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Camper Van Beethoven

Popular Songs of Great Enduring Strength and Beauty

(Cooking Vinyl)   www.cookingvinyl.com     When "Take the Skinheads Bowling" first drew attention to Camper Van Beethoven, the catchy song hardly alluded to the resonant quart more...

Lykke Li

Youth Novels

(LL/Atlantic)   www.atlanticrecords.com   22-year-old Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson ain't your average Swedish pop/dance star. With her parents' music background (mum an ex-punk, dadd more...

Sharon Little

Perfect Time for a Breakdown

(CBS)       www.cbsrecords.com     It's hard to avoid lapsing into the sort of jargon that gets routinely applied to racehorses or running backs when contemplati more...

Gaslight Anthem

The '59 Sound

(SideOneDummy)   www.sideonedummy.com   It's hard to think of another young band as ambitious and downright audacious as Gaslight Anthem. Both their debut full-length Sink or Swim more...

Various Artists

The Very Best of Outlaw Country

(Legacy)   www.legacyrecordings.com       It should be noted from the outset that this compilation does not contain anything resembling a bad track. The problem is that more...

David Bowie

Live Santa Monica '72 [reissue]

(EMI)   www.emirecords.com     When you pay your $200 or $500 to see a rock legend in concert, you pretty much know what you’re going to get – a bunch of warhorses yo more...

Alina Simone

Everyone Is Crying Out To Me, Beware

(54 40 Or Fight/Topple)     www.fiftyfourfortyorfight.com <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bot more...

Walkmen

You & Me

(Gigantic Music)     www.giganticmusic.com     Good times always seem to pass The Walkmen by. The band’s anachronistic noir evokes the loneliest Christmas (a recurr more...

Walter "Wolfman" Washington

Doin' The Funky Thing

(ZOHO Music)   www.zohomusic.com       New Orleans native Walter "Wolfman" Washington was forced to flee his hometown when Hurricane Katrina struck. As the veteran bluesman more...

Devon Williams

Carefree

(Ba Da Bing)   www.badabingrecords.com       Carefree, Devon Williams’ debut, seems the result of a lot of study time with a good record collection dominated by a few more...


