Catching a Tiger
Don’t let the album cover fool you, the girl pictured with messy blonde hair and freckles is not Ke$ha!
Alive As You Are
As the opening guitar riff from Darker My Love’s new album fades in, it quickly becomes clear that the band’s style has undoubtedly changed.
Phoenix
There’s only one word to describe Just Surrender’s new album — average.
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright has never been afraid to be painfully open with his fans. His latest album, All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu, is no exception.
Natalie Merchant
After an almost seven year absence, singer and former 10,000 Maniacs front woman Natalie Merchant has returned with her fifth studio release, a concept album entitled Leave Your Sleep.
Kate Nash
It’s easy to silence the critics by not responding to their jeers. But if you’re Brit pop singer/songwriter Kate Nash, you silence their snickering by upstaging their expectations in the studio.
B.o.B.
Up and coming rapper Bobby Ray Simmons aka B.o.B. has entered the real world of competition.
Experimental group Liars recently released Sisterworld, the follow-up to their 2007 self-titled album. Band members Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross have largely turned away from the garage-rock antics of their previous work, focusing instead on putting unexpected elements into their music.
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A lot has changed for British folk singer Laura Marling since she first made her appearance on the music scene in 2007. At 16, she already amassed an ever-growing fan base through MySpace. Her debut album, 2008’s Alas I Cannot Swim, showcased her songwriting talent with the spotlight on her unassuming yet commanding vocals and strikingly honest lyrics.
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Blue Noise Sky definitely reveals a side of Circa Survive that hasn’t been seen until now. For veteran listeners, there is a clear distinction between this album and their others, especially their previous release, On Letting Go.
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Jónsi, lead singer and guitarist of experimental rock outfit Sigur Rós, recently released his first solo album, Go. Right from the start, the sound of the album differs significantly from the usual Sigur Rós productions.
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Long Island alt-rock outfit Envy on the Coast has returned with Lowcountry. The new album is a strong follow-up to Lucy Gray and the band’s self titled EP.
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Singer/songwriter, Bryce Avary, has made teens shake and quiver as the voice behind The Rocket Summer. However, his newest release, Of Men and Angels, is a great display of his maturity as a musical artist.
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The best way to enjoy Nick Jonas & The Administration’s debut release Who I Am is to look past the fact that Nick is one third of the Jonas Brothers.
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Hologram Jams is a great signifier that both Whitney and Votolato’s days of being associated with their former bands are over.
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Joanna Newsom’s third full-length album Have One on Me is quite ambitious. It features the same squeaky — sometimes freaky — vocals, idiosyncratic pronunciations and eloquent harp skills that the previous Ys did, but it delves much deeper.
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Shout Out Louds produced an album that is raw, nostalgic and more honest than their previous two efforts.
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Formed from a reunion of two high school friends, Phantogram blossomed from a small town indie band into an electronic rock band.
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