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'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' Follow up to Infinite Arms is underway
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document.writeln(' Mercury Teaser: Dizzee Rascal
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document.writeln(' Chris Martin"s Wedding Bells
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document.writeln(' The Maccabees New Work
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' The band make a start on their third album
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document.writeln(' News Roundup: 9/3/2010
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' Want to (briefly) join Pavement? The band will be playing Late Night With Jimmy Fallon later this month, and they’re looking for a fan to play guitar at the show. [Pitchfork.com]'); document.writeln('Now that all the CMA nominees have been announced, Miranda Lambert is in the lead with nine nods — the most ever for a female [...]
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document.writeln(' The Summer Jam of the Summer 2010!
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' Finally, right? It’s September and it’s time to stop blathering on about summer jams. Starting next week – Autumn Jams! Seriously though, didn’t want to let the warm days and hot nights slip away without one last jam, the jam of all jams even. The radio pop has been amazing this year (despite what some [...]
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document.writeln(' AllMusic Loves 1975
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Smack dab in the middle of the decade, 1975 was the polyester peak of the "70s, the year that captured all the glorious excesses of the Me Decade. Elton John presided over the pop charts -- his pull so powerful he could help give Neil Sedaka, that old pro who last topped the charts in the years before the Beatles, not one but two number ones -- and he ruled a year that saw Morris Albert sing about his feelings, a year where Captain & Tennille preached that "Love Will Keep Us Together," a year where Glen Campbell was a "Rhinestone Cowboy," and a year where everybody was "Kung Fu Fighting." It was such a gaudy, glitzy surface that it seemed like nothing might exist underneath, which is naturally the time that a lot of interesting things are happening.
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'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' Along with Apple’s new line of iPods, CEO Steve Jobs announced the company’s “social network for music” at the company’s music-themed conference on Wednesday afternoon. Called Ping, the service will allow iTunes users to connect with their friends for music recommendations. Coldplay’s Chris Martin also debuted a new song, “Wedding Bells,” at the event, quipping [...]
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document.writeln(' Video of the Day: The School ? Can?t Understand
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' If you check the fine print of my contract you’ll see that I’m obligated to post about the School every time they release something. I’ve gone ape over their previous videos, made a fool of myself over their album Loveless Unbeliever, and now I’m going to say embarrassing things about the video they just made [...]
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document.writeln(' Black City (Matthew Dear)
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document.writeln(' The Suburbs
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln('When Arcade Fire turned the all-or-nothing intensity of Funeral outward on Neon Bible, otherwise propulsive songs were bogged down by the occasional overblown arrangement or pedantic political statement. You"d figure an album bluntly called The Suburbs that focuses on The Way We Live might repeat some of Neon Bible"s worst tendencies. Instead, it"s a satisfying return to form, proof that Arcade Fire can still make grand statements without sounding like they"re carrying the weight of the world. The bulk of The Suburbs focuses on quiet desperation borne of compounding the pain of wasting your time as an adult by romanticizing the wasted time of your youth. But as bleak as the lyrics are, they"re buoyed by the band"s leanest, loosest songwriting yet.
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document.writeln(' Pilot Talk
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln('The New Orleans rapper"s long and strange career path leads to this lush, languid, and inviting LP. Like friend and frequent collaborator Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y has become one of the dominant voices in the rap underground by making a form of unassuming stoner-rap that owes virtually nothing to J Dilla. And with Pilot Talk, he gets his moment. Pilot Talk finds Curren$y working almost exclusively with 90s New York producer Ski Beatz-- an unexpected but inspired collaborative pairing. Musically, Pilot Talk is a warm, low-key affair. Ski"s tracks can be breathtakingly gorgeous without ever getting in Curren$y"s way.
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document.writeln(' Crazy For You
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln('California"s Bethany Cosentino delivers on the promise of her noisy early singles with a richer-sounding album that highlights the power of her voice. While retaining her knack for pining pop hooks and lovesick lyrics, Crazy for You finds Cosentino expanding her scope ever so slightly: The album is a meditation on the stickier hooks of classic indie pop, with slight detours into surf-rock and countrypolitan balladry, and is gorgeously produced, slathering honey over every song and letting them drip-dry in the sunshine.
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document.writeln(' Love King
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln('On his third album, the influential R&B singer/songwriter comes into his own as an album artist, getting over on his impeccable sense of craft. Here, it no longer feels as if The-Dream is splitting the difference between his pop star ambition and a large cult of admirers. With Love King, he"s broken down the detachment that made him such a popular songwriter to follow his personal musical vision, and it"s taken him to a place only he could find.
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