Sasha & Digweed, 'Delta Heavy' (System)
CNN reporter Serena Wang wasn't the first person to tell the world that electronic music was "hanging on the fringes of mainstream America, and it's really starting to creep in." But on the opening night of dance music's biggest ever U.S. tour, helmed by superstar British DJs Sasha and John Digweed, it wasn't a ridiculous idea at all.
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Swearing at Motorists, 'Last Night Becomes This Morning' (Secretly Canadian)
There must be something in Dayton, Ohio's water that makes self-produced, lo-fi rock from that city sound so good. Like the sorely missed Dayton band Guided by Voices, Swearing at Motorists specialize in simple, rough but comfortable pop-rock.
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Live: Hard-Fi, Nightmare of You in NYC
There are some British bands that brandish their influences much more prominently than any American band ever could. A few years ago, the white British rapper Mike Skinner (a.k.a. the Streets) hit America with his brand of reggae-doused garage rap.
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Faded Showside Glamour: The Delays Live at NYC's Mercury Lounge
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Dot Allison Review
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