Review

Yeasayer: Odd Blood (Secretely Canadian)

Hailing from the birthplace of hipsters, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Yeasayer are the quint-essential “too-indie-arsty-for-you” band. With one exception: They make good music

Music

Chilly Gonzales: Pianist Envy

Chilly Gonzales’ Pianist Envy mixtape is possibly the best 38.7 megabytes you can put on your itunes

Review

Erykah Badu: New Amerykah Part Two (Return Of The Ankh) (Universal Motown)

Return of the neo-soul

Review

Shonen Knife: Free Time (P-Vine)

J-punk grrls still just wanna have fun

Review

Daedelus: Righteous Fists Of Harmony (Brainfeeder)

American avant-tronica artist trips down 19th century China

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Gorillaz: Plastic Beach (Parlophone/Virgin)

Damon Albarn and his merry animated band return for a psych-drench adventure

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Ken Stringfellow & The Disciplines: Smoking Kills (Freak Music)

American rock legend and 3 Norwegians take on Euro indie

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Casiokids: Topp Stemning PÃ¥ Lokal Bar (Polyvinyl)

Keyboard-collecting Norwegian electronica that will get you going bleep!

Review

Jakwob

The man tipped to take dubstep out of the underground dance circles and into the mainstream charts

Review

The Bamboos: 4 (Tru Thoughts)

Aussies get funky