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The Whigs: In the Dark

The Whigs: <em>In the Dark</em>

Athens, Ga., rockers hit their stride The Whigs banged through their first two albums with a rugged energy. It was stuff you wanted to love, but you’d be hard pressed to hum the songs an hour later. On In the Dark the band has paired its roadworthiness with greater ingenuity, and it finally feels like a fuse has been lit. “Kill Me Carolyne” hops around all crazy-eyed, and “I Am For Real” chugs with reflective purpose....  read more

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Download Drive-By Truckers' "Birthday Boy"

Download Drive-By Truckers' "Birthday Boy"

Download Drive-By Truckers' "Birthday Boy."Drive-By Truckers' The Big To-Do is out now on ATO....  read more

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Drive-By Truckers: The Big To-Do

Drive-By Truckers: <em>The Big To-Do</em>

Blue-collar bards tell an epic tale The last hot-barbecue platter from these Athens, Ga.-based workaholics, 2008’s Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, was a characteristically stomping monster, 19 tracks of roaring awesomeness that felt like a pretty deliberate screw-off to supporters of the Judiciously Edited Album. This quick-to-arrive follow-up whittles things down to more manageable levels, but still swings big....  read more

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Download The Whigs' "In the Dark"

Download The Whigs' "In the Dark"

Download The Whigs' "In the Dark" here.The Whigs' In the Dark will be released in 2010 on ATO....  read more

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Rodrigo Y Gabriela: 11:11

Rodrigo Y Gabriela: <em>11:11</em>

With flying fingers and callouses that could probably withstand...  read more

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Mike Doughty to Release Sad Man Happy Man in Oct.

Mike Doughty to Release <em>Sad Man Happy Man</em> in Oct.

Ever since Soul Coughing found its way into our heads with the sly jazz rhythms of "Super Bon Bon" back in 1996, then-frontman Mike Doughty's been a musical character to watch. He's the type of musician just as apt to have a great conversation about Young Jeezy as to write a great song about twisted perceptions of the world. A year and half after his last solo effort, the beautifully twisted Golden Delicious, Doughty's back for another bite with Sad Man Happy Man, which drops Oct. 6 on ATO. ...  read more

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Brendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend

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Brendan Benson is more famous for being overshadowed by...  read more

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Yim Yames: Tribute To

Yim Yames: <em>Tribute To</em>

In 2001, George Harrison’s passing so moved...  read more

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Gomez: A New Tide

Gomez: <em>A New Tide</em>

After winning the Mercury Music Prize in 1998 for...  read more

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Fiction Family: Fiction Family

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Based on the players—Jon Foreman...  read more

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