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Tue: 04-08-08: 04:00 PM CDT
The Feelies Reunite!

Tue: 04-08-08: 03:07 PM CDT
Islands Announce New Album Tracklist, Tour

Tue: 04-08-08: 02:00 PM CDT
Sebadoh Reissue Expanded Bubble and Scrape, Tour

Tue: 04-08-08: 01:20 PM CDT
Elvis Costello to Host TV Show, Put Momofuku on CD

Tue: 04-08-08: 12:15 PM CDT
Oasis and Ryan Adams to Tour Together

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Dodos:
Visiter

Despite a stripped-down setup of just acoustic guitar and drums, this Bay Area duo hits with a full-band force that's even more pronounced in their astounding live sets.  Visiter, their Frenchkiss Records debut, has garnered comparisons Animal Collective and new-primitivist bands like High Places and Yeasayer, but here, addictive hooks lurk beneath the rhymthic surface, resulting in one of the most welcoming (and welcome) records of 2008 so far. [Ian Cohen]

Fuck Buttons:
Street Horrrsing

Fuck Buttons came together in 2004 to create pain-inducing noise music, but soon became curious about mixing in prettier sounds, adding structure and melody to their brutal tracks. As a result, their debut LP is surprisingly welcoming-- for noise, anyway-- with a mix of dreamy melody and abrasive climax that evokes strange stylistic bedfellows from the hypnotic drones of Spacemen 3 to the chiming dissonance of Black Dice.

[Marc Masters]
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Colin Meloy
Sings Live!
The Decemberists singer offers his third solo, acoustic record-- the first two found him covering Morrissey and Shirley Collins-- and handles the material with a blend of irony and self-effacement that becomes its own kind of very modern charm. [Brian Howe]
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Man Man
Rabbit Habits
Man Man follow their breakthrough Six Demon Bag with their self-confessed "pop record," an album that hints at maturation without eschewing the group's unique tics. [Adam Moerder]

James Brown: The Singles, Volume Five: 1967-1969
James Brown was brilliant and terrible, a breathtaking innovator and an inept imitator, and even at his peak you never knew which he was going to be on any given day. The fifth volume of Hip-O's comprehensive collection of his singles catches him at both his extremes. [Douglas Wolk]

YMD: Excuse Me, This Is the Yah Mos Def
Coming on like License to Ill-era Beastie Boys, these vegans from the Philadelphia hardcore scene have built hard-edged, DIY party tracks out of cheap, scratchy beats. [Rebecca Raber]

The Felice Brothers: The Felice Brothers
The Felice Brothers perfectly replicate the old, weird Americana of Bob Dylan and the Band, a Phyrric victory. [Joshua Klein]

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Tue: 04-08-08:
Interview: The Gutter Twins
Greg Dulli talks about his new band, cover songs, and why the Afghan Whigs aren't getting back together anytime soon. Mark Lanegan watches a basketball game on TV.  [Amy Phillips]

Mon: 04-07-08:
Interview: Portishead
We talk to Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley about the dilemmas of Lara Croft, the life-changing impact of Public Enemy, the coolness of Michael Caine, and the mystery of the sonic unconscious.  [Stephen Trousse]
Fri: 04-04-08:
Column: Silent Party #2
"Guitar Hero" relies on the same sort of affective response to music that drives so much fandom: Loving a song so much that you have to find a way to perform it somehow, no matter what.  [Eric Harvey]
Thu: 04-03-08:
Guest List: Why?
Why?'s Yoni Wolf secretly aspires to be an Olympic figure skater, protests having to hear techno on early morning radio, and finally explains why "Super Mario Bros. 2" is so different from the series' other titles. [Interview: Tyler Grisham]  [Yoni Wolf]
Wed: 04-02-08:
The Month In: Grime / Dubstep
Dubstep is rooted in jungle, as highlighted by a recent re-emphasis on D&B-flavored tracks from producers like LD and Cluekid. Plus, grime mixtapes from former N.A.S.T.Y. Crew MC Ghetto [above].  [Martin Clark]
Tue: 04-01-08:
Interview: Nina Nastasia
We sat down with the sharp singer-songwriter to discuss touring, writing, and You Follow Me, Nastasia's excellent collaboration with drummer Jim White.  [Matt LeMay]