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(Big Book Records)   www.bigbookrecords.com     It's sort of surprising that I See Hawks In L.A., the Southern California country-rock band, not only has lasted to its fourth a more...

(American Beat Recordings) http://www.myspace.com/americanbeat   Despite their unwieldy moniker and the unlikely title given this career compendium, I See Hawks in L.A. recall that early more...

(Sounds Familyre)   www.soundsfamilyre.com   This is the third record by this Norwegian band led by pop mad scientist Frode Stromstad, and one interesting fact is that the record was more...

(Mute)   www.mute.com Just like Ikea, I'm From Barcelona is big, unwieldy yet precise, eclectic and Swedish. Come to think of it, the band's Arcade Fire-meets-Polyphonic Spree easy-liste more...

(Metropolis)   www.metropolis-records.com   When it comes to music, there are times we all discover diamonds in the rough - hidden treasures for the ear that are so pristine, so lus more...

(American Beat) www.myspace.com/americanbeat        A two-album set originally released in 1980, Ian Hunter’s Welcome To the Club captures the former Mott The Hoople f more...

(New West)   www.newwestrecords.com   Ian Hunter has been anything but prolific in the last decade, so it's a pleasant surprise that Man Overboard comes only two years after his las more...

(Maniac) www.maniacrecords.com       Ian McLagan deserves all the respect in the world. Beginning with his days in the Small Faces and the Faces, his keyboards—piano, Wurlitz more...

(0000:02:59)   www.2minutes59.com     There's a darker, sadder side to the Small Faces/Faces legacy of British pop-star "lads" breezing through the Mod and Pub-Rock eras of th more...

(Spark & Shine)   www.sparkandshine.com   Despite the fact he's chalked up a two-decade recording career, Ian Moore opts for a relatively new tack here. Starting out with a rever more...