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(Unsung Records)   www.unsungrecords.com   The sound of Tuner is generally characterized as "prog-rock," but in reality it's much more than this...it's the sound of the apocalypse, more...

(Signature Sounds)   www.signaturesounds.com   Eilen Jewell, self-confessed "lonely rambler girl" with a near perfect set of pipes, follows up 2008's peach of an album, Sinners an more...

(Sub Pop)   www.subpop.com   Rick Froberg's post-Hot Snakes outfit has been a long time in gestation, surfacing last year in shows in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, and immediately setti more...

(Ramseur)    www.ramseurrecords.com   At the tender age of 22, Oklahoma singer/songwriter Samantha Crain has already carved out an impressive reputation, one sparked by critical more...

(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...

(Rounder)   www.rounder.com   Along with single-payer health care and 12-month maternity leave, the Tragically Hip are at the top of the list of things that the United States should more...

(K)   www.krecs.com   Ian Svenonius is either a master of the ironic stance, a musical agent provocateur, or he's an abrasive guy who knows how to strike a pose. The press release f more...

(Wicked Cool Records)   www.wickedcool.com   Fair or no, all-girl bands are judged by either the commercial success of such distaff outfits as the Go Gos and the Bangles, or by nost more...

(K7)   www.k7.com Downtempo, trip-hop, ambient electronic music is so early ‘90s. These days, if you hear it at all, it's probably on a car commercial or at that new Asian fusion r more...

(Merge)   www.mergerecords.com   Hold Time - record and concept - certainly suits an old soul like M. Ward. A more solid and nuanced effort than 2006's Post-War, Ward's sixth full-l more...