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	March 22, 2007


			OTHER MUSIC GOES DIGITAL! Coming Soon! Other Music steps into the Digital Age with the launch of our new download store! We'll be sending out more details via e-mail; you can sign up to this list by going to digital.othermusic.com. Interested labels, distributors and bands should contact labels@othermusic.com.


	FEATURED NEW RELEASES Panda Bear LCD Soundsystem Gui Boratto J-Dilla Gozalo! (Various Artists) Ananda Shankar Modest Mouse Ted Leo + Pharmacists Nico Loudest Whisper El-P Tracey Thorn Alton Ellis The Ponys Damero		ALSO AVAILABLE Low I'm From Barcelona Earth RTX Radical Face Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid Go Commando w/ JDH & Dave P Cyann & Ben Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Bill Callahan The Decemberists (Tour DVD) Nick Cave (DVD & CD Set) David Thomas Broughton Adult.

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	$13.99 CD		PANDA BEAR Person Pitch (Paw Tracks) "Bros" "Take Pills" Though the world may be anticipating the arrival of the next Animal Collective album, those that know the deal have their ears perked awaiting the new full-length from core member drummer/guitarist/vocalist, Panda Bear (a/k/a Noah Lennox). Judging from the glimpses he'd given us into his, um, personal style of music making via two 12"s and the excellent "I'm Not" / "Comfy in Nautica" single, Person Pitch turns out to be what we might have expected. (Never fear if you've missed the above-mentioned 12"s and single, they're included here.) It's definitely a fuller and richer listening experience that's different from his previous acoustic-based album, Young Prayer. Of course, some of the trademark elements of Animal Collective are present, but why shouldn't they be? But where his AC partner Avery Tare plays the musical son of Kurt Cobain, and is a worthy heir, Panda Bear as the solo artist draws a line between Brian Wilson and Arthur Russell, making ecstatic and pastoral songs that wash over the ears, body, mind and, yes, soul of its listener. The music is hazy, ethereal, fragile and childlike, and yet there's still structure -- it's engaging and quite beautiful to say the least. I've had a copy for about a month now and I'm still listening to the album, again and again; it's that special. Yes, Person Pitch may confuse you, as the multiple layers of vocals are enshrouded in effects, but after repeated plays, the smoke begins to clear, and the ever-present light truly shines. You want to know what he's saying behind the thick reverb, but at the same time, not being able to understand is the lure. It draws you in even further, as Lennox's cascading chorus of voices loop and spiral through an emerald forest, riding sound design waves created from samples, ambient sounds, guitar and drums. There are a lot of influences and references that could be made, and Lennox generously lays it all out in the liner-notes, so I'll let you discover it for yourself -- you will no doubt be surprised. All I can say is that if you do one thing this year, listen to Person Pitch, I'm sure you'll be glad you did. My only complaint is that it's too short, seven songs at forty-five minutes. Then again, maybe that's the allure, leaving you wanting more. If so, his strategy worked. [DG]


	$11.99 CD		LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Sound of Silver (Capitol) "Someone Great" "Get Innocuous" If there were an LCD Soundsystem drinking game, one wouldn't even need to know one-eighth of the obscure and semi-obscure bands that James Murphy cheekily name-checked in "Losing My Edge" in order to catch a good buzz. Just down a shot every time you call out a borrowed riff, melody, or beat...you'll be passed out on the floor in no time. But that's also what separates Mr. Murphy from most other artists with great record collections, the fact that he can assimilate so much from his favorite albums, but still create a song that's distinctly his own. His second LCD Soundsystem full-length, Sound of Silver, is no different than the first one in that regard. Sure, there's a lot more Talking Heads and Eno and a little less post-punk (a la Fall and PiL) lurking behind the cowbells. But even now in 2007, when disco-punk as a descriptor and style should just lie down and take a long rest, he somehow makes it seem all fresh and vibrant, like it's 2002 all over again, back when DFA was making its first big impression on dance music, by way of the Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers" 12-inch. Murphy gets away with recycling himself as well; you can perfectly hum LCD's "Yeah" over the new album's "Us V Them," and even the music of "Someone Great" is lifted from last year's Nike-commissioned "45:33." Hell, album opener "Get Innocuous" rips off the exact drum machine intro as the aforementioned "Losing My Edge." Only what comes in over that beat isn't more tongue-in-cheek commentary about a hipster's record collection, but rather an ominous chorus of Bowie and Byrne sounding voices intoning over a dark groove that resembles New Order covering "We Are the Robots." You won't find any dance-punk party anthems like "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" or "Tribulations" on this album, however, there's a more serious, focused consistency throughout. It's not that Murphy is losing his edge -- check the sardonic "North American Scum," which adeptly mixes world view with a self-deprecating take on music scenesters. He's just going about it in a smarter way. And he's smart enough to still know how to make you dance. That is until closing track "New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down," a slow tempo-ed love/hate letter to the Big Apple in which dance beats and pulsing synths are completely absent, replaced by piano, crunchy guitars and a little '90s indie rock attitude. A sign of things to come? Let's hope not, but one does have to wonder if James Murphy will ever be able make an LCD Soundsystem record better than this one. [GH]


