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(Wichita Recordings)   www.wichita-recordings.com   It's a shame Daydreams and Nightmares isn't better. On its debut, Those Dancing Days made a strong case for the throne of Swedish more...

(Oh Wow Dang)   www.thosedarlins.com   Those Darlins', out of Tennessee, crank a sound as raw and sassy as Wanda Jackson in her prime. These three 20-something ladies - Kelley, Jes more...

(Oh Wow Dang)   www.myspace.com/ohwowdang   If the cover art is any indication, Those Darlins may have let a few Screws Get Loose on their second full-length ... but in the best poss more...

  (Temporary Residence)   www.temporaryresidence.com   This was going to be a much-scrutinized release no matter how it turned out, because in the 13 years since Three Mile Pilot more...

 (Vagrant)   www.vagrant.com   On their eighth album, Thrice - among the most influential post hardcore bands of the past decade - have managed to completely exorcize their scre more...

(Skybucket)   www.skybucket.com   Birmingham, Alabama, just might be the last place in the U.S. you'd expect to find an American match for the culturally keen observations-rock of B more...

(ESL Music)   www.eslmusic.com   Thunderball's new album for the Washington, D.C.-based label, ESL Music, is slickly produced musical ennui, but it's not really the trio's fault. Thi more...

(Brainfeeder)   www.brainfeedersite.com   Who would have thought the new face of modern music in South Central Los Angeles would be the bass playing son of a former Temptations drumm more...

(Matador)   www.matadorrecords.com   One of the great, unexpected moments in the history of Sonic Youth occurred in 1994 during the opening strains of "Winner's Blues," the first son more...

(Fantasy)   www.concordmusicgroup.com   It's the combination of strength and sweetness in Tift Merritt's voice that makes her solo performance here so compelling: her voice is power more...