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(Hardly Art)   www.hardlyart.com   Amateurism has become an art form in music over the past several decades, but for every artist who was able to produce magic (Modern Lovers,   more...

(Pompeii)   www.beirutband.com   Orson Welles once famously reveled in the bacchanalia of Brazilian carnival while filming documentaries on the U.S. government's dime. Now, Zach Con more...

(Pompeii)   http://beirutband.com/   The fact that 25-year-old Zach Condon is so often dubbed a "virtuoso" or "wunderkind" is arguably more reflective of critic than subject. We all more...

(Koch Records)   www.kochrecords.com   Banjoist Bela Fleck referred to The Melody Of Rhythm this way: "This project feels like getting together with some brothers we hadn't seen in more...

(Trysquare)   www.bellhorses.com   Vague is easy, but memorable vague is hard. Even the Cocteau Twins, who did more for tuneful vapor than anyone, sometimes just sort of *wafted*. B more...

(Arts & Crafts)   www.arts-crafts.ca   This instrumental offshoot of Arcade Fire - Richard Reed Parry plays upright bass, keyboards and percussion; Sarah Neufeld provides violin more...

(Matador)     www.matadorrecords.com     Before transitioning into unrelenting day-glo and sunshine pop, Belle and Sebastian dealt in moodier, subtler shades of gray. Pla more...

(Bellflur)   www.bellflur.com   Distant bells have me starting to talk myself out of running outside for a Creamsicle. But the ice cream man is a phantom, signaling Asleep.Asleep.' s more...

(Epic)   www.epicrecords.com   A farrago of pounding piano romps, bouncy pop gems, and plaintive ballads, Way to Normal finds Ben Folds sounding freer than he ever has on a solo al more...

(Epic)   www.epicrecords.com     This didn't have to suck. That Petra Haden album where she did The Who Sell Out completely a cappella? That was brilliant. But then, so is Pet more...