	$14.99 CD		GUI BORATTO Chromophobia (Kompakt) "Chromophobia" "Beautiful Life" Right when everyone is ready to pigeonhole the Kompakt sound, the label releases something that's quite distinctive from Brazilian producer Gui Boratto. We first heard him on the K2 series, and now he gives us a full album of what we'll call "house-techno" instead of the usual "techno-house" -- rhythmic house structures clad in soft and synthetic trance sounds. Not just another Kaito, Borrato has a way with a groove that's firmly based in house and avoids stepping into off-limits Trance-lvania (don't bite). To really pinpoint what's good about these tracks: Imagine Villalobos (not just a name drop here, there really is a similarity), just as rhythmic, groove-riding and syncopated as ever, but with a tendency to elevate rather than dig deep, with friendly, soft, trance-esque drum textures instead of his decadent, dry, flat stoner-friendly sounds. [SM]


	$14.99 CDx2		J-DILLA Ruff Draft (Stones Throw) "The $" "Make'em NV" The name J-Dilla has practically become synonymous with the word "masterpiece." Any critique of his work before and after his death champions the producer/rapper for his cut-up arrangements and musical ability. This double-CD (vocal and instrumental) issue of the previously bootlegged, super rare 12" is a mostly solid piece of work coming from a seemingly bottomless pit of beats that he left behind. In 2003, James Yancey found himself in an uncomfortable situation. Having recently finished his work on Common's Electric Circus, he was primed to move from behind the boards to front and center, thanks to a contract with MCA. Needless to say, that deal fell through when MCA merged with Geffen. And while a lot of J-Dilla's clients, including Common, the Roots, and Talib Kweli, found new labels, he was unsuccessful in inking a new deal. It was during this dark period in his discography -- sometime before his first Stones Throw release as one-half of Jaylib -- that he recorded Ruff Draft, his answer to the MCA letdown. Like its title implies, Ruff Draft is raw, raunchy, soulful and spiteful. Dilla goes multitask on us, by becoming both rapper and producer, returning to his Slum Village roots, and throwing in all his now trademark tricks. It's early-2000 Detroit rap at its finest for sure. Dilla was a trailblazer then, and still sounds fresher than many of his musical survivors. Ruff Draft is unique, in much of the same way that his instrumental version of The Shining is. It features great synth playing that's fuzzy and funky -- at times making me think of Stevie Wonder playing the Moog for Stereolab -- with lots of odd percussion and soulful sound snippets. Dilla's rapping may be an acquired taste, but his personality is witty and genuinely street, and much like his lyrical approach in Jaylib, word associations from the G- to X-rated are pulled from his bag of tricks. I say give the people what they want, and here's another one for the faithful followers of D.I.L.L.A. (Comes with a bonus, limited 7", while supplies last.) [DG]


	$18.99 CD		VARIOUS ARTISTS Gozalo! Bugalu Tropical (Vampisoul) "Cool" Alfredo Linares "El Diablo" Silvestre Montez Compared to other South American nations, the music of Peru, with the exception of a few psychedelic and Latin jazz titles, has remained largely undiscovered. Vampisoul has set out to change that with Gozalo! ("Enjoy it!"), the first in a series of Peruvian boogaloo from the 60s and 70s. The sound is different from the Nu Yorican version, as these songs are decidedly more jazz-influenced, but still rooted in pop and soul. The approach is free and it swings hard, making for some of the hottest and most life-affirming music I've heard in a long while. This is party music in its rawest, truest form. With 26 tracks in total, including names such as Mario Allison, Nico Estrada, Tito Chicoma, Alfredo Linares, and many more, and an incredibly well-researched booklet, this is major archeological work. [AK]


