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(Anti-)   www.anti.com     Like the title says, the former Granddaddy leader finds himself on his first solo album as a traveler.  And sure enough, he's gone from being s more...

(Thrill Jockey) www.thrilljockey.com When the four chambers of Wzt Hearts ceased bleating back in 2008, like any good cardiac arrest, Jason Urick took it...well, he took it to heart. In his more...

(Thrill Jockey)   www.thrilljockey.com   The perfect music for science fiction fanatics comes from an artist out of Baltimore, Maryland, named Jason Urick. With a remarkable grasp more...

(Luaka Bop)   www.luakabop.com   Brooklyn beat makers Javelin may be a reincarnation of some ‘80s hip hop band long dead and forgotten, buried under dusty ribbons of cassette more...

(Dischord/DeSoto)   www.dischord.com/   The good news is that For Your Own Special Sweetheart, the album Jawbox released in 1994 after leaving Dischord Records for a deal with Atlan more...

(Kerouac Films/Atlantic)   www.kerouacfilms.com   Eleven years after Billy Bragg and Wilco wrote melodies for Woody Guthrie, Son Volt's Jay Farrar and Death Cab for Cutie's Benjami more...

(In The Red)   www.intheredrecords.com   Jay Reatard has come into recent renown by resurrecting the gob-lobbing glory of ’77-style punk. And it’s no wonder why—his more...

(Matador)   www.matadorrecords.com   If this chronological collection of this year's batch of singles from prolific punk Jay Reatard is any indication, there should be great expecta more...

(Legacy/American)   www.legacyrecordings.com   The Jayhawks always felt like runners-up in the alt-country sweepstakes. Not as innovative as The Flying Burrito Brothers - the band th more...

(Rounder)   www.rounder.com   Anticipation for a reunion had rarely been greater than for the Jayhawks' revival. Reissues of the band's early albums and singer/songwriters Gary Louri more...