Interpol - Interpol
Interpol’s new album – their fourth – is called, simply, Interpol. They claim that this is the album that they’ve wanted to make from the very beginning, because now they are proficient enough with their instruments to capture specific musical ideas. Unfortunately, the Interpol that created this album no longer exists.
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a comic book movie about rock-n-roll, video games and falling in love. It’s frenetic and absurd, funny, sweet and fun, it claims to be “an epic of epic epicness” and you will most likely either love it or hate it.
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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
The Suburbs is the third album from the most popular and important band to come out of the Canadian indie rock scene, Arcade Fire. (Their closest competitor would be Broken Social Scene, but I don’t think the bands are all that close.) As we know, “popular” doesn’t always indicate any level of quality, but when it’s paired with “important” that’s usually a good sign.
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Marina & the Diamonds - The Family Jewels
The Family Jewels is the first album from Marina & the Diamonds. The Marina in question is Marina Diamandis and the Diamonds – while originally just based on her Greek last name – is now the term she uses to refer to her fans.
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Jets Overhead - Bridges
Jets Overhead is a group that I missed when "Bridges" was released. I would still be missing them, as well, if it weren't for a key moment in this week's House where a track from the album, "Where Did You Go?," plays. I saw the episode twice and both times I thought "I really like that song."
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Snow Patrol - Up To Now
Up To Now is a two-disc compilation from the Northern Irish Indie Rock band, Snow Patrol. Frontman Gary Lightbody insists that it is not a “greatest hits” album – partly because he hates those types of records and partly because he claims that they haven’t had enough hits to warrant one.
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Editors - In This Light and On This Evening
In This Light and On This Evening is the third studio album from the British indie band, Editors. Their first two records both went Gold in Ireland and Platinum in the UK, but their second album was the only one to make the US charts…and it never even made the top 100, peaking at 117.
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Magneta Lane - Gambling with God
Gambling with God is the third collection of songs from the all-girl Canadian trio, Magneta Lane. They originally conceived the idea to start a band while backstage at a concert even though the (four at first, but eventually three) girls were fresh out of high school with no musical experience.
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Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
The Arctic Monkeys are kind of a big deal. Their first two albums have sold over a million copies each…and that’s only counting the sales in Canada (Gold/Gold), Australia (Platinum/Gold) and the UK (4X Platinum/2X Platinum).
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Julian Plenti Is… Skyscraper
Is… Skyscraper is the first album from Julian Plenti, but, technically, it’s not Julian Plenti’s first album. This is because Julian Plenti is a pseudonym of Paul Banks, the lead singer from Interpol.
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