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(Columbia)   www.columbiarecords.com     Its unfortunate sidebar aside - the fact that this may be Richard Wright's swansong as far as live recordings are concerned - Live In G more...

(Drag City)   www.dragcity.com   He loves solo performances, Louisville punker turned Brooklyn post-rocker David Grubbs once said, because he enjoys hearing individual notes sound more...

(Merge)   www.mergerecords.com   Beautifully understated, tinged with psychedelic colors and harmonies, amplified to rock volume, but relaxed to the point that you might miss how wel more...

(429 Records)   www.429records.com   Southern gothic. World. Alternative. Punk. Rock. Folk. Country. Blues. Rhythm & blues. Even some raga or ill-advised hip-hop. If it's a genr more...

(Samadhisound)   www.Samadhisound.com   On Manafon erstwhile Japan frontman David Sylvian seems to have crafted something both improvisational and quiet, bruising, distant and avant more...

(Secretly Canadian)   www.secretlycanadian.com     Beside the bed, a bearded longhair sits, a vase of flowers on the nightstand. You can tell what David Vandervelde is after fr more...

(In the Red)   www.intheredrecords.com   This gritty, fuzz-fogged, anthemic garage punk from Puerto Rico really needs no translation, even if the lyrics are in Spanish. For "Obsesio more...

(Blix Street)   www.blixstreet.com     "Feels like comin' home." That was your truly's instant reaction upon hearing Back Door Slam's 2007 debut Roll Away, a blustery slice o more...

(ATO Records)   www.atorecords.com   Even if you, like me, are not a fan of the Dave Matthews Band his label has released some strong records these past few years. Releases by Ben K more...

(ATO)   www.atorecords.com   Formed from the ashes of Simon Dawes (named after the band leader's grandfather), this Southern California quartet certainly made the independent (and be more...