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Aug 08
Popular Songs of Great Enduring Strength and Beauty by Camper Van Beethoven
08/19/2008
Youth Novels by Lykke Li
08/19/2008
Perfect Time for a Breakdown by Sharon Little
08/19/2008
The '59 Sound by Gaslight Anthem
08/19/2008
The Very Best of Outlaw Country by Various Artists
08/18/2008
Live Santa Monica '72 [reissue] by David Bowie
08/18/2008
Everyone Is Crying Out To Me, Beware by Alina Simone
08/18/2008
You & Me by Walkmen
08/18/2008
Doin' The Funky Thing by Walter "Wolfman" Washington
08/15/2008
Carefree by Devon Williams
08/15/2008
Spirit by Apse
08/15/2008
It Comes to You in a Plain Brown Wrapper by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
08/15/2008
Keep Color by Republic Tigers
08/14/2008
Still Crooked by Crooked Still
08/14/2008
Stardust 30th Anniversary Legacy Edition [reissue] by Wilie Nelson
08/14/2008
Alas I Cannot Swim by Laura Marling
08/14/2008
Three Flights From Alto Nido by Greg Laswell
08/13/2008
Strawberry Weed by Caesars
08/13/2008
Thigmotactic by Negativland
08/13/2008
Funeral Mixtape by Pack A.D.
08/13/2008
Richmond Blues by Cephas and Wiggins
08/12/2008
Summer of the Whore by Shannon McArdle
08/12/2008
Arm’s Way by Islands
08/12/2008
Clouded Staircase [reissue] by Starling Electric
08/12/2008
The Lucky Ones by Mudhoney
08/11/2008
Nudge It Up A Notch by Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
08/11/2008
Astrological Straits by Zach Hill
08/11/2008
An Invitation by Inara George with Van Dyke Parks
08/11/2008
Mar Dulce by Bajofondo
08/08/2008
Back Catalog Remastered [reissues] by Dead Can Dance
08/08/2008
Harps and Angels by Randy Newman
08/08/2008
Misadventures in Stereo by Jim Boggia
08/07/2008
Litany of Echoes by James Blackshaw
08/07/2008
Ultimate Collection [reissue] by Pat Benatar
08/07/2008
Parallel Lines: Deluxe Collectors Edition [reissue] by Blondie
08/07/2008
Didn’t It Feel Kinder by Amy Ray
08/06/2008
From The Reach by Sonny Landreth
08/06/2008
Along Came A Spider by Alice Cooper
08/06/2008
Back From the Dead by G.G. Elvis and the TCP Band
08/06/2008
New York City by Brazilian Girls
08/06/2008
A Thousand Shark’s Teeth by My Brightest Diamond
08/05/2008
Inlandish by Roedelius-Story
08/05/2008
Duck Stab + Eskimo [reissues] by Residents
08/05/2008
Conor Oberst by Conor Oberst
08/05/2008
22 Dreams by Paul Weller
08/04/2008
RMXXOLOGY by Delicious Vinyl All Stars
08/04/2008
Bits by Oxford Collapse
08/04/2008
No Paid Holidays by Watermelon Slim and the Workers
08/04/2008
1861 by Moreland & Arbuckle
08/01/2008
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet by Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet
08/01/2008
Young Team [reissue] by Mogwai
08/01/2008
49:00 by Paul Westerberg
08/01/2008
Jul 08
Wild Wood Deluxe Edition [reissue] by Paul Weller
07/31/2008
The Blue Album by Pagans
07/31/2008
Nobody Left to Crown by Richie Havens
07/31/2008
Puddle City Racing Lights by Windmill
07/31/2008
Eddie Loves You So by Eddie Floyd
07/31/2008
Third by Portishead
07/30/2008
LP3 by Ratatat
07/30/2008
Light in the West by Milton Cross
07/30/2008
What the Body Was Made For by Snow & Voices
07/30/2008
Year of the Pig [reissue] by Fucked Up
07/30/2008
Magnificent Fiend by Howlin Rain
07/29/2008
Shining Violence by Low Lows
07/29/2008
Superhero Brother by G. Love & Special Sauce
07/29/2008
Waiting In Vain by James Jackson Toth
07/29/2008
Boxette by Saint Etienne
07/28/2008
Deep Cuts by Tony Joe White
07/28/2008
Doomtree by Doomtree
07/28/2008
We Started Nothing by Ting Tings
07/28/2008
Momofuku by Elvis Costello and the Imposters
07/25/2008
Elephant Mountain [reissue] by Youngbloods
07/25/2008
