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What else can really be said about the Clientele at this point. From their 2000 collection of singles, Suburban Light through their most recent album, Bonfires on the Heath, the Clientele have bee... Lees meer

Yo La Tengo's Popular Songs has been met with two common responses--first, that it's one of the best albums the band has put out in a while, and second, that the album would be near perfect if not ... Lees meer

Over 25 years since their last record, pioneering punk act the Slits have recorded a full-length for Narnack Records. The Slits took the late '70s early '80s British punk scene by the balls and ref... Lees meer

South African rock band Blk Jks seem like a good idea on the surface. The band's sound is largely a fusion of afro-beat and prog rock--strange bedfellows, for sure, but strange bedfellows who coul... Lees meer

When Health released Health in 2007, they immediately shot to the top of many lists keeping track of exciting, fresh bands. Identifying what it was, exactly, that made that album quite so enthrall... Lees meer

On the Dodos' 2008 breakthrough, Visiter, the duo seemed primarily interested in showing off their intensity. Through the LP's bare bones arrangements one thing remained certain--no matter how str... Lees meer

Cale Parks is a talented dude, there's no arguing that. Anyone who has seen him drum can immediately tell that the guy has some serious chops. On his two previous solo albums, Illuminated Manuscr... Lees meer

As far as Magnolia Electric Co. albums go, Josephine is pretty solid. In fact, it might be Jason Molina's best album since the album that gave his project a new name back in 2003. Like that album, ... Lees meer

On 2007's Hymns for a Dark Horse, the Bowerbirds managed to create gorgeous, earthy folk songs that relied as much on their sense of space as their melodies or lyrics. That album had a sense of bei... Lees meer

Someone has to say it: Dinosaur Jr. have no right to be making music as good as 2007's Beyond and now 2009's Farm. When bands from our youth break up, they're supposed to toil in obscurity making i... Lees meer