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(Epitaph)   www.epitaph.com   There is something inexplicably fascinating about the draw acoustic guitars and folk music seem to have on 30-something punk rockers lately. Avail's Tim more...

(Dromedary)   www.dromedary-records.com   The title here is the band's 2nd nod to a classic record in as many tries (their 2008 debut was called Linden Calling).  This one, of c more...

(Tee Pee)   www.teepeerecords.com   When the Atomic Bitchwax first emerged from the wilds of the New Jersey stoner rock scene, the power trio concentrated on flowing, sometimes frenz more...

(!K7)   www.k7.com   A new competitor for the Antony Hegarty Memorial "Most Delicate Falsetto in a Disco Setting" award has emerged from the unlikely environs of Copenhagen. Nikolaj more...

(Thrill Jockey)   www.thrilljockey.com   Thrill Jockey collects the early works of Sorry Bamba, one of Mali's pre-eminent post-colonial bandleaders, in this first of two planned ins more...

(Drag City)   www.dragcity.com   With its heady, close harmonies, its tangle of British-folk-style acoustic guitars and its breathy invocations of the beauties of nature, These Tra more...

(Partisan Records)   www.partisanrecords.com   Initiated by a group of college chums in their senior year, Bobby germinated shortly after graduation when the seven principals relocate more...

(Darling Street)   www.thegreencards.com   The discussion over whether to call it bluegrass, nu-grass, rock, folk or whatever aside, The Greencards' fifth album is simply stunning, a more...

(3 Syllables)   www.3syllablesrecords.com   A classically trained violist since the age of three, Anni Rossi has long had an unusual set of sounds in her arsenal, not just the traditi more...

(Vanguard)            www.vanguardrecords.com/   The rocking Robinson's have regrouped and returned with their sixth full-length album, after a more...