Articles by Pras Rajagopalan

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  Pop Levi

  Never Never Love

  PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2008

  Ninja Tune undoubtedly has high expectations for Liverpool-born, L.A.-based Pop Levi on his sophomore album. After all, they were so impres...

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  The War on Drugs

  Wagonwheel Blues

  PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2008

  Here is a case of band name suiting the act to a tee, an irreverent yet uniquely American moniker for a band that reverently draw inspirati...

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  CSS

  Donkey

  PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2008

  With their 2006 eponymous debut, CSS coaxed droves of guitar rock fans out of their comfort zones and onto the dance floor. Two years later...

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  Charlatans

  You Cross My Path

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2008

  You Cross My Path is the tenth album from Madchester survivors the Charlatans, but it’s the first one they’ve given away. You Cross is avai...

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  Extra Life

  Secular Works

  PUBLISHED May 26, 2008

  Here’s a warning to the readers: this is some heavy shit. There are many among us who would sooner drink a can of pus than have anything to...

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  Heaven And

  Sweeter As the Years Roll By

  PUBLISHED May 26, 2008

  Sweeter As The Years Roll By is the impressive first release for Heaven And, a group of four veterans of the European experimental, improv...

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  Wildbirds & Peacedrums

  Heartcore

  PUBLISHED May 26, 2008

  A husband-wife duo releasing an album titled Heartcore conjures visions of bespectacled, cardigan nerds crooning cutesy sweet nothings to e...

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  Thee Oh Sees

  The Master's Bedroom is Worth Spending A Night In

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2008

  On this album, San Franciscans Thee Oh Sees do the ’60s revivalist thing while still sounding fresh and exciting. Sure, it’s a pop record b...