	$15.99 CD		ANANDA SHANKAR Musical Discovery of India/Sa Re Ga Machan (Cloud Forest) "Kazirango Beat" "Jungle King" Ravi Shankar may be the best-known Indian classical musician to cross over to the Western market, but his nephew, sitarist Ananda Shankar, was really the vanguard of the "raga rock" sound, working in the late-'60s with rock icons like Hendrix and crafting swinging sitar versions of rock and roll classics on his cult classic 1970 Reprise debut. Ananda was the younger, groovier Shankar, and his early experiments danced the line between triumphant cross-cultural pollination and slightly cheesy lounge-core, occasionally slipping into kitsch. But have no doubt that Shankar was an artist of the highest order, and this great two-on-one CD collects his excellent fourth and fifth albums from 1978 and 1981. These records are much more subtle explorations of the two sides of Shankar's influences, seamlessly blending classical Indian orchestrations and percolating percussion with soulful western rhythms and guitars for a wholly original sound that cannot be tied to time or place. The East-meets-West sound that Shankar pioneered has seeped into our culture and has become a staple in dance and jazz scenes, but here is the true innovator. [JM]


	$15.99 CD		MODEST MOUSE We Were Dead Before the Ship Ever Sank (Epic) "Dashboard" "Florida" The best words to characterize Modest Mouse's latest album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, were spoken by singer/guitarist Isaac Brock himself, describing the album (to a Rolling Stone reporter) as a "nautical balalaika carnival romp." We know, it's the kind of prattle Brock would spout off in an interview, drawing a typical "huh?" response; yet, in this instance, it's spot on. A hybrid of the pop kick of 2004's smash Good News for People Who Love Bad News, and the more dissonant raucousness that was so characteristic of earlier efforts, the clamorous We Were Dead feels like the logical, or perhaps illogical, evolution of Modest Mouse's wayward, strung-out variety -- compare "Shit Luck" off of 1997's Lonesome Crowded West to the more muted and, arguably, more mature opener "March into the Sea." But while the album leans toward faster, jarring rhythms, there are still a couple solid slow burners; one could even kick back on the couch to "Little Motel." And then there's the much talked about addition of new member Johnny Marr, which turns out to be noteworthy only on a circumstantial level. Nothing on the album strikes me as "definitive Marrs," the former Smiths guitarist seamlessly integrating his bright jangle into the songwriting process. With Modest Mouse's distinctive sound and playful lyrics still present, the album lives up to Brock's "romp" predictions with plenty of guitars and his sea-themed biting, energetic, exasperated vocals -- the exception being the appearance of Shins' James Mercer on "Florida" -- coated with a barrage of sounds. Yes, the end result includes radio-friendly hits like already declared single, "Dashboard," amongst others (our guess is "Missed the Boat"), but that doesn't deter us from really liking the record any less -- it's one enjoyable, if not solid album. (For a limited time, comes with a bonus 7".) [PG]


	$13.99 CD $14.99 LP		LEO TED AND THE PHARMACISTS Living with the Living (Touch and Go) "The Sons of Cain" "Army Bound" Ted Leo is a man who wears his influences proudly. Bands like the Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, the Jam, Billy Bragg, as well as those groups' influences, like Jamaican reggae and traditional fight songs/drinking songs of yore, have been busting through his explosive pop-punk for 10-plus years. His Touch and Go Records debut stays the course, but even more so. Lyrically, the album is more overtly politically charged than anything he has done previously, just the titles tell the story of where Leo's head is these days -- "Army Bound", "C.I.A." to name a couple. Leo has always used his music to speak his mind, and 2007 finds him pissed off and paranoid but, as always, brimming with humanity. Musically, Leo and his Pharmacists still play it pretty straight; the record was tracked and mixed in just three days this past December, but the guitars are fierce, the rhythms taut, and even when they try a hand at straight up reggae ("The Unwanted Things") or tense Minutemen-style bombast ("Bomb.Repeat.Bomb"), the sound is all their own. The initial pressing comes with a five-song bonus EP of unreleased originals and, of course, a Chumbawamba cover. [JM]


