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Foals: Antidotes

[2.May.08] :. British quintet Foals are not brazenly avant garde on Antidotes, but their intricate and dancey brand of art-punk is no less enjoyable for it.

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Absentstar: Sea Trials

[14.Apr.08] :. On their major label debut Sea Trials, American rockers Absentstar should have ditched the Nickelback-lite drama and played up their inner angst.

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Tapes 'n Tapes: Walk It Off

[9.Apr.08] :. On Walk It Off, Tapes 'n Tapes have moved slightly beyond their Pixies and Pavement mimicry. But a new influence is at work: Dave Fridmann.

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The Hives

[1.Apr.08] :. A populist tyrant of the stage, Almqvist gratified himself while fulfilling the whims of the masses at the same time. When he screamed, so did everyone else. When he demanded clapping, the crowd enthusiastically obliged. When he broached the sacrosanct and requested cheers befitting of the hallowed Prince, no one cried foul.

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The Big Sleep: Sleep Forever

[21.Mar.08] :. On their second release, Sleep Forever, the Big Sleep swing starkly between aggressive prog and more measured noisepop, when their best might lay right in the middle.

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