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Hercules And Love Affair: Blue Songs
Fire til gulvet. Disko-kollektiv klarer sig fint uden gæsteoptræden fra Antony Hegarty. 
Aske Jacoby Trio: Three At Last
15 år gammel trio cd-debuterer med stor sikkerhed og mangel på necessity
Siamese Fighting Fish: We Are The Sound
Forhenværende popdreng giver los med System Of A Down-inspireret debut
Marianne Faithfull: Horses And High Heels
Så kan den næsten ikke blive dybere. Altså veteranens røst.
Onslaught: Sounds Of Violence
Nydes i små afmålte doser. Indtag unden ingen omstændigheder indholdet på én gang.
Stereolove: Satellite Songs
Satellite Songs svæver lidt løseligt rundt i rummet uden at finde ståsted.
Mikkel Nordsø: Five Steps 2 Seven
Svedigt, hæsblæsende jazzfusionalbum med enkelte alt for pæne numre
Pitchfork
Fujiya &: Miyagi
British quartet enlist the help of Devendra Banhart/Vetiver compatriot Thom Monahan to produce their third album of krautrock-inflected dance pop. [Stuart Berman]
Celebration : Hello Paradise
Latest album from Baltimore cabaret-punk trio finds them departing the label structure and releasing their new tunes as name-your-price mp3s. [Aaron Leitko]
Lia Ices : Grown Unknown
Brooklyn singer-songwriter makes her Jagjaguwar debut, adding meatier bursts of guitar and percussion to her balladry. Bon Iver's Justin Vernon guests. [Nick Neyland]
Various Artists : DJ Premier Presents Year Round Records: Get Used to Us
NYC boom-bap legend and one of rap's greatest producers compiles highlights from the roster of his new imprint, Year Round Records. [Tom Breihan]
Sic Alps : Napa Asylum
With its short, sharp blasts of noise and inviting hooks, this is possibly the best full-length so far from the raucous garage rock outfit. [Marc Masters]
Deerhoof : Deerhoof vs. Evil
A transitional record, Deerhoof's latest finds them sidling up to the kind of heavy rock that's been their secret weapon in the past. [Douglas Wolk]
Acrylics : Lives and Treasure
This Brooklyn-based indie pop duo debuted in 2009 with the Chris Taylor-produced All of the Fire and now return with their full-length debut. [Brian Howe]
Foetus : Hide
Longtime outsider Jim Thirlwell blends astringent 21st-century composition with psychedelia on this unpredictable, horrific, and beautiful mix. [Jess Harvell]
Cold War Kids : Mine Is Yours
Blogrock stars make a bid for crossover success on their latest LP, enlisting the producer behind the past two Kings of Leon LPs. [Zach Kelly]
Gang of Four : Content
The legendary post-punk band's songs on the financial and psychological toll of consumerism take on new meaning in the Internet era. [Stuart Berman]
Talib Kweli : Gutter Rainbows
The indie rap legend returns with an LP created, assembled, and channeled through means completely independent of the mainstream record industry. [Nate Patrin]
The 1900s : Return of the Century
Chicago indie band borrows its urbane sound from Belle & Sebastian and Brill Building pop but matches that with tough, sexually candid sentiments. [Stephen M. Deusner]
Phil Manley : Life Coach
The longtime member of Trans Am and busy producer steps out with a solo record heavily indebted to German sounds from the 1970s. [Nick Neyland]
Cloud Nothings : Cloud Nothings
Like Wavves, this basement lo-fi hero continues to clean up nicely, offering deceptively dense and increasingly clearer power-pop. [David Bevan]
Iron &: Wine
Building on the full-band work of 2007's The Shepherd's Dog, Sam Beam's latest is in some ways even more ambitious than its predecessor. [Joe Tangari]
Gunn-Truscinski Duo : Sand City
Steve Gunn and John Truscinski's first album as a duo touches on folk, psych, raga, and rock, turning each into hypnotic guitar pieces. [Marc Masters]
Fergus &: Geronimo
Texas duo's debut album blends doo-wop, British folk, and garage rock with the group's arch sense of humor. [Larry Fitzmaurice]
Monotonix : Not Yet
Israeli trio known for their circus-style performances craft a third album for Drag City that fails to match the energy or chaos of their live shows. [Marc Masters]
The Get Up Kids : There Are Rules
For their latest album, the Kansas City emo outfit again drafts the help of producer Bob Weston (Mission of Burma, Shellac). [Ian Cohen]
Destroyer : Kaputt
Dan Bejar returns with a brilliant album drawing from the lush sounds of the early 1980s, but never forgets the importance of songwriting. The sound surrounding Bejar cast his songs in a very particular light and reinforces the feeling of the singer as persona. Bejar has always seemed to slip in and our of character and his albums all have their own unique feel-- the rootsy art-pop of Destroyer's Rubies, the MIDI experiments of Your Blues, and so on. But here everything seems even more sharply defined. Singing these songs, Bejar comes over as the wizened ex-playboy who has indulged every vice, come through the other side, and now looks on amused.