	$31.99 CD		NICO Frozen Borderline (Rhino Import) "Sagen Die Glehrten" "The Falconer" This double-disc set contains two of the most hauntingly bleak yet inspired albums from Nico: 1968's The Marble Index and Desertshore from 1970. Featuring her original work, both records made their mark as Nico's most experimental, true-to-nature recordings -- never receiving acclaim upon release, but slowly shining from their dark corners into cult status. Each of the CDs in this Frozen Borderline set also contain previously unreleased outtakes, alternate versions and demos. Beginning with "Sagen Die Glehrten" and "Reve Reveiller" -- which have never been released -- and continuing with alternate versions of "Roses in the Snow" and "Nibelungen," disc one's (The Marble Index) raison d'etre are these outtakes. If the initial recording elicited a comparison to "suicide" from John Cale, its no wonder "Sagen" and "Reve" were nixed. Both songs boast the forlorn, vocal heavy resonance of The Marble Index but are drenched in a hopeless drone -- from the harmonium during the latter -- and addictively disorienting Eastern-tinged melodies on the guitar under Nico's nonsensical verses. And then there's "Nibelungen." Taking a word (meaning dwarf) from a Wagner opera, this song winds mostly around Nico's trademark warbled intonations with a few harmonium accents and thematically links folk and goth. The alternate versions, for the most part, mirror this more complete version of "Nibelungen," adding more harmonium-heavy instrumentation. More use of this pedal reed instrument ushers in Desertshore. The weighty veil of tragic folklore and poetry lighten a bit on this release, but the demos strip away these leanings; the tinkling piano interlude in "The Falconer," the hopeful backing chorus in "My Only Child," and the Eastern folk trad on "All That Is My Own" are guided only by the hums and tones of voice and harmonium. Lest you think the demos are lacking, when introducing "The Falconer," Nico's non-performing speaking voice canters, "Now this song, uh, it's already in a movie, it's beautiful." This bit and more (speaking and non-speaking) give the demo songs such an achingly personal feel. Startling and starkly impassioned, Frozen Borderline is a must-have for Nico fans as well as a good primer for those that only know her through Velvet Underground and Chelsea Girl. Be sure to listen for the hidden track! [LG]


	$15.99 CD		LOUDEST WHISPER The Children of Lir (Sunbeam) "Good Day My Friend" "William B." In the post Hair-era of the 1970s, the rock musical was all the rage and extended its reach to far off County Cork, Ireland where the folk guitar band Loudest Whisper transformed the ancient Irish legend of King Lir and his children into a theatrical stage show. The band gathered an orchestra of multiple guitarists and young voices (nearly 50 people in total) to tell the sorrowful tale of a king and his offspring, the latter fated to live out their lives as swans. Loudest Whisper wrote some hauntingly beautiful songs, listeners might recognize their many hits including the heartbreaking "Lir's Lament" and the Mamas and Papas-sounding "Children's Song." And like any rock musical of the time, the "flowers in your hair" joy builds on "Mannanan I" and II" as the chorus of voices representing the children-now-swans merrily accepts its fate. This disc features the entire 1974 Polydor recording as well as demos, b-sides and the original broadcast for Irish television. [CCa]


	$14.99 CD $15.99 LP		EL-P I'll Sleep When You're Dead (Definitive Jux) "Smithereens" "EMG" Definitive Jux label head and kingpin El-P returns to his role as rapper/producer with his first new full-length in ages. The album, I'll Sleep When You're Dead, walks the same mean streets as his solo debut, Fantastic Damage, still agitated, dark and rumbling. Though a lot may have changed in the five years since his last proper full-length, not to mention the bygone days of Company Flow, his strong sound and politically-charged lyrics are still hyper present. Assisted by members of Mars Volta and Trent Reznor, I'll Sleep sometimes feels like an edgy rock-hop record, a la Rage Against the Machine, while at other times it's reminiscent of classic Co Flow. Other guests include: Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, Mr. Lif, Hangar 18, Cage, Slug, Camu Tao, and Cat Power(!?), along with the keyboard wizardry of Wilder Zoby. Dirty, grimy, speedy and shaky like a subway car, and as dense and twisted as the NYC subway map, once the CD begins the train jumps the track and the ride starts. Sometimes you'll be curious as to where the subway is headed, and other times you might want to get off at the next stop. It's a bumpy ride for sure, slightly different than before, yet still, somehow exactly the same. [DG]


	$15.99 CD		TRACEY THORN Out of the Woods (Astralwerks) "It's All True" "Get Around to It" Out of the Woods marks the most welcome return of one of the UK's most distinctive female vocalists. This time around she takes a solo turn, which really only means that her husband/producer/bandmate Ben Watt wasn't involved. Instead, she enlisted the help of many of nu-skool disco, electro producers (Ewan Pearson, Charles Webster, Darshan Jesrani). To their credit, they all tone down their dancefloor sensibilities and create a uniform sounding dance pop record that retains all of the class that personifies Everything But the Girl. Highlights include the spot on cover of the Arthur Russell masterpiece "Get Around to It," the sophisticated NYC disco bounce of "It's All True" and the gentle Thorn-penned ballad "By Picadilly Station I Sat Down and Wept." Very solid, tasteful, cotemporary adult music that doesn't sound "adult contemporary"...catch my drift?? [DH]


