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December 2009

16 Rock Myths Debunked!

By Spin Staff

SPECIAL SECTION: Rock'n'roll's greatest fallacies -- exposed!

Tegan and Sara: Across a Crowded Womb

By Josh Eells

They're identical twins who make pop music about intense relationships. But they'll never find one more intense than their own.

Metal in the Garden of Good and Evil

By David Peisner

With bands like Baroness, Kylesa, and Blacktusk turning up the volume, Savannah, Georgia, has gotten a whole lot heavier.

In My Room: Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig

By Stacey Anderson

VIDEO: Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig shows us his Brooklyn, New York apartment.

Album Reviews

Goldfrapp

Headfirst

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Nightclub chameleon flaunts '80s shimmer.
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Kaki King - Junior

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Heartsick guitar heroine turns rage into riffage.
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She & Him - Volume Two

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Dreamy actress, folky co-conspirator coo sweet nothings.
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat the Devil's Tattoo

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Leather-jacketed rock historians rev engines.
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Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can

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If T-Swift felt the pain of the ancients, and could sing.
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Love Is All - Two Thousand and Ten Injuries

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Buzzy Scandinavians bounce off the walls.
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Kleenex/LiLiPUT - Live Recordings, TV-Clips & Roadmovies

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Further proof of punk scamps' ingenious jollity.
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Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis

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Metal mathematicians throttle anthemic formula.
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These New Puritans - Hidden

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Hey, kids, it's another apocalyptic soundtrack!
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The Whigs - In the Dark

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Georgia boys dumb it down too convincingly.
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Drive-By Truckers - The Big To-Do

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Like an episode of Intervention with guitars.
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jj - jj n° 3

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Mysteriously luring you into a 30-minute soul kiss.
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Miles Kurosky - The Desert of Shallow Effects

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Indie rocker splinters songs into eclectic vignettes.
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Kidz in the Hall - Land of Make Believe

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Backpack rap's brightest pupils lose their gleam.
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