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Pete Yorn — Back & Fourth

Oh, Pete Yorn. So wise in the way of singer-songwriter balladeer types. After all, he's got the winning formula down pat: strum an acoustic guitar, sing in a soothing...

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Divine Heresy — Bringer Of Plagues

Even if you're not a fan of guitarist Dino Cazares' work, you have to at least appreciate the fact that he's always approached his bands with a level of...

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Depeche Mode Still Have It

Yes, they're still touring. Yes, it's the same original three guys. No, they probably don't need the money. But knowing that Depeche Mode are still playing because they love...

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Dan Mangan — Nice, Nice, Very Nice

Dan Mangan sees the world differently. As if this wasn't evident enough on 2007's Postcards And Daydreaming and this year's teaser Roboteering EP, he shines a new light on...

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The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower — Love In The Fascist Brothel

The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower are California's answer to rock ‘n’ roll’s Swedish invasion. The band shred through 10 tracks with blistering intensity and a full-on...

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The Junction — Another Link In The Chain

If the Junction know anything at all, it's how to write a catchy pop-rock summer jam. Their new album, Another Link In The Chain, goes as well with a...

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Set Your Goals — This Will Be The Death Of Us

It's always dangerous to name an album something like This Will Be The Death Of Us, especially when your album isn't really that good. Luckily, Set Your Goals have...

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Rum Runner — What's The Music Mean To You?

Rum Runner formed in Calgary early this decade and have been getting folks to sing, dance and drink along with their Celtic-tinged melodic punk 'n' roll ever since. Singer/songwriter/guitarist...

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Rob Thomas — Cradlesong

Say what you will about the frontman for Matchbox Twenty, but the proof of this songwriter's talent is in the music. The three-time Grammy winner has co-written songs with...

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Matisyahu — Light

Matisyahu began his career playing fairly straightforward reggae about God and Chasidic Judaism. His third album is an attempt to broaden his scope, and it comes at an interesting...

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The Rural Alberta Advantage — Hometowns

Lo-fi roots-tinged indie rock is what The Rural Alberta Advantage are all about. The rawness of both the performance and the wonderfully ragged power of the material on Hometowns...

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The Wooden Sky — If I Don't Come Home, You'll Know I'm Gone

The Wooden Sky seem to be on many best-band-you've-never-heard-of lists, but that status should significantly change when word about If I Don't... starts to spread. The participant list alone...

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Behemoth — Evangelion

Behemoth have been on one hell of a roll in the past couple of years after two decades in the underground — "hell" being the operative word here. The...

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Go Time! — Speak

The rock 'n' roll world is one of those places where the adage "don't judge a book by its cover" (or rather, don't judge an album by its cover...

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Still Life Still — Girls Come Too

Alright, let's get this outta the way. Still Life Still sound like Broken Social Scene — a lot like them. That they're both signed to the BSS-run Arts &...

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Big John Bates — Bangtown

With the passing of Lux Interior (and with him, The Cramps) onto that great cavestomp in the sky, it's comforting to know that guys like Big John Bates are...

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David Bazan — Curse Your Branches

David Bazan's output has been sparse at best since the demise of his Pedro The Lion outfit. Aside from a live DVD, he's produced just one disc — 2006's Fewer...

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Fortunately Everything Dies — Censored

Everybody loves a mystery, whether they're a budding Hercule Poirot or Jessica Fletcher. And with this independently released electronic album by Fortunately Everything Dies, there's certainly some...

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Beatlemania strikes again with catalogue reissue

We review the remastered complete catalogue of The Beatles

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Cobra Starship — Hot Mess

After Fall Out Boy introduced R&B tropes to their spit-shined pop-punk anthems, no band took the idea and ran with it like Cobra Starship. And while their previous two records...

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