	$17.99 CD		ALTON ELLIS The Many Moods of Alton Elis (Makasound) "I'll Take Your Hand" "Ain't No Music" Alton is primary known for his rocksteady and ska sides, but on this superb collection we are treated to the lesser-known roots music (dating from 1972-1983) of Mr. Ellis. Backed by Sly Dunbar, Carlton Davis, Leroy Sibbles, the Heptones and Johnny Clarke, among others, and mixed by the mighty Lee Perry, Scientist and Prince Jammy, these artists serve to elevate these strongly conscious songs. Slow, dubby and expertly delivered, Alton's cadence is spot on, his lyrics are contemplative and focused, and the rhythms are heavy and musical. Basically this encapsulates everything I love about roots reggae. Solid! [GA]


	$11.99 CD $13.99 LP		THE PONYS Turn the Lights Out (Matador) "Double Vision" "Exile on My Street" The laidback cool of Chicago's the Ponys is equaled only by the casual inclusion of its influences from a few indie rock superstars. Sounding like Jon Spencer fronting a less noize-filled Sonic Youth, leader Jared Gummere sings with echoing attitude atop surf guitar riffs on the first track "Double Vision," pops '80s new wave up on "Small Talk" and channels Thurston Moore on "1029 Seminary" and "Poser Psychotic." On their two pre-Matador releases, the Ponys harkened Richard Hell and Johnny Thunders so it seems like a natural progression to touch on the next generation of guitar rock guys for their third CD. Perhaps it's the production from John Agnello, the same man behind Sonic Youth's 2006 effort Rather Ripped, that brought it out. What separates the Ponys from the pack, however, is a sound that is pure, serious fun without the overwhelming distortion but just enough whirling guitar fuzz that should give fans the warm fuzzies. Thankfully, Turn the Lights Out comes just in time for spring weather; it's a roll-down-your-car-window-and- floor-it sonic experience. [CCa]


	$14.99 CD		DAMERO Happy in Grey (BPitch) "Sweet Thunderheads" "Things Gone" Damero is the musical guise of Marit Posch, who is not only a classically trained vocalist, but also happens to do PR for Bpitch. So, perhaps it's no surprise that her solo debut would find a home on Ellen Allien's imprint. Though Happy in Grey fits snuggly on the roster, it's also a pleasant divergence from the recent dancefloor-oriented releases that the label has been supplying us. There's more of an intimate, bedroom feel to this outing with light beats and fairly sparse production. But it's Posch's crystalline voice that carries these melancholic electro-pop songs, with occasional help from friends like Apparat, Nevis Peak, Zander VT, Headkit and a vocal contribution from AGF. Fans of Tujiko Noriko and Barbara Morgenstern will find much to enjoy here. [GH]


	$13.99 CD		LOW Drums and Guns (Sub Pop) "Belarus" It's a bit obvious to mention that Low's haunting eighth album is rather dark, but Drums and Guns's lyrical obsession with death and murder is heavy even by this band's standards. Musically, it would also be obvious to say it's kinda slow...so instead we'll mention that the band again worked with Dave Fridmann, who produced their excellent 2005 rock opus The Great Destroyer, and they continue to take chances with their well-defined sound, exploring electronic touches like drum machines and looped vocals to great effect.


	$14.99 CD		I'M FROM BARCELONA Let Me Introduce My Friends (Mute) "The Painter" Don't let the name fool you, the 29 members in I'm From Barcelona hail from Sweden. Centered around the immaculate songwriting skills of Emanuel Lundgren, Let Me Introduce My Friends is one of this year's great pop albums. Strings, horns, banjo, and accordion accompany Lundgren's naive and heartfelt stories of everyday life. For fans of Belle & Sebastian, The Boy Least Likely To, and the Elephant 6 collective. This domestic version comes with two bonus tracks.


	$14.99 CD		EARTH Hibernaculum (Southern Lord) "Ouroboros Is Broken" "Coda Maestoso in F (Flat) Minor Hibernaculum is sort of a new Earth album. This CD & DVD package features re-recordings of three old songs (done Hex-style, with a much cleaner tone) and "A Plague of Angels" which was previously only available on a rare tour-only split with Sunn0))). The DVD filmed by Seldon Hunt features candid interviews with Dylan Carlson, as well as live footage from the 2006 tour, offering an intimate portrait of the man that is Earth.


