She Keeps Bees - Nests

11:25am Wednesday 8th July 2009

A wholly unexpected second album from recently signed Brooklyn band, She Keeps Bees.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Greatest Hits

11:21am Wednesday 8th July 2009

If we examine why this album exists at all, it exists to provide a great starting point for anyone who caught Glastonbury, Hyde Park or another of the big shows.

Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation

11:15am Wednesday 8th July 2009

Most bands that ape the Beach Boys do the woozy harmony vocals thing - step forward Panda Bear. But the exciting Beach Boys music, the Good Vibrations/I Get Around/ Barbara Ann songs - they took some writing. And only one band in recent years has come close to that kind of invention and joy.

We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls

10:09am Thursday 25th June 2009

Into the space between Frightened Rabbit and Maximo Park jump We Were Promised Jetpacks, which must go down as one of the more inspired band names of recent years.

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

10:04am Thursday 25th June 2009

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson is the eponymous debut album from a mid-20s singer songwriter from Brooklyn, with some big friends in TV On the Radio's Kyp Malone and Grizzly Bear's Christopher Bear.

Rachael Yamagata - Elephants: Teeth Sinking Into Heart

9:47am Thursday 25th June 2009

Sometimes you just want more edge than KT Tunstall, to go an inch deeper, to feel teeth in the music.

Various Artists - Dylan Mania

11:54am Wednesday 17th June 2009

Dylan does offer a great feeding ground for artists who want to come up with a great sounding cover - many end up better than Dylan's originals.

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Other Girls - Perfect Cities

11:57am Wednesday 17th June 2009

The Black Keys' Patrick Carney is making something of a name for himself as a label owner.

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The Lemonheads - Varshons

4:40pm Tuesday 16th June 2009

The Lemonheads have always achieved their breakthroughs.

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

12:58pm Monday 8th June 2009

Jason Isbell was one of the main singer songwriters in Drive By Truckers, back when they were great (he wasn't original, but their great albums started featuring more and more of his songs).

Japandroids - Post-nothing

12:52pm Monday 8th June 2009

Japandroids (or, when they're having a cool day, JPNDRDS) are a duo: Brian King on guitar and David Prowse on drums, from Vancouver.

Steve Forbert - The Place and The Time

12:46pm Monday 8th June 2009

Steve Forbert was one of those songwriters who suffered from the 'new Dylan' tag in his early career because of a similar approach and tone (late 70s, early 80s).