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»Album Reviews For Release Date: 04.20.10
by Joshua Krage
It’s a large list this week, but for some reason not many of these releases tickled my fancy. They’re plenty good, just not my cup of tea, I guess. However some of my favorite artists managed to stack their latest releases pretty high on the quality scale, so you’re [...]

On Tuesday Passion Pit released the deluxe edition of their debut album, Manners, via frenchkiss/Columbia. The release comes fully equipped with a cover of “Dreams” originally performed by ’90s Irish band, The Cranberries (whom I hope you remember on your own, because otherwise I am old) and stripped-down versions of “Sleepyhead” and “Moth’s Wings.”
In addition [...]

South Carolina transplants (via Seattle) Band of Horses will release their third studio LP, Infinite Arms, through Columbia, Fat Possum and Brown Records on May 18th. But for those of you who simply cannot wait, the album’s third track, “Laredo,” has been released and is streaming on the band’s official website as well as right [...]

Bobby Long‘s fanbase is vast and eclectic, to say the least. From Twilight fans (who, to be fair, are the ones who pushed his name to the forefront while everyone was sleeping on the name Bobby Long) to indie folk heads, the gravel-voiced singer/songwriter has made a name for himself amongst genuine music fans alike. [...]

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 04.13.10
by Joshua Krage
This week is all about voice, from radiant solo artists to large vocal ensembles to six string vocals to the strange voices that can be found from whatever instruments happen to be inhabiting your garage. Wonderful innovations await on this week’s list, look closely:
Amber Pacific
Jeff Beck, Emotion & [...]

You (should) know this by now, but all things Aim and Ignite-related are considered good things around here. The album is fun but still smart and emotionally grounded and, well, that is just great. Also great: fun.’s live EP, fun. Presents Selected Selections From Their First Full-length Album, Heretofore Known as, ‘Aim and Ignite,’ Performed [...]

In his new video, Butch Walker plays a half-robot superhero ninja who is on a journey to save the day. The kung fu epic is directed by Shane Valdés and pits Walker against Panic! At the Disco’s Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith, who play his ninja nemeses in the video — which is weird [...]

The jig is up!
The people behind the Lollapalooza fill-in-the-blanks high jinks have given up on the guessing game and just told us the answers to their lineup puzzle. Soundgarden, Green Day and Lady Gaga are this year’s headliners, supported by some exciting nouns as you travel farther down the lineup tree, such as: Phoenix, [...]

Tony Lucca and Tyrone Wells stop at Mississippi Studios and make Portland do what Portland never does: DANCE.