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(Nonesuch/Perro Verde)   www.nonesuch.com     Long before Buena Vista Social Club and A Meeting By the River, and before all the soundtracks and his acclaimed trio of Californi more...

(Lost Highway)   www.lost-highway.com     For the first decade of Ryan Adams' career, his infamous petulance, starlet dating, and self-destructive behavior garnered nearly as more...

(PAX-AM/EMI Capitol)   www.paxamrecords.com   All ash and no fire. A new Ryan Adams is no longer news considering the former Whiskeytown auteur's solo career has primed the pump rele more...

 (Lost Highway)   www.losthighwayrecords.com   Ryan Bingham's debut (2007's Mescalito) came as such a surprise-not only was it his first album, but he'd fallen in to music as more...

    (Lost Highway) www.losthighwayrecords.com   Maintaining the momentum spurred by the back-to back Golden Globe and Emmy Award wins for "The Weary Kind" (his contribution to the more...

    (Decca)   www.decca.com   The titles of these two discs suggest a stronger contrast than their music actually provides. Both CDs collect spare, hushed etudes by Ryuichi more...

(Koch)   www.kochentertainment.com       With that recent Wu Tang Clan record a not-too-surprising letdown, it’s impressive to see its sonic provocateur — RZA &m more...