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Hear This King Tuff’s infectious, long out-of-print debut resurfaces

“Freak When I’m Dead” is one of the all-time best songs about last rites.

May 28, 2013 | 11:00am -
MusicalWork Review Deerhunter: Monomania

Constantly shifting Atlanta art rockers remain consistently weird, great.

May 7, 2013 | 12:03am -
MusicalWork Review Mikal Cronin: MCII

Young punk rocker gets poppier while battling self-doubt and pondering self-betterment on his Merge debut.

May 7, 2013 | 12:01am -
MusicalWork Review Phosphorescent: Muchacho

Perpetually haunted troubadour returns with gorgeous new record of ass-kickings and determination.

March 19, 2013 | 12:00am -
MusicalWork Review Titus Andronicus: Local Business

New Jersey punks return with a slightly cleaned-up slab of life-affirming rock ’n’ roll.

October 23, 2012 | 12:03am -
MusicalWork Review Ty Segall: Twins

Garage-rock wunderkind’s third album of 2012 is a glorious platter of guitar-heavy rock ’n’ roll.

October 9, 2012 | 12:04am -
Interview Kyle Kinane

The comedian who thanks God for his poison-oak infestation talks about his new pilot, his debt to Patton Oswalt, and why every show is still a battle.

August 15, 2011 | 12:00pm -
MusicalWork Review Vivian Girls: Share The Joy

The garage-rock also-rans continue a slow slide into irrelevance.

April 12, 2011 | 12:00am -
MusicalWork Review Ray Davies: See My Friends

The songs are sturdy, but this tribute album puts them through the wringer.

April 5, 2011 | 12:00am -
Interview Andy Gill of Gang Of Four

The guitarist of the legendary English post-punk talks about the band’s first album in 16 years and why it’s okay to let Microsoft use a song in a commercial.

February 11, 2011 | 12:00pm -
MusicalWork Review Todd Snider: Live: The Storyteller

The songwriter gives almost equal weight to between-song stories.

February 1, 2011 | 12:00am -
MusicalWork Review Steven Drozd: The Heart Is A Drum Machine (The Score)

The Flaming Lips member gets experimental—of course—on a documentary soundtrack.

January 18, 2011 | 12:00am -
Interview The Dismemberment Plan’s Travis Morrison

The Dismemberment Plan frontman talks about getting the band back together, if only for a little while.

January 12, 2011 | 12:00am -
MusicalWork Review Queens Of The Stone Age: Queens Of The Stone Age

A reissue of the stoner-rock kingpins’ first.

January 11, 2011 | 12:00am -
MusicalWork Review Giant Sand: Blurry Blue Mountain

Howe Gelb continues to cement his status as dusty-rock’s ambassador.

November 30, 2010 | 12:27am -
MusicalWork Review The White Wires: WWII

Infectious or twee? You decide.

November 23, 2010 | 12:00am -
MusicalWork Review Weezer: Death To False Metal

A set of oldies, done up new-style.

November 2, 2010 | 12:00am -
Interview Robert Plant

Can a nice English rock star make it in Nashville these days?

September 28, 2010 | 12:00am -

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