Doug Martsch is up to his usual tricks on Built to Spill's latest, Ancient Melodies of the Future. A collection of emotive guitar-driven num...

The curiously affecting debut of Boston-based singer/songwriter Tracy Shedd is a gentle reminder that there's no substitute for a good song....

David Candy is part Austin Powers and part Jim Morrison. Truly, men want to be him and women want to be with him, but the jury's still out o...

A wonderfully crafted record brimming with polished pop songs from an artist with a sterling reputation for emotionally resonant music, Hote...

The sound of New Zealand/Flying Nun influences run throughout this solid collection of smart, upbeat pop songs written and recorded by Annie...

Old Ramon, the long-awaited Red House Painters release, stands up despite being released four years after the recording sessions started. Cu...

Prior to becoming the Blue Rodeo's drummer with the dreamy blue eyes that makes all the girls all weak in the knees, Glenn Milchem was the d...

For all of the success won by East Coast musicians in the past decade, the genius of one of the Maritime's most talented sons remains largel...

At 24, singing and fiddling sensation Eliza Carthy has got the world on a string. The latest in a growing line of folk-pop exports from Brit...

Chris Lee's independent self-titled debut CD features blue-eyed soul served up in a suitably earnest and sexy fashion. The soaring vocals an...

British singer/songwriter David Gray is experiencing his Edwyn Collins moment. After years of critical acclaim and commercial disappointment...

Chicago's the Buddyrevelles are a trio with patience enough to let their majestic rock songs build slowly to the big pay-off. A song like "I...

Moonlighting from his day job with the Afghan Whigs, Greg Dulli teamed up with friends, including Shawn Smith (Brad, Pigeonhead), Barrett Ma...

Sarah Harmer's You Were Here has all the earmarks of a blockbuster debut. Having cut her teeth fronting Kingston, ON's late great Weeping Ti...

Emperor Norton is quietly becoming the novelty record company of note for the alternative set. The Los Angeles-based company's roster includ...

I have seen the future: Modest Mouse will be the hottest band in the land. Once The Moon and Antarctica hits the airwaves, Wal-Mart will be...

An adventurous collection of sessions recorded for the BBC, Once I Was highlights Tim Buckley's far-flung musical palette. The sad and wonde...

By the sounds of it, Andrew Rohrmann's faith in the endless wonder of the brave new world offered by space exploration is unshaken. While ye...

The debut disc by Athens, GA trio, Great Lakes, starts with a slice of chamber pop suite-ness before plunging into the pet sounds of wheezin...

Having stared death in the face on his last album, Eels front man E chooses life on his latest disc, which sees him feeding birds and singin...