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Blonde Redhead – 23

Blonde Redhead is an indie rock band from New York City, and consists of the trio Kazu Makino and Italian twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace Blonde Redhead formed in 1993 and soon after were discovered by Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, who produced their self-titled debut. Blonde Redhead has gradually increased in popularity in the underground music scene. Their early music has been described as emulative of Sonic Youth, but their more recent releases have begun to stray from this generalization. Their new release “23” is powerful, eerie, melodic, catchy, and flawlessly transitions from track to track. Kazu’s hauntingly soft and beautiful female vocals combine perfectly with vocals from the Pace brothers, also the mixture of layered instrumental sound and singing in this album is incredible. Each song complements the last one but adds more cinematic and dreamy effect to the overall perfection of the album. Blonde Redhead has made many noticeable changes with this album, probably the most accessible stuff they’ve yet created and by far the most refined and beautiful. This band only gets better with age and this album is definite proof of that.

Blonde Redhead - 23
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Limbeck – Self-Titled

Limbeck is an alt- country indie rock band hailing from Tustin, California. These guys are incredibly gifted musicians and their concerts are some of the very best around. Unlike some bands that record the CD and then learn to play the songs live Limbeck has played about infinity shows so their music style is only magnified live. Their new Self-Titled release is their third with Doghouse Records, and in my opinion their best yet. With the last two releases their songs were especially good once I had seen them live but these new songs are especially good with the recording alone. Consisting of an array of different rock n’ roll friendly instruments and as much soul as would be allowed from a couple of kids from Orange County this new CD is hip from front to back.

Limbeck - Big Drag
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Kings Of Leon – Because Of The Times

Kings of Leon are a rock band made up of three brothers and a cousin, based in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Their influences range from Southern rock, indie, to blues styles. Their critically acclaimed first and second albums have given them a devoted following, especially in Europe. “Because Of The Times” is their third album and has a much more overdriven and instrumentally powerful sound than their previous songs. All of the tracks off “Because Of The Times” seem extremely thought out and their music composition seems to have matured greatly with this recording.

Kings Of Leon - McFearless
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Bear Colony

Bear Colony is a soft spoken electronic rock band from Arkansas. Their music is pretty original considering the insane amount of generic rock and electronica bands popping up everyday. They have one release entitled “We Came Here To Die” which is an extremely good debut album with no shortage of electronic sound effects.

Bear Colony - Sharks
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