Bill Orcutt : A New Way to Pay Old Debts
Former Harry Pussy guitarist returns from a decade-long hiatus with a set of acoustic improvisations that recalls the best of his electric guitar work. [Marc Masters]
The Black Heart Procession : Blood Bunny / Black Rabbit
After a decade of refinement and improvement, the indie band offers a textbook placeholder EP: three new songs and a clutch of five remixes. [Joe Tangari]
No Joy : Ghost Blonde
This Montreal-based band touches on shoegaze and other 1990s signifiers but manages to craft a melodic squall all its own. [Martin Douglas]
The Decemberists : The King Is Dead
Colin Meloy and co. follow their proggy rock opera The Hazards of Love with a breezy country-folk record. Peter Buck and Gillian Welch guest. [Amanda Petrusich]
Anika : Anika
Portishead's Geoff Barrow and his side project Beak> back European chanteuse Anika on a mix of covers and originals. [Andrew Gaerig]
David Banner / 9th Wonder : Death of a Pop Star
First collaboration from this unlikely combo-- one of southern rap's more idiosyncratic realists meets one of the key flame-keepers for golden age boom-bap. [Jess Harvell]
Disappears : Guider
The Chicago psych-rock outfit lets loose with heavy krautrock-style repetition on their second full-length. [Marc Masters]
Lone : Emerald Fantasy Tracks
On his second full-length, the UK producer crafts an instrumental LP that is a powerful mix of warped and disorienting melodies and clattering beats. [Larry Fitzmaurice]
Air Waves : Dungeon Dots
On her full-length debut, Brooklyn-based songwriter Nicole Schneit wrings a range of feelings from simple, ramshackle guitar pop. [Martin Douglas]
Faun Fables : Light of a Vaster Dark
Faun Fables' provocative fifth album keys on writers likes Willa Cather and Laura Ingalls Wilder to explore the role of women in the early American Midwest. [Grayson Currin]
Louis C.K. : Hilarious
Coming off a banner professional year, veteran comedian unleashes another stand-up record of self-deprecation and locating absurdity in the seemingly mundane. [Joshua Love]
William Tyler : Behold the Spirit
This Nashville based guitarist, a member of Lambchop who has worked with Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Silver Jews, and more, has crafted a stunning solo debut. [Grayson Currin]
Braids : Native Speaker
Promising and fast-rising group brings a sense of drama and lust and elliptical, unexpected arrangements to indie rock. [Ian Cohen]
Lady Lazarus : Mantic
The full-length debut from this Georgia-based singer-songwriter touches on the atmosphere and intimacy of artists like Grouper and Cat Power. [Brian Howe]
Daniel Martin Moore : In the Cool of the Day
Kentucky-born singer-songwriter performs gospel by memory, impressionistically, as shaped by his feelings on spirituality now. Jim James guests. [David Bevan]
White Lies : Ritual
London band returns for album number two, and the record manages to be both wildly overwrought and painfully dull. [Ian Cohen]
Tennis : Cape Dory
Husband/wife indie pop duo follow a string of well-liked blog mp3s with their nostalgia-soaked, Brill Building-referencing LP. [Mark Richardson]
Kisses : The Heart of the Nightlife
The band's name is Kisses. No points for guessing they're cute, swoony, boy-girl synth-pop. [Paul Thompson]
Doug Paisley : Constant Companion
Toronto country artist releases his sophomore album, featuring guest work from Leslie Feist and the Band's Garth Hudson. [Stephen M. Deusner]
Robert Pollard : Space City Kicks
At times raucous and rude and at others lovely and ornate, the most sonically lush Robert Pollard release in some time is also one of his more eclectic. [Paul Thompson]
Amadou &: Mariam
The Malian duo hand off songs from their recent records for remixes that include contributions from Akon, Miike Snow, and Vitalic. [Joe Tangari]
Soundvenue
Hercules and Love Affair: Blue Songs
Andrew Butler og co. udforsker nye territorier og henrykker med både svingende house, rendyrket disco og mere unikke kompositioner.
