What are you listening to? (VOL VI)

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Originally posted by Jeff Anderson:
Mindy Smith "Long Island Shores"

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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros... 13-song debut album, Up From Below...on Rough Trade Records. By turns rousing, anthemic, wildly adventurous and inspired, `Up From Below' is quite a debut album. Drenched in an almost choral psychedelic folk rock, it was recorded onto used 2 track tape using a 24 track tape machine made in 1979.

Yet to play in the UK, the most incredible reports have been coming out of the US, where by all accounts, fans have often become so overcome with emotion at the band's live shows that tears of euphoric joy are not uncommon.

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The Tragically Hip have been heroes in their native Canada since the 1980s, though they've remained a cult item in the U.S. With more than 20 years in the rearview mirror, the band has retained its spirit, but grown in subtlety. While thisis their second album overseen by Metallica producer Bob Rock, WE ARE THE SAME actually sounds rather mellow in contrast to early efforts like UP TO HERE. Needless to say, Gordon Downie's distinctive vocal quaver is still the dominant element, floating atop a rootsy mix of acoustic and electric guitars and a folk-rock feel that allows the band's thoughtful,melodic compositions to unfold in a way that feels natural and graceful.

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'For Screening Purposes Only' is the debut album from one of 2005's most hotly tipped outfits, Test Icicles. Namechecking everyone from Motley Crue through to Slick Rick as influences, the three piece play a unique brand of indie art-rock and have been described as "like Bloc Party on drugs and in detention" . The singles 'Boa Vs. Python' and 'Circle SquareTriangle' are also included.