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March 9, 2010, 9:57 am

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Mind the cover art: In the image that adorns his new album The Pursuit, piano man Jamie Cullum stares nonchalantly …

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March 1, 2010, 9:03 am

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You could almost — almost — imagine Broken Bells being passed off as the fourth Shins album. Given how many …

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December 16, 2009, 9:21 am

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The Attractions. The E-Street Band. And… the Get Down Stay Down? Alright, so the latter ensemble may not pack the …

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December 3, 2009, 9:26 am

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Wanna know the difference between a Tom Waits appreciator and a Tom Waits aficionado? For those merely impressed by Waits’ …

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December 1, 2009, 9:46 am

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When I call Robert Earl Keen a songwriter’s songwriter, I mean it as a compliment – for the most part. …

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November 23, 2009, 11:06 am

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Loudon Wainwright’s High Wide & Handsome is billed as The Charlie Poole Project — not, you will notice, The Charlie …

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November 11, 2009, 9:21 am

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White Lunar, a compilation of soundtrack compositions by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, comes accompanied by a brief, explanatory note …

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November 10, 2009, 1:57 pm

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The debut album from Beak> plays out like an eerie flipside to Out of Season, the lone album released by …

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November 5, 2009, 9:50 am

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