Marianne Faithful: Horses and High Heels
'Horses and High Heels' er ikke rørende eller desperat nok. Faithfull burde helt ærligt være lidt mere modig end det.
Crystal Fighters: Star of Love
Hos Crystal Fighters kombineres moderne engelske klubmusik konstant med baskisk folk.
Esben and the Witch: Violet Cries
De dystre briter kan noget særligt, når det kommer til at male dramatiske og stemningsfulde lydmalerier.
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals: III/IV
Et dobbeltalbum med levninger lyder måske som uappetitlig cash-in, men Ryan Adams' efterladenskaber udklasserer her konkurrencen uden besvær.
Greg MacPherson: Disintegration Blues
Den canadiske sangskriver fortsætter ufortrødent på sit syvende album, men rigtig engageret er det svært at blive.
Gang of Four: Content
De legendariske postpunkere fra Leeds er fortsat yderst potente og livlige på deres første samling af nye sange i 16 år.
Green Pitch: Asleep
Det musikalske håndværk er helt i top hos den danske gruppe. Det samme er det melankolske tekstmateriale – indpakningen er bare for pæn.
I Was A King: Old Friends
Oslo-bandet serverer på deres tredje langspiller en særdeles appetitlig omgang støjende popmusik.
Ducktails: Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics
Hvis du har brug for et skud tilbagelænet, surferromantisk popmusik, er Ducktails også på sit nye album manden, man skal opsøge.
Cold War Kids: Mine Is Yours
Transformationen fra et støvet kælderband til stadionstort rockband er tydelig på 'Mine Is Yours'. Det er lyden af et større og bedre band.
Lia Ices: Grown Unknown
Andet album fra newyorker-sangerinden er teknisk flot, men mennesket bag musikken gemmer sig lidt for godt.
Adele: 21
22-årige Adele har X-factor. Ingen tvivl om det. Det beviser hun igen og igen på sit nye album, der svinger imellem det direkte suveræne og det lidt for sikre.
Deerhoof: Deerhoof vs. Evil
Progpopperne befinder sig fortsat i en verden for sig selv. Men ikke alle sange rammer lige meget plet i denne omgang.
Tennis: Cape Dory
Er du en af de forståeligt mange, som har forelsket dig i Best Coast, bør du også kunne forelske sig i Tennis.
Stupid white Men: It's a Fine Day to Kill Someone Nice
Københavnske Stupid White Men leverer på trods af det bøvede bandnavn en fin start på det danske rockår 2011.
Spokes: Everyone I Ever Met
Det er en lang og kompleks rejse, vi er ude på, når Manchester bandet maler med den brede og pompøse pensel på debuten.
Laurel Halo: King Felix
Man kan ikke andet end at beundre Brooklyn-debutanten Laura Halo for hendes uovertrufne stilsikkerhed.
Braids: Native Speaker
På deres debutalbum besøger canadiske Braids et syret psychpop-univers, der skinner af stort musikalsk overskud.
Fantastic Mr Fox: Evelyn
Fantastic Mr Fox har helt sikkert tjek på knapperne, men 'Evelyn' er for pæn til at skabe røre i post-dubstep-andedammen.
Iron & Wine: Kiss Each Other Clean
Sam Beam har kreeret et herligt og musikalsk alsidigt album, hvor eksperimenterne desværre har kostet lidt af intimiteten og skønheden.
Wanda Jackson: The Party Ain't Over
Rockabilly-dronningen har rundet de 73 år og er nu aktuel med et album produceret af selveste Jack White. Hun synger bare ikke særlig godt længere.
Destroyer: Kaputt
The New Pornographers-medlemmet Dan Bejar har begået et lille mesterværk med sit mere tænksomme soloprojekt.
Joan As Police Woman: The Deep Field
Verden er blevet et lysere sted for Joan Wasser. Hvis Nina Simone havde gået i læderbukser, havde hun lydt sådan her.