With their third full-length release, Blackalicious has produced a record of such sonic depth and lyrical ambition that it can proudly stand alongside the work of Bay Area funk fathers Sly Stone and Shuggie Otid, or hip-hop classics like Outkasts's Aquemin and The Roots' Things Fall Apart.
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After four decades toiling in the record business with little more than a fervent cult following to show for it, Bettye LaVette can seem like soul music's equivalent of Roy Hobbs, protagonist of the bittersweet baseball fable The Natural. Whether this riveting collection of ten covers by an eclectic range …
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If you long for the days of when Beck Hansen was a nobody, armed with only his quirkiness and a sampler, then the debut album by Tim Fite, 'Gone Ain't Gone,' is definitely recommended. Fewer and fewer rock artists of the early 21st century are following in the footsteps of …
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When Brian Eno recorded his landmark ambient releases of the 1980's and '90's, he transformed our perception of space, music, and performance. His collaborator on those albums, and on his subsequent ground-breaking production work with U2, was Daniel Lanois. Lanois took the techniques he developed with Eno and went on …
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Dark and melancholic, Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter Toby Martin has a voice that is undeniably pure and potent. With each song he guides us through varied landscapes of indie rock, folk and pop terrain. From the haunting single "Shadow Land," to live favorites "See-Saw" and "Piece of Wood," Skeleton Jar is truly an …
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Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd is a one of a kind artist with a clear vision, personality, and an independent attitude. An established artist in his native Australia and his second home, Canada, Rudd's debut for Anti, Food in the Belly is his 6th record. His extensive travels …
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Sage Francis is to indie hip-hop what Rage Against the Machine was to alternative rock, a full frontal ambi-political rush that turns its voice man into a deified performer with legions of impressionable youths hanging on his every word. Think Sage doesn't want it that way? Check the corporate rock …
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Burn The Maps is The Frames' first studio album for Anti and it is also their most cohesive. Until now, The Frames' music favoured bi-polar swings, violently loud on one song, violently quiet the next. On Burn The Maps, their fifth studio album, the band have reconciled their various …
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