Finding new ways to be the Bad Seeds is an ongoing mission for Nick Cave and his confreres and in the last two years, this evolutionary quest has sped up to an intoxicating pace. Last seen out in public under the gleeful guise of Grinderman, a no-nonsense rock'n'roll excuse to …
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From the cinematic richness of "Transliterator" to the modern pop experiment of "The Clockwise Witness," to the soaring and wrenching "Undone," with A Mad and Faithful Telling DeVotchKa have produced a career-defining record and the world is listening.
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Straight outta Edmonton comes Cadence Weapon and his highly anticipated Afterparty Babies. Cadence Weapon (born Rollie Pemberton) burst on the scene with his acclaimed debut Breaking Kayfabe, which was awarded "Best Rap Album of 2006" at the Plug Awards and garnered critical praise from both the urban and …
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Recorded live in the studio in a raw, organic style by Joe Henry, the album features new compositions by writers and artists including Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Nick Lowe, Brian Wilson, Joe Henry and Dan Penn, all of whom credit Solomon …
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Lyrics Born "I Like It, I Love It" single
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DeVotchka "Transliterator" single
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"My dad said I was an after party baby. This goes out to all the accidents out there. Keep on making mistakes" - Cadence Weapon. Rollie Pemberton, a.k.a. Cadence Weapon, is back with House Music.
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Guitarist/singer/songwriter Bob Mould returns to form as a solo artist on District Line, combining the fire of Mould's earliest work in Husker Du, the accessibility of his alternative rock, genre-defining trio Sugar, and the introspection found in his solo releases. Mould wrote, produced and mixed District Line in his …
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Reunion Tour is another superb tome from indie rock's most singular narrators, The Weakerthans. The new album was recorded after-hours above a closed factory in the cold Canadian spring, weaving the frontier loneliness of the environment into rich lyrical yarns four years in the making. Songs such as "Sun in …
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Bettye LaVette and The Drive By Truckers collaborate on this one-of-a-kind record filled with mini-dramas about life, love and survival. A blistering mix of anguished soul & greasy rock & roll, laced with the swampy guitars, Spooner Oldham's slippery Wurlitzer piano and Bettye's razor sharp voice in the forefront.
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With his grand musical scope and infamously wry-but-somber observations, esteemed singer/songwriter and producer Joe Henry has crafted Civilians, his second album for Anti-. Soulful and warm but sparse and direct, the sophisticated bard has designed a career-defining record.
Featuring special guests Van Dyke Parks & Bill Frissell
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Pete Philly and Perquisite found each other in their quest to widen the boundaries of the hip hop genre, which is dominated by meaningless bling videos, lyrics about boobs and guns, and music deprived from any form of creativity. Pete and Perq phrased their mission "bringing analog sound back in …
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