff
Published: April 10, 2008
Nine Inch Nails
Ghosts I-IV (The Null Corporation)
Nine Inch Nails main man Trent Reznor makes the most of his recent hard-won freedom on the... More >>
By D.X. Ferris
Published: April 10, 2008
British Sea Power
Do You Like Rock Music? (Rough Trade)
Belying its hideous cover art and silly title, Do You Like Rock Music? is a work of surprising... More >>
By Jonathan Garrett
Published: April 10, 2008
Black Spade
To Serve with Love (Om Hip Hop)
All of my life, my father encouraged me to be open to all good music," St. Louis rapper Black... More >>
By Ben Westhoff
Published: April 10, 2008
Señor Flavio
Supersaund 2012 (Nacional)
Argentina's Flavio Mandinga, one of the founding members of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, has crafted... More >>
By Ernest Barteldes
Published: March 27, 2008
Fuck Buttons
Street Horrrsing (All Tomorrow's Parties)
Despite the eyebrow-raising moniker's aggressive overtones, the Bristol, England duo of Andrew... More >>
By Ray Cummings
Published: March 27, 2008
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