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 | Division
May 17, 2008
10 YEARS
10 Years named its sophomore effort "Division" because of the internal strife it endured while trying to piece it together, but it's so cohesive, you wouldn't guess the band members were ever out of sync with each other. » Full Story |
 | Narrow Stairs
May 17, 2008
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
Death Cab for Cutie, that poster boy for sensitive indie pop, prove it has some balls behind all that pretty, "OC"-approved music with "Narrow Stairs." » Full Story |
 | Blowing Trees
May 17, 2008
BLOWING TREES
Drawing from influences as diverse as Pink Floyd, the Flaming Lips and Radiohead, San Antonio-bred Blowing Trees demonstrated at this year's South by Southwest that they know how to have a good time. » Full Story |
 | 3 Doors Down
May 17, 2008
3 DOORS DOWN
Great rock bands know how to not only shake listeners with thundering guitars, but also feed their souls with thoughtful lyrics that echo the complexities of the human experience. » Full Story |
 | Blame It on Gravity
May 17, 2008
OLD 97's
Old 97's may have begun their days injecting their ragged, sandy alt-country with frenetic punk energy, but on this, their first record in four years, the focus is squarely on hooks, pop crunch and a sense of fun not always apparent in their recent records. » Full Story |
 | Tug of War
May 17, 2008
COLTON FORD
A good number among Colton Ford's target audience are well-acquainted with the singer's original line of work, since gay culture tends to joyfully merge all forms of grown-up entertainment. » Full Story |
 | Here We Go Again
May 17, 2008
PureNRG
These three talented youngsters—Carolyne Meyers, 13; Jordan Yates, 15; and Caroline Williams, 12—know how to deliver bright and bouncy pop that is deliciously infectious. » Full Story |
 | Imagine
May 17, 2008
ARMIN VAN BUUREN
Trance is dance music's hair metal; all drama, riffs and power chords. Armin Van Buuren's brand of it is more Bon Jovi than Poison. » Full Story |
 | Mucho
May 17, 2008
BABASÓNICOS
"A little self-criticism wouldn't be bad for you," Babasónicos' Adrián Dárgelos sings on "Nosotros," from the Argentine rock quintet's latest album. » Full Story |
 | Warchild
May 17, 2008
EMMANUEL JAL
There's no doubting the chilling authenticity of this rapper's tales of urban warfare. » Full Story |
 | Rockferry
May 17, 2008
DUFFY
The recent surge of Europeans retrofitting and upgrading 1960s soul rolls on in swirling style with this debut from Duffy, a Welsh singer/songwriter from the school of jazzy chanteuses who are here to maximize the international-but-not-too-international-for-Starbucks style, but sound quite lovely doing it anyway. » Full Story |
 | Directions to See a Ghost
May 17, 2008
THE BLACK ANGELS
If you missed the Black Angels' full-length debut, "Passover," in 2006, let this effort be a reminder of your mistake. This troupe cranks out hazy, dark rock'n'roll—real, honest-to-God rock'n'roll—with disarming ease. » Full Story |
 | Dances of Resistance
May 17, 2008
BABYLON CIRCUS
This 10-man French crew has a tremendously entertaining album in hand with "Dances of Resistance." The disc opens with the title track, a whirlwind of high-energy ska, then doubles the dosage with the frantic "No Competition," rolls through a circus-like interlude appropriately titled "Circus" and finally delivers a tune in French, "De la Musique et du Bruit." » Full Story |
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