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Bowerbirds' The Clearingnew

A few verses into The Clearing, it's clear that Bowerbirds aren't so interested in keeping things simple anymore.
Wild Flag Gets Dynamic, Not Didacticnew

Mary Timony's knotty heaviness melds perfectly with Carrie Brownstein's brawny swagger on the group's self-titled debut.
Tags: Cat's Cradle, Wild Flag
Hammer No More The Fingers' Black Sharknew

With Black Shark, Hammer ups the ante considerably, putting them in a place where anything's possible.
Tags: Hammer
The Joy Formidable Leads an Aggressive, Artful Britpop packnew

A debut as assured and confident as The Big Roar is a sure sign of better things to come -- Britpop, shoegaze, revivalism or whatever.
INDY Week |
David Raposa |
03-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Transportation's Amusement Parknew

There's nothing wrong with being out of step with the masses when you're dancing this well to your own beat.
Tags: Transportation
Double Negative's Daydream Nationnew

Double Negative's not just keeping up with the hardcore kids; they're lapping the field.
Tags: Double Negative
Gray Young's staysailnew

To Gray Young's credit, the group doesn't settle for making the same record twice.
Tags: Gray Young
The Moaners' Nocturnalnew

On Nocturnal, The Moaners' third and most varied album, Melissa Swingle and Laura King preside over a set of songs as idiosyncratic as their frontwoman's delivery.
Tags: The Moaners
Superchunk's Discographynew

Majesty Shredding could very well be the best album of the band's career.
INDY Week |
David Raposa |
09-17-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Superchunk