CDs
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Bob Dylan Love and Theft (Columbia) Time on his side? Sure sounds like it on the serious party record of the year. |
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Continental Drifters Better Day (Razor & Tie) Songwriting and playing don't get much better than this. |
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Guided by Voices Isolation Drills (TVT) Driven by hooks, riffs and tunes, of course, but they've never been sharper. Or more personal. |
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The White Stripes White Blood Cells (Sympathy for the Record Industry) Guitar and Drums. Prepare to be healed.. |
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives Behind the Music (Hidden Agenda/Parasol) A pop epiphany from a Swedish sextet. |
