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Early Takes Volume 1 by George Harrison
05/27/2012
How does one even begin to introduce a band that changed the world? The Beatles left behind an extensive catalog of diverse music, an omnipresent legacy from the four lads from Liverpool. Yet if you look beyond the spotlight of Lennon/McCartney classics, you might be surprised to find additional innovative songs from George Harrison that may just be as classic as the more popular songs.
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Boys & Girls by Alabama Shakes
04/12/2012
Growing up in the Heart of Dixie, I had to reach deep in my pocket to find a suitable answer to the question, “What good comes out of Alabama?” In addition to a few pieces of lint, usually I came up with Crimson Tide football and Fame studios.
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Blunderbuss by Jack White
05/02/2012
Blunderbuss: noun 1. a short musket of wide bore with expanded muzzle to scatter shot, bullets, or slugs at close range. 2. an insensitive, blundering person. Whether Jack White intended for listeners to consider a firearm or a foolish, unfeeling person in conjunction with his debut solo album, either is ultimately fitting, as explosive energy meets messages about romantic injustice.
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A Wasteland Companion by M. Ward
04/19/2012
You may know M. Ward for his lithe, Grammy-nominated band She & Him, featuring Zooey Deschanel, or perhaps it’s from his indie side band, Monsters of Folk, in which Ward teams up with Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James (aka Yim Yames) and producer / musician Mike Mogis.
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Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded by Nicki Minaj
04/10/2012
To say that Nicki Minaj’s second album was highly anticipated is an understatement of the largest proportions. Her dedicated fan base, which she lovingly refers to as “Barbz,” was probably hyperventilating daily while awaiting Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.
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My Head is an Animal by Of Monsters and Men
04/06/2012
Of Monsters and Men, formed only within the last few years as an expansion of lead singer Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir's solo project, is a six-piece ensemble most closely associated with the indie folk genre.
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Noctourniquet by The Mars Volta
03/26/2012
After an extended hiatus, At the Drive-In has finally reformed for a dream tour that will sweep the globe. Fans of guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala are salivating with anticipation to finally see one of their favorite groups perform in front of their very eyes! AND… oh wait, The Mars Volta have just released their new album, Noctourniquet.
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Port of Morrow by The Shins
03/20/2012
In a scene from the film Garden State, Natalie Portman offers her headphones to Zach Braff in a neurologist’s waiting room. She claims the song playing will change his life. Traversing the fictional confines of Garden State and into in the context of the real world, The Shins’ breakthrough song "New Slang," off the album Oh Inverted World would change millions of listeners’ lives—from then on it would be difficult to disassociate this song, and The Shins’ sound in general, from a movie about two mentally misplaced twenty-somethings in New Jersey.
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Happy to You by Miike Snow
03/27/2012
Before creating what was initially thought to be a one-off side project with American musician Andrew Wyatt, Swedish production duo Christian Karlsson & Pontus Winnberg (then known as Bloodshy & Avant) were mostly known for their international work on numerous pop albums throughout the last decade.
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Women & Work by Lucero
03/13/2012
With a fan base that has refused to be swayed over the years, Lucero have taken another step with their latest album Women & Work. The Tennessee natives have stuck to what they do best: the gritty guitars and raspy vocals courtesy of Ben Nichols.
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Scars & Stories by The Fray
02/24/2012
The Fray’s third album, Scars & Stories, is not exactly what one would expect from a band that has become famous for melodramatic and solemn songs about love and loss such as, “Over My Head (Cable Car)”, “How to Save a Life”, and “Never Say Never.
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Maraqopa by Damien Jurado
03/02/2012
If you do a quick search for Seattle bands, you're likely to find bands that span many genres: grunge, garage rock, heavy metal, even twee pop. One genre seldom associated with Seattle is spiritual folk.
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Break It Yourself by Andrew Bird
03/06/2012
Chicago native Andrew Bird began his career as a prolific multi-instrumentalist when he first began taking violin lessons at the age of four. He later studied blues, gypsy jazz and American and European folk.
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Ghostory by School of Seven Bells
02/27/2012
In 2010, School of Seven Bells downsized when the band lost Claudia Deheza, one of the twins who fronted the outfit, who left citing personal reasons. SVIIB was left without the bewitching harmonies created by Claudia and her sister Alejandra, a sound that fans had become so accustomed to.
