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Byrds

The Complete Columbia Albums Collection

(Columbia/Legacy)   www.legacyrecordings.com   It goes without saying - although it's been said countless times before - that the Byrds were the quintessential American band of the 1 more...

Thee American Revolution

Buddha Electrostorm (reissue)

(Fire)   www.firerecords.com   You never know what Robert Schneider is going do next and while the longtime Apples in Stereo leader has kept most of his music in the pop category he more...

Various Artists

This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark

(Music Road)   www.musicroadrecords.com   Five words immediately come to mind with the arrival of this long-overdue tribute to one of America's most remarkable songsmiths, those w more...

Jamie & Steve

The Next Big Thing

(Loaded Goat)   www.jamieandsteve.net   While the international pop community no doubt recognizes the names above thie title right away, the average punter would be forgiven for draw more...

Robbers On High Street

Hey There Golden Hair

(RGR)   www.robbersonhighstreet.com   Where did this come from?! The last we checked in with these NYC pop kids they were releasing their ho-hum sophomore effort Grand Animals, after more...

We Were Promised Jetpacks

In the Pit of the Stomach

(Fat Cat Records)   fat-cat.co.uk   Scottish quartet We Were Promised Jetpacks returns with sophomore release In the Pit of the Stomach. Two years since debut These Four Walls the ba more...

Ron Flynt

12 Strings and Tambourines

(Oglio)   www.oglio.com   Given his place among the power pop elite - owing mainly to his role in the band 20/20 - Ron Flynt's decision to namecheck his influences makes a good deal more...

Wussy

Strawberry

(Shake It)   www.shakeitrecords.com     Some of the best rock bands of the past, alternative and mainstream, have had male-female co-leads - early Velvet Underground, 1970s-era more...

Bitch Magnet

Bitch Magnet

(Temporary Residence, Ltd.)   www.temporaryresidence.com   When Oberlin College students Jon Fine, Orestes Morfin and Sooyoung Park put their shared affinities for the likes of Scratc more...

Black Belles

The Black Belles

(Third Man)   www.thirdman.com   Gimmicks, gimmicks, gimmicks. Rock ‘n' roll has been packed with gimmickry since Screamin' Jay Hawkins popped out of a casket on stage, since A more...


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