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(Anti-)   www.anti.com     Revered trad troubadour Ramblin' Jack Elliott takes an unexpected turn via his sophomore offering for Anti-, turning in a set of swampy blues standa more...

(Hellcat)   www.hell-cat.com      Tim Armstrong, give it up. No matter how many albums Rancid puts out, punk isn't any closer to making a comeback - in fact, Armstrong and more...

(New West) www.newwestrecords.com Apparently at it for over 35 years and with a mountain of famous friends who love to sing his praises (R.E.M, Widespread Panic, Greg Allman, etc.) , Bramblett more...

(Nonesuch)   www.nonesuch.com     You’d think a guy could only write so many Disney hits before whatever edge he may have had is too embarrassed to be seen at his recordi more...

(Certifiable Records)      www.randyweeks.com     Randy Weeks left Los Angeles for the verdant singer-songwriter climes of Austin in 2006, and this record is his fir more...

(Drag City)   www.dragcity.com   A jaw-dropping, landmark sort of record, False Flag documents the all-but unrehearsed collaboration of three exceptional musicians - Sir Richard Bish more...

(!K7)   www.k7.com Dance-punk innovators The Rapture have put down their guitars, synths, and drums for a bit in order to grab a couple of crates of vinyl and flex their skills on the tu more...

(Hip-O Select)   www.hip-oselect.com   Thinking back to the days of the late-but-great Rare Earth and - waitaminnit, you say you don't remember Rare Earth? Pull up a chair, kid: ext more...

    (Filthy Bonnet)   www.rasputina.com   Not many artists have the raw intelligence, the gothic originality or, let's face it, the balls to bring together punk intensi more...

(XL)   www.xlrecordings.com For an instrumental electronic-based band, especially one that remixes both hip-hop classics and contemporaries such as Bjork, Ratatat shows a surprising respect more...