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Blind Man's Colour

Wooden Blankets EP

(Kanine)     www.kaninerecords.com     In the last two minutes of this all-too-brief EP, the lyrical apparition that functions as a chorus for "Sleeping Bag" - "it doesn more...

Olof Arnalds

Vid Og Vid

(One Little Indian)   www.onelittleindian-us.com   Yet another Icelandic portal to the musical great beyond, Olof Arnalds's voice is mysteriously evocative. Accompanied mostly by h more...

Miles Kurosky

The Desert of Shallow Effects

(Shout Factory)   www.shoutfactory.com   Beulah was one of those unheralded indie bands that spawned critical acclaim in the late ‘90s and early oughts, but never seemed to adv more...

Gorillaz

Plastic Beach

(Virgin)   www.virginrecords.com   How important is Blur frontman Damon Albarn's futuristic cartoon-themed band?  Virgin parent company EMI actually blamed them and Coldplay fo more...

Gorevette

Lustfully Yours

(Strange Girl)   www.myspace.com/gorevette   The era of distaff garage/punk bands arguably hit its peak in the mid ‘90s when outfits like the Donnas and the Chubbies were crest more...

Groove Armada

Black Light

(Om Records)   www.OmRecords.com     Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, the four British arms of Groove Armada, have always maintained a sexy downbeat tech vibe for their albums. Eve more...

The Knife in collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock

Tomorrow, In A Year

(Rabid/Mute)   www.rabidrecords.com / www.mute.com At first blush, the concept appears to make perfect sense: The Knife, along with musicians Mt. Sims and Planningtorock and theater group more...

Jimi Hendrix

Valleys of Neptune

(Experience Hendrix/Legacy Recordings)   www.legacyrecordings.com   Despite releasing just three studio albums while he was alive, Jimi Hendrix has one of the biggest catalogs in roc more...

Moreland & Arbuckle

Flood

(Telarc)   www.telarc.com   Listening to Flood by Kansas duo of Aaron Moreland and Dustin Arbuckle reminded me of listening to Junior Kimbrough or R.L. Burnside for the first time more...

Martin Hagfors

Men and Flies

(Me Records) www.martinhagfors.com   Norway's Martin Hagfors has produced quite a collection of albums in his native country, but his pop perfect sound has the potential to garner much w more...


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