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Wed: 10-10-07: 05:40 PM CDT
Jonny Greenwood Talks In Rainbows

Wed: 10-10-07: 05:10 PM CDT
Boards of Canada, Islands, Xiu Xiu Join Why? on Single

Wed: 10-10-07: 04:45 PM CDT
CSS, Peaches, Ladytron Remix Bonde do Role on EP

Wed: 10-10-07: 04:10 PM CDT
Ghostface to Drop New LP Same Day as Wu-Tang Clan

Wed: 10-10-07: 03:20 PM CDT
Maximo Park Cover Justin Timberlake on New Single

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Black Kids:
Wizard of Ahhhs EP

With just one self-released EP under their belt, this Jacksonville-based five-piece are revealing promise beyond its life in a band: It's not just they've already hit on their own distinctive, signature aesthetic; they've also created four single-worthy sing-alongs right out of the gate. Blasting scrappy lo-fi guitars, Go! Team-style shouted-back cheers, a communal urgency not unlike the Arcade Fire's, and an uptempo beat that pays homage to Motown 45s, Black Kids craft catchy, tightly executed songs that put a memorable stamp on pop's classic themes. [Marc Hogan]

Sunset Rubdown:
Random Spirit Lover

Between Wolf Parade, Swan Lake, and Frog Eyes, Sunset Rubdown's Spencer Krug may be the most prolific indie rocker this side of Robert Pollard. But you'd never know from his latest full-length, which features melodies so architecturally complex and harmoniously joined that the boundaries between them become erased. With its exquisite attention to detail and layers of depth which emerge over multiple listens, Random Spirit Lover may be one of the most toiled over releases of the year-- and in line with 2005's Shut Up I Am Dreaming, as well as his work with Wolf Parade, it establishes Krug as one of independent music's brightest talents.

[Brian Howe]

Wed: 10-10-07:
LCD Soundsystem / James Murphy & Pat Mahoney
A Bunch of Stuff EP / Fabriclive 36

Rock's best post-punk/disco (not disco) group gathers B-sides, remixes, and rarities from its Sound of Silver singles for an iTunes-only EP, plus two members helm a Fabric mix. Apparently, bandleader James Murphy likes the music of the late 1970s and early 80s-- who knew?
[Douglas Wolk]

Wed: 10-10-07:
The Fiery Furnaces
Widow City

The Friedberger sibs consolidate some of their strengths on a record placed firmly in the 1970s, one that finds them veering between ramming through ersatz Led Zeppelin riffs on bass and keyboards and coaxing soft-rock and soul arrangements out of a wheezy Chamberlin organ. [Nitsuh Abebe]

Cass McCombs: Dropping the Writ
While two quality full-lengths and an EP haven't reserved him a spot on indie's marquee yet, Cass McCombs still possesses a prodigal glow, and this is his first release for Domino. [Adam Moerder]

African Virtuoses: The Classic Guinean Guitar Group
This comp of lyric acoustic guitar work from the Diabate family is the third Guinean release Sterns Africa has offered this year, alongside a reissue of a Bembeya Jazz Ensemble retrospective and a singles collection from the Guinean state-run label Syliphone. [Mike Powell]

Kemialliset Ystävät: Kemialliset Ystävät
Finnish electro-acoustic folk collective with an affinity for playful abstraction doesn't experiment with genres so much as hazard upon them, like children gone exploring. [Andrew Gaerig]

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Tue: 10-09-07:
Pitchfork's Guide to Radiohead's In Rainbows
As Radiohead prepared to unveil their seventh album, In Rainbows, we spent the week cataloging its songs to create a user's guide to the record, a look at the public history of the tracks included so you can glean a bit of insight into how they formed, and how this truly unique and rewarding band works. [Scott Plagenhoef]

Mon: 10-08-07:
Interview: Jens Lekman
To celebrate the U.S. release of the fantastic Night Falls Over Kortedala, we spoke with Jens Lekman about 1980s power ballads, what his live shows have in common with Linkin Park, air travel, and why he lives in fear of the South Swedish Elvis Society. [Marc Hogan]

Mon: 10-08-07:
Interview: Steve Earle
Singer Steve Earle isn't so much a songwriter as he is a storyteller, and here he spins a few of his many yarns-- about Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Townes Van Zandt, Bruce Springsteen, the Sex Pistols, and many more. [Joshua Klein]

Fri: 10-05-07:
Column: Get That Out Of Your Mouth #39
The idiot-kings of the moribund record industry, shuddering at the death of the compact disc, must have wept at the $170 million launch of Microsoft's Halo 3. And Halo succeeded where Kanye and Fiddy failed because it was first and foremost a social experience. [Chris Dahlen]

Thu: 10-04-07:
Guest List: Kevin Drew
Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew introduces us to a couple of Toronto bands, reminds us that Paul Young still exists, and tells us about an effects pedal that will keep you up all night long. [Interview: Tyler Grisham] [Kevin Drew]

Wed: 10-03-07:
The Month In: Grime / Dubstep
After a lengthy wait, one of the most feverishly anticipated full-lengths in dubstep-- Pinch's Underwater Dancehall-- is finally on the horizon, and it provides an interesting take on the way electronic producers approach the artist album. Plus, an early report on the forthcoming Burial album. [Martin Clark]