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Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder still uses a typewriter to craft lyrics, and the band's new album, "Backspacer," is named for a key on his favorite old technology.
The lyrics of "Hate Everyone," the lead single on Say Anything's self-titled Oct. 13 release, read like a laundry list of those who rubbed frontman Max Bemis the wrong way.
Following the scattershot pop of 2006's "I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass," Hoboken, N.J.-based indie rock act Yo La Tengo returns with a more focused collection full of lush instrumentation and bittersweet lyrics.
British singer/songwriter Gary Go makes a strong entrance with "Wonderful," his debut single about finding the strength to recognize one's self-worth despite their flaws.
Kid Cudi's debut album, "Man on the Moon: The End of Day," is anything but a traditional hip-hop recording.
"Vande Mataram" started as a video and music project conceived by filmmakers Bharat Bala and Kanika Myers in 1997 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Indian independence.
KSM sounds like what would result if the Go-Go's mentored a young band—and amazingly, that's exactly what happened.
Anyone convinced that Mika burned through his bag of outrÉ art-pop tricks with 2007's action-packed "Life in Cartoon Motion" should prepare to be (pleasantly) surprised.
New York-based Pacha Massive's second album, "If You Want It," satisfies from beginning to end.
From the moment this single opens with a funk bassline and an unmistakable "ohhh," Whitney Houston makes it clear which record-breaking diva is back on top.
If these are indeed the songs Ricky Skaggs' father sang to him as a child, it's a wonder he didn't suffer from perpetual nightmares.
Indie director Spike Jonze and Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O might not be a couple anymore, but that hasn't stopped them from collaborating.
Fifteen years removed from the global success of Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler is ever the quiet craftsman, sculpting one modest gem after another beyond the spotlight (at least in the United States).
With the latest single from last year's album, "Lucky Old Sun," country star Kenny Chesney forgoes his usual fun-loving cowboy demeanor for a more introspective tone.
Boys Like Girls' 2006 self-titled debut had three hit singles, and subsequent touring scored the band more frequent flier miles in a 36-month span than most people accrue in a lifetime.
It took the Black Crowes seven years to release last year's "Warpaint," but now that the Robinson brothers are back in the studio album business, they're making up for lost time. Fans who buy "Before the Frost . . .
Originally set for an April 23, 2002, street date, A Tribe Called Quest leader Q-Tip's second solo album is a stark contrast to the polished swagger of his underrated 1999 debut, "Amplified."
Bruce Hornsby rocketed to pop stardom with his 1986 album "The Way It Is," but he spent the better part of the next quarter-century following his multifaceted musical muse.
Pianist Alexander Melnikov and violinist Isabelle Faust combined their formidable virtuosity to create this three-CD album (plus a DVD), which brings listeners all 10 of Beethoven's sonatas for piano and violin.
The sister trio BarlowGirl has always packed a one-two punch, with its compelling vocals and substantive lyrics.
The passionate track begins and ends with sparse piano and packs a powerful punch in between.
With a Tori Amos mane of tomato-red hair, a gauzy voice made to deliver her bookish lyrics and more than 1 million followers on Twitter, A Fine Frenzy leader Alison Sudol is ready for her close-up.
On the heels of Jeremih's debut single-turned-summer anthem, "Birthday Sex," "Imma Star" continues to peg the 21-year-old R&B singer/ songwriter as a young talent to watch.
There was a slight novelty aspect to the way the Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela dazzled listeners on their self-titled second album in 2006. Not so on "11:11," which is more sophisticated, flowing and diverse.
"After Robots" justifies the blogosphere hype by offering a wholly unique sound that veers among prog rock, funk and jazz.
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