Let it Ride by Buffalo Killers
07/25/2008
Fate by Dr. Dog
07/25/2008
Back Catalog Remastered [reissues] by Moody Blues
07/25/2008
Evil Urges by My Morning Jacket
07/24/2008
Whiskey Thoughts by Greta Gaines
07/24/2008
Music For Pictures by Trey Gunn
07/24/2008
Friend For Life by Ersi Arvizu
07/23/2008
Life Processes by Forward Russia
07/23/2008
State Of Grace by Street Dogs
07/23/2008
Accelerate by R.E.M.
07/22/2008
The Unfairground by Kevin Ayers
07/22/2008
The Sun Is Always Brighter by Joshua James
07/22/2008
A Love Extreme by Benji Hughes
07/22/2008
Partie Traumatic by Black Kids
07/22/2008
Attack & Release by Black Keys
07/21/2008
Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails by Baseball Project (Wynn, McCaughey, Buck, Pitmon)
07/21/2008
What Love Will Do by Janiva Magness
07/21/2008
Devil On Our Side: B-Sides and Rarities by Anniversary
07/21/2008
The Bright Lights of America by Anti-Flag
07/18/2008
Thing of the Past by Vetiver
07/18/2008
Glistening Pleasure by Natalie Portman'sShaved Head
07/18/2008
The Infamous Stringdusters by The Infamous Stringdusters
07/18/2008
Just Us Kids by James McMurtry
07/17/2008
El Rey by Wedding Present
07/17/2008
Two Men With The Blues by Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis
07/17/2008
The Bake Sale EP by Cool Kids
07/17/2008
Lay It Down by Al Green
07/16/2008
Tijuana Sound Machine by Nortec Collective Presents Bostich + Fussible
07/16/2008
Teenage Head with Marky Ramone by Teenage Head with Marky Ramone
07/16/2008
Verbs by Au
07/15/2008
The Beautiful Lie by Ed Harcourt
07/15/2008
This Riot Life by Veda Hille
07/15/2008
The Evangelist by Robert Forster
07/14/2008
Life Death Love and Freedom by John Mellencamp
07/14/2008
Master-Dik + J’Accuse Ted Hughes by Sonic Youth
07/14/2008
Directions to See a Ghost by Black Angels
07/11/2008
Home Before Dark by Neil Diamond
07/11/2008
Live In Liverpool by Gossip
07/11/2008
Skeleton by Abe Vigoda
07/11/2008
Forever Changes (Collector’s Edition) [reissue] by Love
07/11/2008
Chandelier by Rachael Sage
07/10/2008
Long Gone and Nearly There by Julie Ocean
07/10/2008
Singles 06-07 by Jay Reatard
07/10/2008
Arizona Motel by Hacienda Brothers
07/10/2008
Iron & Diamonds by Gibson Brothers
07/09/2008
At Mount Zoomer by Wolf Parade
07/09/2008
Fancy Footwork (Deluxe Edition) [reissue] by Chromeo
07/09/2008
Agony & Irony by Alkaline Trio
07/09/2008
Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair
07/08/2008
Mono In VCF by Mono In VCF
07/08/2008
Exit Strategy of the Soul by Ron Sexsmith
07/08/2008
Like A Fire by Solomon Burke
07/07/2008
I, Flathead by Ry Cooder
07/07/2008
Season of Sweets by Modey Lemon
07/07/2008
Modern Guilt by Beck
07/07/2008
Living In the Aftermath by Chris Mills
07/04/2008
Season of Sweets by Modey Lemon
07/04/2008
Center Stage by Tommy Emmanuel
07/03/2008
Dual Hawks by South San Gabriel/Centro-Matic
07/03/2008
Running Man: Nike+ Original Run by A-Trak
07/03/2008
Trouble In Mind by Hayes Carll
07/03/2008
Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles by John Mayer
07/03/2008
Walls Fall Down by Kimmie Rhodes
07/02/2008
Mudcrutch by Mudcrutch
07/02/2008
Chin Chin by Chin Chin
07/02/2008
The Supreme Genius Of by King Khan and the Shrines
07/02/2008
Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild by Jonathan Richman
07/01/2008
Rockferry by Duffy
07/01/2008
SunDirtWater by Waifs
07/01/2008
13th Star by Fish
07/01/2008
Jun 08
Beautiful by Bonnie Bramlett
06/30/2008
Wagonwheel Blues by The War On Drugs
06/30/2008
The Iron Sea by Pete Francis
06/30/2008
Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea by Silver Jews
06/30/2008
The Denmark Veseys by The Denmark Veseys
06/27/2008
