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Tindersticks solo man
Stuart A. Staples Leaving Songs (Too Pure) Stuart A. Staples, the former frontman for nightsongs maestros The Tindersticks, makes his Nick Cave-meets-Van Morrison debut.
Radio 4 reviewed
Radio 4 Enemies Like This (Astralwerks) Every rock journalist in the Western hemisphere is wondering what the hell happened to Radio 4.
Shadows Fall B-sides
Shadows Fall Fallout From The War (Century Media) New school thrashers throw Century Media one last bone before they begin major label life with Atlantic.
Mr. Lif reviewed
Mr. Lif Mo’ Mega (Definitive Jux) For his third album, Mr. Lif’s conscious hip-hop skips around from high-minded economics to the bedroom to the ultra-personal.
Waking Ashland reviewed
Waking Ashland Telescopes (Immortal) San Diego duo Waking Ashland are getting big in Japan and waited to release this EP in the States.
Electric Soft Parade come Stateside
Electric Soft Parade The Human Body EP (East West) Former Mercury Prize nominees Electric Soft Parade finally make their U.S. debut with this pounding EP.
New Grenada review
New Grenada Modern Problems (Contraphonic) Detroit quartet seems to think the fact Steve Albini recorded their third album is the most important thing about it.
The Association reissued
The Association And Then . . . Along Comes The Association (Collector’s Choice) Never fully appreciated for what they were doing while they were doing it, The Association’s reissued 1966 debut album attempts to resurrect their legacy.
Boy Eats Drum Machine review
Boy Eats Drum Machine Pleasure (self-released) Imagine, as a songwriter, having one of your city’s best drummers at your disposal. Now imagine having five of them.
Paulette Carlson returns
Paulette Carlson It’s About Time (Pandean) Try as she might, Paulette Carlson’s life is shackled to Highway 101.
Yo Gotti reviewed
Yo Gotti Back 2 Da Basics (TVT) This isn’t Big Gotti, Don Gotti, Juan Gotti, Bazooka Joe Gotti, or Irv Gotti. Yo.
Elan reviewed
Elan Together As One (Kingsbury/Interscope) Backed by No Doubt’s Tony Kanal, this debut album has a conspicuous tagline: it’s another white reggae rapper.
Kelley McRae reviewed
Kelley McRae Never Be (Sonablast!) Skinny white chick makes country soul gold.
Costello & Toussaint CD Review
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint The River In Reverse (Verve Forecast) This anticipated ode to New Orleans stirs the soul of the city, though The Angry Young Man’s voice often gets in the way.
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