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Cold War Kids Cold War Kids
Loyalty to Loyalty
Downtown Records
Members of the rock intelligentsia both love and hate these Kids, who headline at the Boulder Theater on Friday, October 3 — and the trio's... More>>
Published: October 02, 2008
Amanda Palmer Amanda Palmer
Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
Roadrunner Records
In a match made in piano-rock heaven, Dresden Dolls vamp Amanda Palmer teamed with fellow ivory-tickler Ben Folds to produce this... More>>
Published: October 02, 2008
Able Archer Able Archer
EP01
Public Records
Matt Huseman sang and played in the Greenberry Woods, a band that released two albums on Sire Records circa the '90s, and his experience shows on... More>>
Published: October 02, 2008
Gritch Gritch
The World Was Asleep...
Greenland Music Group
The members of Gritch were definitely on to something titling their debut full-length The World Was Asleep... The music presented here is perfect... More>>
Published: October 02, 2008
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Bridge and Tunnel East/West (No Idea). Bridge and Tunnel channel the spirit and energy of former project Latterman, without the pretense and... More>>
Published: October 02, 2008
TV on the Radio TV on the Radio
Dear Science
DGC/Interscope
Although the Radio crew's talent is well established, the band's music has always raised user-friendliness questions: Sure, 2006's Return to... More>>
Published: September 25, 2008
Nelly Nelly
Brass Knuckles
Derrty Ent, Universal
Brass Knuckles is Nelly's Thriller. No kidding. It's not perfect, but neither was MJ's magnum opus; it jumped styles and was not particularly... More>>
Published: September 25, 2008
Runway Estates Runway Estates
No Good Horse Thieves
Self-released
Runway Estates refuses to wallow in any particular musical genre, which may throw some folks. As the group moves effortlessly from sun-dappled,... More>>
Published: September 25, 2008
Frogs Gone Fishin' Frogs Gone Fishin'
Tell Me True
Oh/Ya Records
Since the dawn of time — or at least the 1960s — a particular breed of music has been consistently popular in these parts: relaxed,... More>>
Published: September 25, 2008
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Brian Wilson, That Lucky Old Sun (EMI Records). Ever since Brian Wilson terminated his self-imposed hermitage and started performing again, the... More>>
Published: September 25, 2008
Blitzen Trapper Blitzen Trapper
Fur
Sub Pop
For a buzz band, Blitzen Trapper is extremely modest. Instead of trying to overwhelm listeners with their awesomeness, singer-songwriter Eric... More>>
Published: September 18, 2008
CSS CSS
Donkey
Sub Pop
No one really knows what to do with CSS. Not Sub Pop, not Apple, and certainly not proponents of, uh, "nu-rave." I guess we're supposed to dance,... More>>
Published: September 18, 2008
Cocktail Revolution Cocktail Revolution
Better Reception
Self-released
The members of Cocktail Revolution, who'll celebrate their new disc's release on Saturday, September 20, at Jazz@Jack's, didn't pick up their... More>>
Published: September 18, 2008
The Fire Drills The Fire Drills
Cheap Lies EP
Self-released
It's refreshing to hear a band that's not trying to be clever or more innovative than its peers. That said, the straightahead power pop of the... More>>
Published: September 18, 2008
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The Clash, Live at Shea Stadium (Legacy Recordings). Not many groups can best the Who. Yet that is exactly what happened when the Clash opened... More>>
Published: September 18, 2008
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SOUND BITES Adele, 19 (Columbia). Obviously, Adele has the pipes to jump the queue and the comparisons among the crowded pack of Brit neo-soul... More>>
Published: September 11, 2008
Jason Vigil Jason Vigil
Sometimes Always
Self-released
Heart Gone Sober, Jason Vigil's last album (released in 2006), was so gosh-darn earnest that anyone who's even mildly cynical probably recoiled... More>>
Published: September 11, 2008
Metallica Metallica
Death Magnetic
Warner Bros.
This is exactly the record Metallica needed to make in 2008. Real metal's back, and sure, younger bands have rage and technical aptitude on their... More>>
Published: September 11, 2008
Wovenhand Wovenhand
Ten Stones
Sounds Familyre
When fans think of 16 Horsepower founder David Eugene Edwards, the singer-songwriter behind Wovenhand, "accessibility" isn't the first word that... More>>
Published: September 11, 2008
To Be Eaten To Be Eaten
In the Clearing
Ash From Sweat
On this latest To Be Eaten release, the band proves once again that it can play razor-precise riffs and rhythms while infusing each song with a... More>>
Published: September 11, 2008
Slipknot Slipknot
All Hope Is Gone
Roadrunner
Four albums in (five, if you're an eBay-stalking obsessive), Slipknot is having an identity crisis. Frontman Corey Taylor's side project, Stone... More>>
Published: September 04, 2008
The Game The Game
LAX
Geffen
Rappers and producers who appear on the Game's third album, LAX, include...everybody. There's Kanye West, Scott Storch, Travis Barker, Keisha... More>>
Published: September 04, 2008
Lil' Slugger/The Good Old Fashioned Sinners Lil' Slugger/The Good Old Fashioned Sinners
Untitled Split CD
Self-released
If there's one thing that can be said for Lil' Slugger, it's that these guys don't sound quite like anyone else. The closest cousin to Slugger's... More>>
Published: September 04, 2008
Jeff Finlin Jeff Finlin
Ballad of a Plain Man
Bent Wheel Records
Things seemed to be looking up for Jeff Finlin. The Fort Collins singer-songwriter, the subject of a worshipful 5280 profile by Pulitzer winner... More>>
Published: September 04, 2008
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Capricorns, River, Bear Your Bones (Rise Above). Londoners Nathan Bennett and Kevin Williams know their math as well as any guitarists working... More>>
Published: September 04, 2008
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