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Released 09/13/2012 Beeble RecordsSugar Blue has done it again with his live 2-CD release “Raw Sugar.” One of the most striking tunes is an updated “Miss…
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Released 10.15.12 Daptone RecordsThe Menahan Street Band is one of a crew of performers -- Sharon Jones, The Budos Band, Antibalas, Sugarman 3 to name a…
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Released 10.23.12 Mercury NashvilleTribute albums are a dicey thing and usually don’t work. “Beat the Retreat” (tribute to Richard Thompson) & “Timeless:…
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Released 11.13.12 Asthmatic KittyMark it down, guys: October 19th, the day KVNF started getting in Christmas albums. Not to worry, the airwaves won't be…
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Released 10.9.12 Drag City In the malevolence of Ty Segall's 2012 album onslaught (this is #4 if you include his tasty, old-time-high-fi collaboration…
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Released 10.5.12 Walt Disney RecordsDanny Elfman does an indie-pop packed soundtrack for the black and white stop motion remake by Tim Burton of his 1984…
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Released 10.9.12 Blue NoteIf I were a fire hydrant I would need to be turned off. I am gushing like one over this album. This is some of the best stuff…
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9.10.12 Young TurksIf you haven’t heard The xx before, their unique sound is hard to describe, but it's irresistible. (I still regularly turn to their…
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Released 9.11.12 Columbia RecordsNot many artists stay sharp, relevant, and great into their 70’s and later (Picasso, Neil Young, Vladimir Horowitz, et…
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Released 7.31.12 PolyvinylSonny Smith recorded a country album after a breakup...When our tummies settle from the chuckle that incites, two things become…