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(Fire)   www.firerecords.com   Originally released in 2000, Chore of Enchantment, Giant Sand's 11th studio album, comes with quite a back story. A confluence of events behind the scen more...

(Sugar Hill)   www.sugarhillrecords.com     Now and then a disc comes along that makes breaking a nail on the shrink-wrap worthwhile. Bluegrass kings the Gibsons score here on all more...

(BBE Records)   www.bbemusic.com   One might question the efficacy of procuring this two-CD, 27-cut compilation over simply downloading tracks by favorite artists. One motivation's e more...

(Acony)   www.gillianwelch.com   A harrow is an agricultural tool used to smooth out a soilbed after plowing, breaking up dirt clods and prepping the seedbed - the first step in work more...

  (429 Records) www.429records.com   Like the Bodeans, the Badlees and other musical denizens of Middle America, the Gin Blossoms built their reputation on a solid, workman-like ethic more...

(Face West)   www.ginavillalobos.com   On her fourth album, this West Coast singer-songwriter shows the perseverance you'd want to see with an artist who doesn't get the recognition more...

(Blackheart)     www.blackheart.com   It took four albums, but the San Antonio trio Girl in a Coma have finally found their sound, and damn, it's a good one. Their previous ef more...

(Illegal Art) www.illegalart.net     First things first: Greg Gillis – the boy wonder sampler/MC that is Girl Talk – is pulling a RadioReznor.   Take it for free at t more...

(Dirtnap Records)   www.dirtnaprecs.com     A Seattle-based quintet with a penchant for keyboard-driven pop punk, The Girls got the herky jerky, new wave rock shtick down.  more...

(True Panther Sounds)   www.truepanther.com   Written after frontman Christopher Owens had a tumultuous romantic breakup, Girls' stunning 2009 Album was propelled by manic energy and more...