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Portishead
Third
Portishead’s third studio album, the aptly titled Third, may at first seem like a departure from the Bristol trio’s previous productions. Read story.
She & Him
Volume One
Say what you will about the doe-eyed indie actress turned doe-eyed indie rock starlet mini-genre that seems to be exploding as of late, but Zooey Deschanel seems to be bucking the trend being set by her contemporaries by, well, not sucking. Read story.
Jamie Lidell
JIM
Jamie Lidell has built a reputation in recent years by channeling the greatest of the soul and funk greats. Read story.
Foals
Foals
England’s newest exports are kicking ass and taking names on their recently released full-length debut, Antidotes. Read story.
Gary Louris
Vagabonds
Vagabonds is a melancholic and spiritually loaded contemplative first-album release for now-solo Jayhawks cofounder Gary Louris. Read story.
Dengue Fever
Venus on Earth
Los Angeles-based Cambodian psychedelic pop rockers Dengue Fever continue their sound exploration/cultural mash-up on their third CD, Venus on Earth. Read story.
The Libertines
Time for Heroes: The Best of The Libertines
The short, bittersweet career arc of The Libertines (1997-2004) sent shockwaves throughout the world of post-punk/indie rock music that are still being felt today Read story.
The Black Keys
Attack & Release
Corn-fed blues-rock duo The Black Keys redefine their indomitable sound on their latest studio venture, Attack & Release. Read story.
Clinic
Do It!
Clinic, a Liverpool-based band famously known for performing shows dressed in scrubs and face masks, have emerged from the studio with Do It!, an album that can easily be dubbed the most deliciously haunting and creative of their career. Read story.
Peter Morén
The Last Tycoon
Watching one member of a good band go solo is a lot like tuning in to a spinoff of your favorite sitcom. Read story.
Glen Phillips
Secrets of the New Explorers
For an artist well known for his unashamed, heartbreakingly personal songwriting style, Glen Phillips’s new EP is a refreshing journey to the outer limits of commercialized space travel. Read story.
The Kills
Midnight Boom
The Kills’ third release – which takes its title from a line by Jack Kerouac – Read story.
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
The prodigious use of sitars, tape loops, tablas, backing chants, violin, and organ accompaniment all help Cave’s maniac rants flower in a funky yet funny fashion. Read story.
We Are Scientists
Brain Thrust Mastery
The follow-up to 2005’s With Love and Squalor finds the adorably cheeky lads of We Are Scientists down a man and up a whole lot of production tricks. Read story.
Steve Aoki
Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles
There is no doubt that tastemaker, scene reviver, and UCSB graduate Steve Aoki is talented. Read story.
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