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New Music Monday: 15 March

Monday, March 15, 2010

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The SXSW week almost always coincides with modest releases, but this year it can’t get any better. The highlight of the week is without a doubt Drive-by Truckers’ highly anticipated eight studio effort “The Big To-Do“, which according to Patterson Hood is “very much a rock album. Very melodic and more rocking than [...]

New Music Monday: 15 February

Monday, February 15, 2010

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New Music Monday: 15 February

Every year at the SXSW fest, out of the slew of bands flocking in from all over the country, you can be sure there will be one or two acts that will definitely stand out as somewhere up there in the bands to watch of the respective year. For 2009 the crowd, and critics *cough, [...]

New Music Monday: 25 January

Monday, January 25, 2010

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New Music Monday: 25 January

This may actually be my favorite week of a month, that comes as a great closer to a dazzling cascade of new releases which kicked off the year. Those of you who’ve been reading my ramblings for the past weeks, and months even, will definitely know that my #1 of the week is Beach House’s [...]

New Music Monday: January 18

Monday, January 18, 2010

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New Music Monday: January 18

Editors are finally releasing their third album in the US, “In This Light and On This Evening,” after a pretty well received follow-up to 2007’s An End Has A Start in the UK. Surprisingly or not, Eels are back in 2010 with a new album, titled “End Times“, only a year after their previous extraordinary [...]

New Music Monday: January 11

Monday, January 11, 2010

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New Music Monday: January 11

I haven’t published a New Music Monday feature for almost two months now, but this week’s a good a time as any to revive it. First up is Vampire Weekend’s highly anticipated sophomore release “Contra,” which also got featured on our 15 Most Anticipated Releases of 2010 list. It has already gathered unanimous stellar reviews [...]

New Music Monday: October 19

Monday, October 19, 2009

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New Music Monday: October 19

Just only a few weeks after Sufjan Stevens released “Run Rabbit Run,” a re-worked string instrument based version of his 2001 electronic album “Enjoy Your Rabbit,” the talented singer/songwriter is at it again this week with yet another release, in the form of “The BQE” - a mixed-medium artistic exploration of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The [...]

New Music Monday: 12 October

Monday, October 12, 2009

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New Music Monday: 12 October

Looks like it’s that time of the year when various holiday albums and compilations start to pop-out, much to the contempt of last minute present shoppers, retailers and record labels. This week alone, we’ve got new Christmas albums from Bob Dylan, David Archuleta and Connie Talbot coming out. One of the most interesting releases of the [...]

New Music Monday: 28 September

Monday, September 28, 2009

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New Music Monday: 28 September

“Black Gives Way to Blue,” Alice in Chains‘ first record in 14 years, as well as the first following Layne Staley’s tragic death is out this week, making a lot of waves. Surprisingly or not, the record sounds very much like the Alice most of us came to know and love in the early ’90s, [...]

New Music Monday: September 21

Monday, September 21, 2009

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New Music Monday: September 21

Pearl Jam’s highly anticipated ninth studio release, “Backspacer,” is finally officially out this week, and it’s just pure goodness, folks! Don’t believe me? Check out Al’s review for a glimpse. Islands‘ new record “Vapours“, their 3rd, still follows the winning formula of the band’s previous albums, but this time first time listeners might find themselves [...]

New Music Monday: 14 September

Monday, September 14, 2009

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New Music Monday: 14 September

Hate it or love it, the new Muse album, with its new bigger than life sound, is out this week, much to my personal delight. A lot of good, and bad things alike, have been said about “The Resistance,” but the truth lies somewhere in between I guess. It’s just a matter of taste and [...]

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