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• Robert Gomez Rides 'Into the Sun'

  March 6, 2007 – Who knew little ol' Denton, Texas would become the next hotspot of talented tunesmiths? Like fellow breakouts Midlake, Robert Gomez is from the tiny Southwest university town, but each of his songs are as wide as his home state itself. …
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• New Download from the Chinese Stars

  March 2, 2007 – Though their moniker is a self-professed nod to the 1980s "epidemic" of "grade school kids across America armed with throwing stars," the Chinese Stars are just as sharp and speedy as their namesake. …
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• dios (Malos): So 'Wrong,' They're Right

  March 1, 2007 – Just like blonde warbler Christina Aguilera, it seems dios (Malos) has gone "back to basics," so to speak. The Hawthorne, CA quintet's forthcoming third album (tentatively titled Life Between the Tides) shuns the studio and harkens back to the group's DIY roots, focusing on home recording without losing any of their signature complexity. …
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• Novi Split Likes 'Em 'Young'

  February 28, 2007 – After reportedly passing winter nights drinking with his buddies in Split, Croatia, singer/songwriter David Jerkovich decided to channel that inspired spirit into more than just howling at the moon. …
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• Maximo Park's 'Urge'-Pleasing New Track

  February 28, 2007 – A seeming pep talk for hedonism, "Your Urge," the latest track off Maximo Park's upcoming Our Earthly Pleasures (out May 8 via Warp), is rife with mentions of drunken stumbles and quivering ooohs. "You don't have to deny your urge / It doesn't make you bad," nervy frontman Paul Smith coos during the song's opening seconds. …
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• New Gem from Joseph Arthur

  February 27, 2007 – Prepare to blast off into Rolling Stones-fueled territories with Let's Just Be, Joseph Arthur and the Lonely Astronauts' first of two albums slated to drop in 2007. In fact, Arthur and crew aped the Stones' recording method on the new album, tracking "all of the new songs straight to tape using only 16 tracks with no reverb, sort of back to the basics," Arthur commented in a statement. …
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• Tread 'Stagnant Waters' with Dalek

  February 27, 2007 – It's a rare occasion that ambient noise recalling that of Mogwai is hip-hopified a la Public Enemy. This rarity is what defines the Newark, NJ-based duo, Dalek, whose fourth album, Abandoned Language, dropped today via Ipecac. On that album's "Stagnant Waters," an electronic tornado of an intro morphs into a drowsy synth beat. …
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• First Listen: Dinosaur Jr.'s 'Beyond'

  February 26, 2007 – Somewhat lost amid this summer's reunion fever is Beyond, the first album from the original Dinosaur Jr. lineup in 18 years, and we've got our hands on four tracks from the May 1 release. "Almost Ready" More tuneful and less abrasive (though no less loud) than Bug-era Dinosaur, J. …
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• Bobby Conn's Not Just 'Anybody'

  February 23, 2007 – As much as we enjoy the operatic psychedelia of Chicago glam-popper Bobby Conn, listening to his music without getting a glimpse of his gloriously garish ensembles would be like eating a gourmet feast with a clothespin over your nose. …
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• The Fall's Pounding 'My Door'

  February 23, 2007 – Frontman Mark E. Smith is the Energizer Bunny of Brit punk. …
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