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Sound Reasons t0

[Three and a half stars]
Various
Sound Reasons Records

Key tracks: ‘Blue Hour,’ ‘Maya Saguna’

Arctic Monkeys

Humbug
Three and a half stars
Warner Music/EMI

From the Ashes

A metal guitarist who never said never, brings his Ashtoreth back from the dead

Street Sweeper Social Club

Two and a half stars
Street Sweeper Social Club
Warner
Key Tracks: ‘Fight! Smash! Win!,’ ‘Clap for the Killers’

Sonic Youth

The Eternal
[Three stars]
Matador
Key tracks: ‘Sacred Trickster,’ ‘Massage the History’

Wilco (The Album)

Wilco
4 stars
Nonesuch
Key Tracks: ‘Deeper Down,’ ‘You and I’

Soulmate

Moving On
Three and a half stars
Blue Frog

Key Tracks: ‘Cup of Tea,’ ‘Stay Away’

Happy Troopers

Here’s a Grammy-nominated outfit from Nagaland you probably haven’t heard but should

Death Cab for Cutie

Open Door EP
Three stars
Atlantic

Key tracks: ‘A Diamond and a Tether,’ ‘My Mirror Speaks’

PJ Harvey and John Parish

A Woman a Man Walked By
Three and a half stars
Island/Universal

Key tracks: ‘Black Hearted Love,’ ‘Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen’

Event: Puravankara Indigo & Blues Festival featuring Van Wilks, Bobby Whitlock & Coco Carmel
Date: May 18th, 2012
Venue: Palace Grounds, Bengaluru
Event: Blues No Bar
Date: May 18th, 2012
Venue: Blue Frog, Mumbai
Event: Dualist Inquiry
Date: May 18th, 2012
Venue: Shroom, Delhi

The Supersonics Blast Back With New Material

The Supersonics Blast Back With New Material

The Supersonics, May 12, Someplace Else, Kolkata ...

Gig Preview: Spud in The Box at Hard Rock Café, Mumbai

Gig Preview: Spud in The Box at Hard Rock Café, Mumbai

The band’s enthusiasm is infectious and unlike most other young...

Fatboy Slim pushes the tempo for two hours

Fatboy Slim pushes the tempo for two hours

Fatboy Slim, May 6, E Zone Club, Bengaluru....

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