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(Five Head)   www.fiveheadentertainment.com   "Petticoats and crinolines and theremins and violins, uh-huh, " goes the chant in "Bright Diamonds," as a deadpan observer itemizes the more...

(Rounder)   www.rounder.com   Early on, Canadian songstress Kathleen Edwards established a reputation for exceptional output, garnered from songs that draw from a tangled backwoods p more...

(Righteous Babe) www.righteousbabe.com   Ani DiFranco is nothing if not outspoken, so it's not surprising to find her espousing her points of view on ¿Which Side Are You On?, the s more...

(True Panther Sounds/Matador)   www.truepanther.com   Father, Son, Holy Ghost is nothing if not honest.  Girls perfect a graphic sophomore effort with the literary intricacy of more...

(Hip-O Select/Motown)   www.hiposelect.com   No matter how seminal the first half of the Marvelettes' Motown career was, the second half had to have a new script. Their first release more...

(Dischord)   www.dischord.com   When Jawbox reunited on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in December of 2009 to commemorate Dischord's outstanding reissue of their seminal third album, 1 more...

(Western Vinyl)   www.westernvinyl.com   Composer Keith Kenniff recorded this lovely collection of traditional songs over several years, arranging the melodies simply for piano and g more...

(Polyvinyl)   www.polyvinyl.com   Emil Svanangen has often blown his wistful little pop songs out to grand proportions, whether surrounding them with a jubilant indie chorus, as on L more...

(Shangri-La)   www.shangrilamusic.com   With each release this UK quintet adds another impressive notch in their musical repertoire. For their third release they've slightly polishe more...

(Fuel)   www.fuel2000.com   Although he's known mainly for playing second fiddle in the Dwight Twilley Band and support roles with the Textones and 20/20, Phil Seymour's brief career more...