Digi Snacks by RZA as Bobby Digital
06/27/2008
Narrow Stairs by Death Cab for Cutie
06/27/2008
Hymn and Her by Earlimart
06/27/2008
Feed the Animals by Girl Talk
06/27/2008
Fire Songs by Watson Twins
06/26/2008
Bulletproof by Reckless Kelly
06/26/2008
What Did You Do During The War, Daddy? by The Jet Age
06/26/2008
Tooth Of Crime by T Bone Burnett
06/25/2008
Saving Grace by Scott Kempner
06/25/2008
The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow
06/25/2008
Life Beyond Mars: Bowie Covered by Various Artists
06/25/2008
Last Days at the Lodge by Amos Lee
06/24/2008
Rook by Shearwater
06/24/2008
What We Did On Our Holiday + Unhalfbricking [reissues] by Fairport Convention
06/24/2008
Nude With Boots by Melvins
06/24/2008
I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too by Martha Wainwright
06/23/2008
Takes by Adem
06/23/2008
Never Say Never by Ian McLagan & the Bump Band
06/23/2008
Með suð i eyrum við spilum endalaust by Sigur Rós
06/20/2008
Iron Will by Grand Magus
06/20/2008
Fields/Aquamarine [reissue] by Individuals
06/20/2008
Yellow Hand by Yellow Hand
06/19/2008
Daptone7 Inch Singles Collection, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
06/19/2008
Crossing Dragon Bridge by Steve Wynn
06/19/2008
Funplex by The B-52s
06/18/2008
Bird in the Hand EP by Weather Underground
06/18/2008
Sunrise Festival by Ozric Tentacles
06/18/2008
What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective by Steinski
06/17/2008
Seeing Things by Jakob Dylan
06/17/2008
Superfuzz Bigmuff Deluxe Edition [reissue] by Mudhoney
06/17/2008
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay
06/17/2008
Weezer (The Red Album) by Weezer
06/16/2008
Fern Knight by Fern Knight
06/16/2008
She's The Dutchess, He's The Duke by The Dutchess & The Duke
06/16/2008
Liars and Prayers by Thalia Zedek
06/13/2008
Parallel Play by Sloan
06/13/2008
Robert Pollard Is Off To Business by Robert Pollard
06/13/2008
ExitingARM by Subtle
06/12/2008
Flavors of Entanglement by Alanis Morissette
06/12/2008
Tha Carter III by Lil Wayne
06/12/2008
O by Tilly and the Wall
06/12/2008
@%&! Smilers by Aimee Mann
06/10/2008
Straight To the Heart by Pierced Arrows
06/10/2008
Wazoo by Frank Zappa
06/10/2008
You Have No Idea What You Are Getting Yourself Into by Does It Offend You, Yeah?
06/10/2008
From the Valley to the Stars by El Perro Del Mar
06/10/2008
Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1974-1983 by Kid Creole
06/10/2008
Diamond Hoo Ha by Supergrass
06/10/2008
A Grave Is A Grim Horse by Steve Von Till
06/10/2008
Songs In A&E by Spiritualized
06/10/2008
Pacific Ocean Blue [reissue] by Dennis Wilson
06/10/2008
The Devil, You + Me by The Notwist
06/10/2008
To Survive by Joan As Police Woman
06/10/2008
Real Animal by Alejandro Escovedo
06/09/2008
Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
06/09/2008
Anywhere I Lay My Head by Scarlett Johansson
06/09/2008
Mountain Battles by Breeders
06/09/2008
Are You Serious? [reissue] by Van Duren
06/09/2008
More Dirty Laundry: The Soul of Black Country [reissue] by Various Artists
06/09/2008
Verbs by Au
06/09/2008
Insides Out by Jordan Zevon
06/09/2008
This Year’s Model (Deluxe Edition) [reissue] by Elvis Costello
06/06/2008
Flamingo [reissue] by Flamin Groovies
06/06/2008
Welcome To the Club – Live + All Of the Good Ones Are Taken [reissues] by Ian Hunter
06/06/2008
This Was (Collector's Edition) [reissue] by Jethro Tull
06/06/2008
Diesel and Dust: Legacy Edition [reissue] by Midnight Oil
06/06/2008
Greatest Hits [reissue] by Todos Tus Muertos
06/06/2008
Greasy Truckers Party [reissue] by Various Artists
06/06/2008
Beautiful Thing [reissue] by Ben Vaughn Combo
06/06/2008
