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Tegan & Sara
Sainthood
If 2007’s The Con was Tegan & Sara’s dive into adulthood, then Sainthood is the sound of the duo getting comfortable in their new sonic skin. Read story.
Flaming Lips
Embryonic
Love ’em or hate ’em, it’s tough to deny the genius of the Flaming Lips. Read story.
Otis Redding
The Best: See & Hear
This two-disc See & Hear compilation pairs a CD of classic Stax/Volt studio sides by Otis Redding with a DVD of amazing concert footage shot in Sweden by legendary director D.A. Pennebaker (of Don’t Look Back and Monterey Pop fame). Read story.
Girls
Album
Whacked-out cult upbringings and self-described drug dependencies aside, San Francisco’s Girls are definitely something to write home about. Read story.
Tinariwen
Imidiwan: Companions
To get to the root of Tinariwen’s tale requires a history lesson that stretches back more than 30 years. Read story.
The Morgues
Are Fast Cars
It’s a rare treat to find a band that hooks you after only three songs, which may be part of the reason we love The Morgues. Read story.
Spencer the Gardener
Organic Gangster
Everything’s going green these days, even Santa Barbara’s longtime quirk-pop maestro Spencer the Gardener. Read story.
Springtime Is Wartime
A Bad Year for Good Men
Springtime Is Wartime are back and out to prove just how cool smart music can be. Read story.
Si Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba
Waxing Deep Releases Second Volume of Rare Latin Funk
Waxing Deep has released their second volume of Cuban music re-issues from the ‘60s and ‘70s. Read story.
J. Tillman
Year in the Kingdom
Halfway through the album-opening title track of J. Tillman’s Year in the Kingdom, you know you’re in for something special. Read story.
Sara Lov
Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming
Part dreamy, fantastic pop, part power-chord-driven rock, Sara Lov’s Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming succeeds even with its seemingly overcrowded aesthetic. Read story.
Crosby Loggins
Time to Move
Son of Kenny Loggins and winner of the MTV reality show Rock the Cradle, Crosby Loggins has long been in the presence of talented musicians. Read story.
The Spires
A Way of Seeing
The latest slice of heaven from this Ventura-based indie duo is chock-full of catchy guitar and melodically mellow vocals that have a knack for making the listener feel like a little kid again. Read story.
Fruit Bats
The Ruminant Band
Before you go blaming Eric Johnson’s Fruit Bats for the lack of a new Shins record, we advise you take a listen to The Ruminant Band. Read story.
From Wolfmother to Hall & Oates
(500) Days of Summer Soundtrack
Ever since Zach Braff hatched the playlist for Garden State, it seems every indie-minded romantic comedy has been trying to out-soundtrack the one that came before. Read story.
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