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Glen Phillips

Mr. Lemons | Umami
Since his days fronting Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips has reined in his tendency to overemote.

By SUE BELL | August 29, 2006

Classics | XL
The New York duo Ratatat pick up where Trans Am pulled over circa 2000, with instrumental songs that combine the laptop-pop prowess of Evan Mast with the rockist-guitar leanings of Mike Stroud.

By MATT ASHARE | August 29, 2006

John Stetch Trio

Bruxin’ | Justin Time
Forty-five years after Bill Evans at the Vanguard, you’d think the possibilities of the mainstream piano trio had been exhausted. John Stetch Trio, "Inuit Talk" (mp3)

By JON GARELICK | August 21, 2006

Toumani Diabaté Symmeric Orchestra

Boulevard De L’independence | World Circuit/Nonesuch
Toumani Diabaté is widely considered the greatest living exponent of the kora, a West African 21-string harp.

By BANNING EYRE | August 21, 2006

Kelly Joe Phelps

Tunesmith Retrofit | Rounder
Is it too much to call this Oregon singer-songwriter and guitarist the quiet genius of contemporary American folk? Kelly Joe Phelps, "The Anvil" (mp3) Kelly Joe Phelps, "Plumb Line" (mp3)

By TED DROZDOWSKI | August 21, 2006

Jurassic 5

Feedback | Interscope
Major-label “positive” rappers like this decade-old crew have defended the old school like schoolmarms upholding the five principles of hip-hop as if they were as much fun as the three R’s. Jurassic 5, "Work It Out" feat. Dave Matthews Band (Quicktime)

By FRANKLIN SOULTS | August 21, 2006

Broadcast

The Future Crayon | Warp
After 10 years together — first as a quartet, now dwindled to a duo — Broadcast are due for this comprehensive rarities disc.

By SIMON W. VOZICK-LEVINSON | August 21, 2006

LeToya

LeToya | Capitol
If you were thinking that Destiny’s Child was all about Beyoncé Knowles, think again. LeToya, "All Eyes on me" (mp3) LeToya, "Obvious" (mp3)

By MICHAEL FREEDBERG | August 21, 2006

Various Artists: Accepted: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Shout Factory/Universal
The Pixies kick things off with, appropriately, “U-Mass,” and an A-list of alterna-indie artists (Modest Mouse, Le Tigre, Weezer, Ryan Adams, the Chemical Brothers with Beth Orton) all provide top-notch if familiar cuts.

By MATT ASHARE | August 15, 2006

Stella Chiweshe

Double Check | Piranha
This two-CD set is both a new chapter and a career retrospective for one of Zimbabwe’s most innovative roots musicians.

By BANNING EYRE | August 15, 2006

Various Artists: GU 10

Global Underground
A three-disc primer on the state of house, trance, and techno, GU 10 comes courtesy of one of dance music’s most advanced and prescient labels.

By MICHAEL FREEDBERG | August 15, 2006

The Pet Shop Boys

Fundamental | Rhino
Coming off a soundtrack for Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin and a UK-only hits collection (PopArt), Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe put out their first full album of new songs since 2002’s unfocused Release .

By FRANKLIN BRUNO | August 15, 2006

Frank Black

Fast Man Raider Man | Back Porch
There’s a lot to like about Fast Man Raider Man .

By MATT ASHARE | August 15, 2006

G. Love

Lemonade | Brushfire/Universal
When in 1994 G. Love emerged as a rapping white-boy Boston transplant from Philadelphia’s old-school blues scene, the temptation was to write him off as a one-shot, “Cold Beverage” curio — a left-field indulgence of the alt-rock era. G Love, "Rhyme for the Summer Time" (mp3) G Love, "Blues Music" (mp3)

By MIKAEL WOOD | August 15, 2006

Grant Lee Phillips

Nineteeneighties | Rounder
Bordered by twilight and tangled-branch silhouettes, former Grant Lee Buffalo singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips captures the imagery, as well as the heart, of an era’s underground on this aptly titled collection of covers.

By SUE BELL | August 08, 2006

Tommy Bolin

Whips and Roses | SPV
This fiery guitarist burned out in a 1976 overdose at age 25, but not before reaching a generation of virtuoso players with his inventive heroics.

By TED DROZDOWSKI | August 08, 2006

Tam

Tam | Ecstatic Peace
I can’t quite put my finger on what it is about this debut from Canadian singer-songwriter Tam Isabel Pardo, but I can’t stop listening to it.

By WILL SPITZ | August 08, 2006

The Format

Dog Problems | The Vanity Label/Nettwerk
This Arizona-based power-pop combo had a terrific alt-rock radio hit a few years ago called “The First Single,” a self-consciously exuberant mini-anthem that proved they had a sense of humor to go along with their sense of hook. "The Compromise," (MP3 via Myspace)

By MIKAEL WOOD | August 08, 2006

Rainer Maria

Catastrophe Keeps Us Together | Grunion
The best thing that’s happened to Rainer Maria over the past decade has nothing to do with Rilke.

By MATT ASHARE | August 08, 2006

Smoosh

Free to Stay | Barsuk
Earlier this year, Hilary Duff told Elle that she pities critics who don’t adore her.

By SHARON STEEL | August 08, 2006

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