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(self-released)   www.myspace.com/leslieandthebadgers    Take a bit of Emmylou Harris, add a dollop of Reba McEntire and you have the makings of the sound of Leslie & The B more...

  (Merge)   www.mergerecords.com   In the Court of the Wrestling Let's is a crooked-toothed grin of an album, all cocky bravado and bristly post-punk brashness on the surface, b more...

(Merge)   www.mergerecords.com   In the Court of the Wrestling Let's is a crooked-toothed grin of an album, all cocky bravado and bristly post-punk brashness on the surface, but wi more...

(Merge)   www.mergerecords.com   Last year when a Merge album discussed the Suburbs, it was a grandiose rumination on lost youth, identity and not losing sight of your roots - or tho more...

(Old Flame)   www.oldflamerecords.com   Though a band since 2004, Letting Up Despite Great Faults (ok, so the band name is a mouthful), a band that hails from the City of Angels, see more...

(Yep Roc)   www.yeproc.com   Being the offspring of a famous artist rarely assures of success, although the name recognition it affords obviously doesn't hurt either. And yet, when more...

(Slumberland)   www.slumberlandrecords.com     After two decades the Slumberland label continues to impress. The label, started in the Maryland bedroom of Black Tambourine memb more...

(Arena Rock)   www.arenarock.com   The Life and Times might seem a wordy band. Not only did the Kansas City indie-rock trio name its new album Tragic Boogie -- a description sure t more...

(Ernest Jenning)   www.ernestjenning.com   Keeping up with Robert Pollard is a full-time job. Review even one of his records, and you can count on hearing from his people about twice more...

(Devil in the Woods)     www.devilinthewoodsrecords.com     A good hook can be so deceptive.  It disarms your senses, leaving you vulnerable to an avalanche of unpl more...