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A Must-Listen for Wrestling Fansnew

Double Murder Suicide is an unspeakably tasteless concept album about the death of the WWE's Chris Benoit, who killed his wife, son, and himself in June 2007.

Cleveland Scene | D.X. Ferris | 01-25-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Double Murder Suicide, Joshua Goldberg

Thao Mixes Grown-Up Sensibility With Youthful Innocencenew

We Brave Bee Stings and All is the perfect name for an album that is bold in its silliness and brings real emotions to the table.

Santa Fe Reporter | Patricia Sauthoff | 01-24-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Thao, We Brave Bee Stings and All

Beck's Old Pollutionnew

There are 19 extra tracks on this reissue, and it's hard to recommend them. You get a couple of decent B-sides and some intriguing demo versions, but mostly, I guess, you're supposed to marvel at the variety.

Washington City Paper | Andrew Beaujon | 01-24-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Beck, Odelay--Deluxe Edition

After Four Years ... Finallynew

It may take you a few listens, but you'll grow to love Magnetic Fields' latest.

Tucson Weekly | Sean Bottai | 01-23-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Distortion, Magnetic Fields

Getting the Hang of the In-Betweennew

With this release, Baby Dee blurs the lines between sacred and profane.

Tucson Weekly | Annie Holub | 01-23-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Baby Dee, Safe Inside the Day

After the Hypenew

Now that its internet-release hype has subsided, we can finally take an honest look at Radiohead's newest album.

Tucson Weekly | James Hudson | 01-23-2008 | Reviews

Tags: In Rainbows, Radiohead

Dengue Fever: Adept at Twisting Genresnew

Ever the intrepid globe-trotters, the septet are equally adept at twisting Ethiopian jazz, Bollywood soundtracks, and Middle Eastern pop into their sweltering garage rock tribute to pre–Pol Pot–era Cambodia.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Todd Lavoie | 01-23-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Dengue Fever, Venus on Earth

Oregone's Funky 'Floor' is Beckoningnew

The band's tightly executed debut, The Killion Floor -- named after their teeming recording studio -- bursts with soulful enthusiasm and the scene's signature expert musicianship.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Tomas Palermo | 01-23-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Orgone, The Killion Floor

Vampire Weekend Dials Up '80s Nostalgianew

It's too early to tell whether the band will survive adolescence, though it's certainly bought some time with its ascending bass lines, squirmy guitar refrains, staccato string arrangements, and endearingly monotone vocals.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Max Goldberg | 01-23-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Vampire Weekend

Marvin Gaye's Everlasting Sublimenew

Breakup and concept albums may be part of the central tenets of rockism, but Marvin Gaye combined the two to produce Here, My Dear that trumps both modern music history and his personal specificities of time and place.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Kandia Crazy Horse | 01-23-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Marvin Gaye, Here, My Dear

Helio Sequence's Synth-folk Floundersnew

It begins well enough but, weirdly, it's also stuffed with pick-happy country riffs that inevitably overwhelm.

Willamette Week | Jay Horton | 01-23-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Helio Sequence, Keep Your Eyes Ahead

Michael Hurley: Pre-Freak Folknew

Portland legend Hurley has a posse: He's credited as an influence by a number of musicians both local (Little Sue, Pete Krebs, Amy Annelle) and national (Cat Power, Lucinda Williams, Devendra Banhart).

Willamette Week | Casey Jarman | 01-23-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Ancestral Swamp, Michael Hurley