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CROOKED FINGERS: Forfeit/Fortune [Red Pig/ Constant Artists]

CROOKED FINGERS: Forfeit/Fortune [Red Pig/ Constant Artists]

Eric Bachmann’s post-Archers Of Loaf outfit makes music in an unpredictable mix of styles, from 2000’s woozy, strings-laden self-titled debut
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THE ROSEBUDS: Life Like [Merge]

THE ROSEBUDS: Life Like [Merge]

When Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp debuted as the Rosebuds in 2003, they were cut from classic indie-pop cloth: spare
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LAMBCHOP: OH (OHIO) [Merge]

LAMBCHOP: OH (OHIO) [Merge]

Kurt Wagner has finally admitted what’s been true all along: No matter how many dozens of Nashville musicians play on
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DUNGEN: 4 [Kemado]

DUNGEN: 4 [Kemado]

With its aptly titled fourth album, Dungen has put the stoner-rock community on notice. No longer will the Sabbath-worshipping decibel
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MERCURY REV: Snowflake Midnight [Yep Roc]

MERCURY REV: Snowflake Midnight [Yep Roc]

God, this is depressing. And no, we’re not talking depressing as in mood or tone, but that a band such
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THE SAMMIES: Sandwich [MoRisen]

THE SAMMIES: Sandwich [MoRisen]

The Yardbirds in the mid-’60s. The Jam in the late ‘70s. The Hoodoo Gurus in the early ’80s. Guided By
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TRACY SHEDD: Cigarettes & Smoke Machines [Teenbeat]

TRACY SHEDD: Cigarettes & Smoke Machines [Teenbeat]

Chances are, you’ve heard something similar to Tracy Shedd before. Surrounded by guitar tones that vary from stark to stratospheric
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania