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(Nat Geo Music)   http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/   It's been nearly four years since Toronto's Bedouin Soundclash has released new music, but with Light the Horizon, the b more...

(Sony Masterworks)   www.sonymasterworks.com   Revelator is a revelation. It is a divine truth, spoken from the mouths and hands of one damn big family band. Rooted strongly in Delta more...

(UMe)   www.universalmusicenterprises.com   The music business loves releasing collector items, whether it is live albums or Best Of releases. While it's hard to convince music fans more...

(TheWalls.ie/Second Motion)   www.secondmotionrecords.com   Irish tune-machines The Walls begs the question: Why are there so many brilliant but unsung guitar-pop bands? If a group co more...

(Domino)   www.dominorecordco.com   It must be an unimaginably heavy cross to bear when at the ripe old age of 19, you're heralded as the Saviors of Rock and the greatest thing to co more...

(Vice)   www.vicerecords.com   Flat out: Arabia Mountain makes a girl want to dance. Hard. Inside a dark, grimy, piss-and-sweat-drenched club, in a poodle skirt, saddle shoes, and a b more...

(Alligator)   www.alligator.com   Marcia Ball has been on the road for over 30 years and in that time she has established her reputation as one of the greatest piano players in blues more...

(Ruf)   http://www.rufrecords.de   Formerly in partnership with RL Burnside's singing/drumming grandson Cedric, guitarist/singer Lightnin' Malcolm has released some of the most fresh more...

(self-released)   www.theowneroperators.com   Larson and company boast a moniker that might suggest they're successful entrepreneurs, but with A New Deal, this ex member of the Irish more...

(Matador)   www.matadorrecords.com   One of the great, unexpected moments in the history of Sonic Youth occurred in 1994 during the opening strains of "Winner's Blues," the first son more...