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Genres & History
3/30/2010
If you think former Fairport vocalist Ian Matthews ripped off the Eagles in his version of "Seven Bridges Road," you've got it backwards; this version predates the Eagles' by seven years. Two of …
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Genres & History
3/30/2010
Not long after Bob Dylan upended the entire music world by plugging in at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, the revolution spread to the U.K. The singer-songwriter genre exploded, with the likes of Al St …
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Artist Essentials
3/30/2010
Like many indie pop success stories, Rogue Wave started with hooks and harmonies constantly bouncing around the head of a born songwriter. Zach Rogue in this case, a dot-com casualty who recruited a ba …
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Artist Essentials
3/30/2010
Craig Morgan's got the kind of common touch that can turn to gold (or even platinum) in the hands of an honest, hard-workin' country singer. The Army vet and former Tennessee hardhat's deep, twangy ton …
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Artist Essentials
3/30/2010
The patient, mournful piano keys of "Little by Little" and spacey, Air-like melodies of "Remember" (the lead sample of Fairport Convention singer Sandy Denny is striking to say the least) make Groove A …
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Artist Essentials
3/30/2010
With four straight albums in the U.K. Top 10 and Elton John behind them (he took the duo on tour soon after Vertigo dropped), Groove Armada's been something of an anomaly in the expansive realm …
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Artist Essentials
3/30/2010
The increasing popularity of M. Ward over the course of his last two albums - Transistor Radio and Post-War - has positioned him as a troubled indie rock pinup of sorts. Which is ironic, …
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Artist Essentials
3/30/2010
M. Ward is living large these days, as he tours and records alongside Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and indie film darling Zooey Deschanel. As brilliant as the totality o …
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Artist Essentials
3/30/2010
South Carolina boy Josh Turner has a voice as deep as a well and warm as a lazy summer afternoon - making it just about perfect for doing what Turner does best - building a bridge between country tradi …
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