All posts from July, 2007

The first album for English multimedia artist Natasha Khan (aka Bat For Lashes) has almost every critic on both sides of the Atlantic comparing her to Bjork and Kate Bush (to name just a few eccentric, arty female singer-songwriters). Many reviewers also placed the album in the freak-folk category, although it was a little too […]

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Once upon a time in Glasgow, a band named The Yummy Fur developed a small cult following but split up at the end of the last decade. Two members of that band promptly formed another group, which they named Franz Ferdinand, and the rest (for that pair, at least), is history. It took a while […]

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While the New York band’s first album was compared repeatedly to Spoon (and unfavorably, we might add), their follow-up “Grand Animals” has its sights set on a different period in music history: the British Invasion. Nearly every review of the new disc (which was produced by Italian composer Daniele Luppi, fresh from working with Gnarls […]

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EVENT: ATP Halloween
Deerhoof, Deerhunter, Liars, Black Lips and Fuck Buttons will play at the newest incarnation of All Tomorrow’s Parties, to be held at the Kentish Town Forum. They do have a strange concept of “Halloween” in the UK, however: the show will be held November 2nd.
!!! + The Field
The varyingly-pronounced dance rock outfit is […]

Tags: atp, black lips, deerhoof, liars, minus the bear, subtle, turbonegro

Boys Noize
German electronic music producer and in-demand remixer Alexander Ridha (who operates under the name Boys Noize) makes his debut as an artist with “Oi Oi Oi,” due September 25th.
Melissa Etheridge
“The Awakening,” the singer’s first disc in three years, arrives September 25th.
Kid Rock
The artist’s first album in four years, “Rock’n’Roll Jesus,” is now due October […]

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Rhino and Warner Home Video will be getting the Led out this fall, with three Led Zeppelin reissues planned. On November 13th comes the 2-disc greatest hits CD “Mothership,” followed by a new DVD version of 1976 concert film “The Song Remains the Same” — and a new version of its soundtrack CD — one […]

Tags: dirty pretty things, hives, led zeppelin, m83, the coral

The Karen O-fronted trio may not be the most prolific of recording artists, but they do put on a good live show, often playing material not found on their records. Five of those live staples have now been recorded in a studio for the first time, and assembled into the new EP “Is Is.” Some […]

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What do you do when you record 58 songs in a year and release them on one EP per month? Re-record a few of the best tracks and put out a proper album, naturally. That is the gameplan for Brooklyn’s Bishop Allen, which is neither a man nor a bishop, but an indie-rock outfit led […]

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It’s a long time coming, but the second album from California power-poppers Rooney (led by Robert–brother of Jason–Schwartzman) finally arrived in stores last week. While some critics found the Weezer-esque tunes perfect summer music, others wouldn’t have enjoyed the album in any season or weather conditions.
Find out whether Rooney’s new album is calling you in […]

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Euros Childs
The former Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci frontman will release his third solo album in two years, “The Miracle Inn,” on August 27th in the UK and October 23rd in the US.
“Heavy Metal Box”
Due October 2nd, Rhino’s nicely packaged heavy metal box set will include 70 songs (from 1968 to 1991) on four discs. View […]

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