What We Had [reissue] by Wednesday Week
06/06/2008
Boy For You [reissue] by Astrid Williamson
06/06/2008
Mr. Love & Justice by Billy Bragg
06/06/2008
The Last Temptation of Chris by Chris Difford
06/06/2008
Ringer by Four Tet
06/06/2008
The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit
06/06/2008
The Hard Way by James Hunter
06/06/2008
My Favorite Waste Of Time by Freedy Johnston
06/06/2008
Langhorne Slim & the War Eagles by Langhorne Slim & the War Eagles
06/06/2008
See You In Magic by The Night Marchers
06/06/2008
Take Me To Town by Skybombers
06/06/2008
Indian Giver by Spectrum Meets Captain Memphis
06/06/2008
The Sellout Cover Sessions EP by Ken Stringfellow
06/06/2008
Boo! by Was Not Was
06/06/2008
Brain Thrust Mastery by We Are Scientists
06/02/2008
Glory Hope Mountain by The Acorn
06/02/2008
So Long Abilene by Carolann Ames
06/02/2008
Could We Survive EP by Joseph Arthur
06/02/2008
Invisible Baby by Marco Benevento
06/02/2008
Casting Shadows by Black Hollies
06/02/2008
Super Roots 9 by Boredoms
06/02/2008
My Bloody Underground by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
06/02/2008
Do It! by Clinic
06/02/2008
Kensington Park by Constantines
06/02/2008
Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings by Counting Crows
06/02/2008
Carl Craig Sessions by Carl Craig
06/02/2008
Jeremy Moses Curtis by Jeremy Moses Curtis
06/02/2008
Attack by Dead Child
06/02/2008
Unonou by Danava
06/02/2008
11th Hour by Del The Funky Homosapien
06/02/2008
Different Kinds of Love by Demolition String Band
06/02/2008
Count To Ten by Tina Dico
06/02/2008
We Have You Surrounded by Dirtbombs
06/02/2008
Visiter by Dodos
06/02/2008
Halloween: Live 1979-1981 by Roky Erickson and the Explosives
06/02/2008
Earles and Jensen Present: Just Farr A Laugh, Vol. 1 And 2 by Earles and Jensen
06/02/2008
In A Cave by Elf Power
06/02/2008
The Good Life by Justin Townes Earle
06/02/2008
Smoke & Mirrors Live by Downbeat 5
06/02/2008
Felice Brothers by Felice Brothers
06/02/2008
Antidotes by Foals
06/02/2008
Street Horrrsing by Fuck Buttons
06/02/2008
Place Between the Places by Lili Haydn
06/02/2008
Delayer by Heavenly States
06/02/2008
Shadow Cat by Robyn Hitchcock
06/02/2008
Kiss Kiss Kill Kill by Horrorpops
06/02/2008
Research by Seth Kauffman
06/02/2008
Midnight Boom by Kills
06/02/2008
Konk by Kooks
06/02/2008
The Fox's Wedding by Sharron Kraus
06/02/2008
Fireproof by Dawn Landes
06/02/2008
Here Is What Is by Daniel Lanois
06/02/2008
Jim by Jamie Lidell
06/02/2008
First Nervous Breakdown by Meadows
06/02/2008
Last Night by Moby
06/02/2008
Gabriel's Horn by Monkeywrench
06/02/2008
Dive Deep by Morcheeba
06/02/2008
Talking Through Tin Cans by Morning Benders
06/02/2008
Keep It Simple by Van Morrison
06/02/2008
Heretic Pride by Mountain Goats
06/02/2008
Tintype by Pack AD
06/02/2008
All Together by Pattern Is Movement
06/02/2008
Superman Was A Rocker by Robert Pollard
06/02/2008
Traveling by Steve Poltz
06/02/2008
These Are the Good Times People by The Presidents of the United States of America
06/02/2008
Punch by Punch Brothers
06/02/2008
Retribution Gospel Choir by Retribution Gospel Choir
06/02/2008
Sea From Shore by School Of Language
06/02/2008
Unhistories by Singer
06/02/2008
Star Spangled by Sisters 3
06/02/2008
Not Crazy Tonight by R.G. Stark
06/02/2008
As Onasis 1 & 2 by Richard Swift
06/02/2008
Lay Down The Law by Switches
06/02/2008
In Love + Light by Heidi Talbot
06/02/2008
Long Way From Tupelo by Paul Thorn
06/02/2008
Holdi' Onto Trouble's Hand by Pat Todd & the Rankoutsiders
06/02/2008
La Lamentator by Weinland
06/02/2008
Phylactery Factory by White Hinterland
06/02/2008
Paralyzed by Witch
06/01/2008