	$13.99 CD		RTX Western Xterminator (Drag City) "Balls to Pass" Here's the full on metal record that Jennifer Herrema has threatened to make, seemingly, all her life. Besides the proggy opener, Western Xterminator is all power riffs and unabashed worship of the heavy metal shrine. It sounds NOTHING like Royal Trux (and hardly anything like the last RTX record either) and that was probably the point all along. The Decline of Western Civilization Part 3?


	$14.99 CD		RADICAL FACE Ghost (Morr Music) "Wrapped in Piano Strings" As half of Morr Music's Electric President, Ben Cooper's excellent songwriting is used as a vehicle for building percolating electronic pop. Radical Face, Cooper's solo project, puts his songs in a new context, with layers of meticulously arranged acoustic instruments, simply yet beautifully serving his pop gems. A lush, folky pop pleasure.


	$14.99 CD		KIERAN HEBDEN & STEVE REID Tongues (Domino) "Our Time" Four Tet's Hebden and old jazz drummer guy Reid deliver another great album of sampler and drum set improvisations. The pieces here are shorter, more explosive, but also more melodic than most of their previous collaborations, and the results are often thrilling.


	$14.99 CD		VARIOUS ARTISTS Go Commando with JDH and Dave P (Defend Music) "I Kill Guitar" Tomboy NYC party-poobahs JDH and Dave P drop their first official mix CD with this floor-filling comp of eclectic house and techno, including great grooves from OM favorites like Michael Mayer, Four Tet and the Knife.


	$14.99 CD		CYANN AND BEN Sweet Beliefs (Ever) "Sweet Beliefs" Cyann & Ben make cinematic, atmospheric music that is subtly yet meticulously orchestrated to a point that would border on progressive rock if it ever truly rocked. Instead it rocks you in its gentle arms and cradles you with a rich tapestry of sound -- pulsing electronics and analogue synths, warm cymbals and percussion, melodies drifting in and out of the picture on sweet vocals and assorted dreams.


	$11.99 CD-single $11.99 12"-single		BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY Strange Form of Life (Drag City) "Strange Form of Life" Hey, it's a new month so this must be the new Bonnie Billy single! Like last time around, this one features a video (not the vinyl version, duh!) and re-workings of older songs (semi-acoustic versions, including a particularly great take on "New Partner"). Collect 'em all!


	$5.99 CD		BILL CALLAHAN Diamond Dancer (Drag City) "Diamond Dancer" New and surprisingly life-affirming single from the upcoming Bill Callahan album (note, he's not Smog anymore), "Diamond Dancer" is a brilliant slice of upbeat, countrified pop. So is the B-side. This will make you really psyched for the full-length.


	$14.99 DVD		DECEMBERISTS A Practical Handbook (Kill Rock Stars) A DVD for fans of all stripes; you get a 2005 live performance from the band's hometown of Portland, OR on the Picaresque tour, the 5 KRS-era music videos, PLUS a short doc about the making of the Decemberists major-label debut, The Crane Wife. What else do you want, those legendary tapes of Colin Meloy and Lindsay Lohan getting frisky in the green room at Conan?


	$27.99 CDx2 w/ DVDx2		NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS The Abattoir Blues Tour (Mute) "O Children" Four discs of Cave here for the faithful, two DVDs of live shows from 2003 and 2004, plus all the videos from the last two albums and some extra "behind the scenes" footage shot by Mick Harvey. Then you got two live CDs drawn from a variety of shows throughout 2004. If you've ever seen the Bad Seeds on stage you know that they bring an intensity and passion to the stage that is hard to match, and this set amply displays Cave's mesmerizing charisma and more.


	$16.99 CD		DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON It's in There Somewhere (Birdwar) "I Don't Want to Believe You" Another startlingly intimate, truly lovely album of quiet, homespun new-folk from Broughton, he can evoke the fragility of Daniel Johnston and quiet eloquence of Elliott Smith while maintaining a strong inner voice that his all his own. In a word, beautiful.


	$13.99 CD		ADULT. Why Bother (Thrill Jockey) "You Don't Worry Enough" Their new album finds the Adult. duo without the bass guitar they toyed with on 2005's Gimme Trouble, and thus their synth and vox coldwave explosion has drifted farther away from the dance floor. Is music this dark and paranoid still called electro?


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