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Lord Cut-Glass – Lord Cut-Glass

Jason Schramm — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:07:05 +0000

Four years after his previous group, the Delgados, disbanded, former frontman Alun Woodward introduces his own solo music endeavor in the form of the quirky, slightly warped pop stylings of Lord Cut-Glass...

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Wilco – Wilco (The Album)

Jason Schramm — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:06:53 +0000

Jeff Tweedy and company have returned once again with a another new album from the band that many listeners and critics alike consider the iconoclastic American group of the last fifteen years. Whether or not they can hold on to that popular opinion is dependent on the success of their new LP...

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Wilco – Wilco (The Album)

Jason Schramm — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:06:53 +0000

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Patterson Hood – Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)

Jason Schramm — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:06:40 +0000

Drive-By Truckers co-founder and co-principal songwriter steps away from his band just long enough to release his 2nd solo album, culled together from songs written between 1991 and 2006. But will it bear a significant resemblance to the work of his band or strike out and chart new territory from a musical perspective?...

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Patterson Hood – Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)

Jason Schramm — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:06:40 +0000

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Ben Harper & Relentless7 – White Lies For Dark Times

Jason Schramm — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:06:30 +0000

For his latest album Ben Harper has gone out and gotten a new backing band, with the resulting collaboration resulting in a set of brash, blues-infused rockers

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Ben Harper & Relentless7 – White Lies For Dark Times

Jason Schramm — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:06:30 +0000

For his latest album Ben Harper has gone out and gotten a new backing band, with the resulting collaboration resulting in a set of brash, blues-infused rockers

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Maximo Park – Quicken the Heart

Jason Schramm — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:06:25 +0000

Maximo Park returns with their third official album in four years time, but will they continue down the path they established on [em]Our Earthly Pleasures[/em] or return to the energetic styling of their debut?...

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Maximo Park – Quicken the Heart

Jason Schramm — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:06:25 +0000

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Rhett Miller – Rhett Miller

Jason Schramm — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:06:18 +0000

Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller returns with another poppy solo offering that represents his most reflective and intimate collection of songs to date...

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Rhett Miller – Rhett Miller

Jason Schramm — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:06:18 +0000

Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller returns with another poppy solo offering that represents his most reflective and intimate collection of songs to date...

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Eels – Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire

Jason Schramm — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:06:08 +0000

The man they call E and the rest of Eels returns after a four year absence with a helluva beard and a rawer, more directed offering than 2005's sprawling Blinking Lights and Other Revelations that, as advertised, centers itself around want and desire...

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Eels – Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire

Jason Schramm — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:06:08 +0000

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Manic Street Preachers – Journal for Plague Lovers

Jason Schramm — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:06:32 +0000

Two albums into their career revitalization, Manic Street Preachers recall the ghosts of the past with an album that hearkens back to their early 90s sound and contains lyrics written by presumed dead former member Richey Edwards...

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Manic Street Preachers – Journal for Plague Lovers

Jason Schramm — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:06:32 +0000

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Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

Jason Schramm — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:06:02 +0000

With their third LP in five years, it's become apparent that things have become a bit formulaic for Kasabian. And while that has done them well in the past, the results are mixed this time around at best...

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Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

Jason Schramm — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:06:02 +0000

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Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Jason Schramm — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:06:45 +0000

With the release of their fourth LP, the quartet from Versailles, France has come across the near perfect combination of dancey indie-pop and disco-tinged Euro-rock. You'll just have to read and listen further to see what I mean...

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Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Jason Schramm — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:06:45 +0000

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Paul “Snowflake” Taylor – Share It

Jason Schramm — Fri, 29 May 2009 08:05:09 +0000

With a rich and full music resume already to his credit, Paul "Snowflake" Taylor presents a solo disc that displays a wide variety of influences and appreciations as well as showing off flashes of keen pop sensibility...

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