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MIKAEL WOOD

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The flying Scotsman

Paolo Nutini soars across the pond
“I don’t usually come across as all that interesting in interviews,” admits 20-year-old Paolo Nutini over the phone from a gig in Stockholm.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  January 29, 2007

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John Mellencamp

Freedom's Road | Universal
John Mellencamp spent his last two studio albums in experimental mode, inviting Chuck D and India.Arie aboard 2001’s Cuttin’ Heads and digging into unvarnished country blues on ’03’s Trouble No More .
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  January 29, 2007

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Bob Seger

Face the Promise | Capitol
“I will answer the wind,” Bob Seger sings in “Wait for Me,” a cut from his first new studio album in more than a decade.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  January 22, 2007

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Of Montreal

Hissing Fauna, Are you the Destroyer? | Polyvinyl
Now that the Apples in Stereo are reunited and have a new album coming out next month, Of Montreal can no longer lay claim to the distinction of being the only Elephant 6 band of note to outlive the once-sprawling psych-pop collective’s sad demise.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  January 16, 2007

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Ron Sexsmith

Time Being | Ironworks
Nobody ever says anything nice about this crafty Canadian crooner without also observing that he’s nowhere near as famous as he deserves to be. Ron Sexsmith, "All in Good Time" (Quick Time)
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  January 11, 2007

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Super freaks

Les Claypool keeps Primus up and runnning
Les Claypool, the 43-year-old bass-playing architect of Primus, is the kind of guy who went through a weird-teenager phase and then just never moved on.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  January 02, 2007

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Bow Wow

The Price of Fame | Columbia
From its Illmatic -quoting cover to its boasts of “money stacks taller than the Empire State,” 2005’s Wanted was Bow Wow’s coming-of-age album, an opportunity for a youngster known to most listeners as a kiddie-pop novelty to prove himself a rapper worth considering alongside grown-up MCs.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  December 28, 2006

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The OC Mix 6: Covering Our Tracks

Warner Bros.
Since part of the well-oiled genius of The OC is its blatant appropriation of familiar teen-soap source material, it makes sense that the hit Fox series’s latest mix CD collects covers of tunes most of the show’s viewers likely already know.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  December 19, 2006

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Libby Johnson

Annabella | Wrong
Earlier this year, this New York–based folkie had a handful of her songs featured in the Julianne Moore flick Trust the Man .
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  December 11, 2006

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Bound Stems

Appreciation Night | Flameshovel
This young Chicago act maintain the dedication to instrumental texture foregrounded by Windy City post-rock acts like Tortoise and the Sea and Cake. Bound Stems, "Excellent News, Colonel"  (mp3)
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  December 04, 2006

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Emo to the core

Kevin Devine, Tim Barry, and Stephen Brodsky
What’s the latest sign that emo has become a true part of the musical mainstream?
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  November 30, 2006

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Let’s Build A Fire | Absolutely Kosher
James Baluyut honed his indie-rock chops playing guitar in his older brother Richard’s mid-’90s band Versus, an underrated outfit whose lean, sexy jangle would’ve been well served by the blogosphere’s sponsorship.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  November 28, 2006

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Saosin

Capitol
Love second-wave emo but can’t make it to New York this weekend for either of Texas Is the Reason’s sold-out reunion shows at Irving Plaza?   Saosin, "Seven Years"  (mp3)
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  November 20, 2006

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Robert Pollard

Normal Happiness | Merge
Only a fool would’ve taken Guided by Voices’ 2004 break-up as a reason to believe we’d heard the last from frontman Robert Pollard, a Budweiser-slugging former grade-school teacher who’s never met a three-chord hook he didn’t like. Robert Pollard, "Supernatural Car Lover"
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  November 13, 2006

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Geek squad

Les Claypool keeps Primus up and runnning
Les Claypool, the 43-year-old bass-playing architect of Primus, is the kind of guy who went through a weird-teenager phase and then just never moved on.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  November 09, 2006

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Pepper

No Shame | Atlantic
What are this hard-touring Hawaiian trio unashamed of? Pepper, "Too Much"  (video) Pepper, "No Control"  (video)
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  November 07, 2006

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...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead

So Divided | Interscope
These Austin-based noise-rock scoundrels have never met a fake-classical fillip they couldn’t find room for in a song.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  October 30, 2006

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Lemonheaded

Evan Dando speaks from the roof
Evan Dando lives in a high-rise apartment building in Lower Manhattan whose rooftop patio affords an intimate view of the sprawling construction site where the World Trade Center once stood. The Lemonheads, "No Backbone" (mp3)
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  October 23, 2006

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Amos Lee

Supply And Demand | Blue Note
Philadelphia-based folk-soul crooner Lee favors the sort of acoustic adult-contemporary settings that soundtrack Starbucks outlets nationwide.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  October 24, 2006

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Ima Robot

Monument To The Masses | Virgin
With the Killers gone arena-roots and the Bravery recording with Pearl Jam/Springsteen producer Brendan O’Brien, somebody’s gotta keep the dance-rock-circa-2004 flame alive.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  October 17, 2006
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