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Album of the Week: LCD Soundsystem’s “This Is Happening” (2010)
Album of the Week
LCD Soundsystem
This Is Happening (Virgin; 2010)
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RATED 8 of 10 — LCD Soundsystem’s last album is a great collection of long, radio-unfriendly songs. All but one song clock …
Album of the Week: Ted Leo & The Pharmacists’ “The Tyranny of Distance” (2001)
Album of the Week
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
The Tyranny of Distance (Lookout! Records; 2001)
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RATED 8 of 10 — Ted Leo headed many punk rock groups before he made this album. …
Album of the Week: Oasis’s “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” (1995)
Album of the Week
Oasis
(What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (Epic; 1995)
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RATED 8 of 10: England slowly slumped into post-industrial decline for two decades. Then came the ‘90s. The economy improved, the …
Album of the Week: DJ Shadow’s “In Los Angeles, 10/31/09″ (2010)
Alum of the Week
DJ Shadow
In Los Angeles, 10/31/09 (Blunderbuss, 2010)
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RATED 7 of 10: A “live” DJ these days is almost always going to show up with a laptop. Not DJ Shadow. He …
Album of the Week: The Go! Team’s “Thunder, Lightning, Strike” (2004)
Album of the Week
The Go Team!
Thunder, Lightning, Strike (Columbia; 2004)
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RATED 5 of 10: Brighton is England’s playground. The southern beachfront town is home to huge dance festivals and a big, …
Album of the Week: Calexico’s “Feast of Wire” (2003)
Album of the Week
Calexico
Feast of Wire (Quarterstick Records; 2003)
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RATED 7 of 10: What kind of music does Calexico play? That’s a tough question. Part country, part Latin, part jazz and …
Album of the Week: Eligh’s “Grey Crow” (2010)
Album of the Week
Eligh
Grey Crow (Legendary Music; 2010)
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RATED 7 of 10: Eligh has learned a lot after five years of sobriety, and the Californian’s latest solo album proves it. “Find …
Album of the Week: Zion I & The Grouch’s “Heroes in the Healing Nation” (2011)
Album of the Week
Zion I & The Grouch
Heroes in the Healing Nation (One Records; 2011)
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RATED 8 of 10: Oakland hip-hop duo Zion I has again teamed up with fellow Bay …
Album of the Week: Bruce Springsteen’s “The River” (1980)
Album of the Week
Bruce Springsteen
The River (CBS; 1980)
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RATED 9 of 10: Listening to this album is like reading a John Steinbeck novel; the people in it have been hardened by …
Album of the Week: Cut/Copy’s “Zonoscope” (2011)
Album of the Week
Cut/Copy
Zonoscope (Modular; 2011)
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RATED 6 of 10: Cut/Copy has done it again. The Melbourne, Australia trio’s third album delivers spacious, synth-laden dance tracks infused with the best elements …
