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April 2006

Out of Their Tree

After a conflict nearly tore them apart, Red Hot Chili Peppers return with an insanely ambitious double album. Hereâ€™s how they managed to turn over a new leaf.

Album Reviews

Kaki King

Junior

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Heartsick guitar heroine turns rage into riffage.
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She & Him - Volume Two

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Dreamy actress, folky co-conspirator coo sweet nothings.
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat the Devil's Tattoo

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Leather-jacketed rock historians rev engines.
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Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can

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If T-Swift felt the pain of the ancients, and could sing.
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Love Is All - Two Thousand and Ten Injuries

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Buzzy Scandinavians bounce off the walls.
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Kleenex/LiLiPUT - Live Recordings, TV-Clips & Roadmovies

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Further proof of punk scamps' ingenious jollity.
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Goldfrapp - Headfirst

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Nightclub chameleon flaunts '80s shimmer.
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Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis

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Metal mathematicians throttle anthemic formula.
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These New Puritans - Hidden

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Hey, kids, it's another apocalyptic soundtrack!
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The Whigs - In the Dark

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Georgia boys dumb it down too convincingly.
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Drive-By Truckers - The Big To-Do

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Like an episode of Intervention with guitars.
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jj - jj n° 3

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Mysteriously luring you into a 30-minute soul kiss.
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Miles Kurosky - The Desert of Shallow Effects

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Indie rocker splinters songs into eclectic vignettes.
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Kidz in the Hall - Land of Make Believe

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Backpack rap's brightest pupils lose their gleam.
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