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(Thirty Tigers)   www.thirtytigers.com   Three years after Adam Arcuragi's folky sophomore effort I am become joy, we have this little gem. Though Arcuragi (pronounced er-ah-ghee) is more...

(Phrex Records   www.greghumphreys.net   People You May Know may be the best set of late night standards released this year. Except for the fact that these songs aren't standards at a more...

(Merge)   www.mergerecords.com   With half a dozen albums under their collective belts and an affinity for gay-friendly sentiments, San Francisco's Imperial Teen offers a sound that more...

(Blue Corn Music)   www.bluecornmusic.com   Known for album titles that attest to her authoritative stance -- The Truth According to Ruthie Foster, The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster and t more...

(New West)   www.newwestrecords.com   These five yokels call Houston home and have already self-released two records before this one. The 10 songs here recall elements of the way pa more...

(Fanatic)   www.fanaticrecords.com   Slowly but surely, Red Wanting Blue's star has been rising. Hey, wider exposure's only been 17 years in the making. The title of the band's lates more...

(Domino)    http://www.dominorecordco.us/   Not sure who (or what) the Ester of this title is, but if this British act has dedicated their fine debut to her (or it), a "thank you more...

(Amnesty International)   http://music.amnestyusa.org   With around 75 (exact number depends on format) new recordings available as a digital download ($19.99) or on four CDs ($24.99 more...

(Jagjaguwar)   www.jagjaguwar.com   It's hard to fathom where rock would be without the Velvet Underground, whose mix of intellectualism and primitivism created a new dramatic struct more...

(TNP)   www.negroproblem.com   When last we heard from Stew, erstwhile leader of underground indie pop darlings The Negro Problem, he was busy conquering Broadway with his metafictio more...