Keane
What? "Everybody's changing /And I don't feel the same," sings Keane lead singer Tom Chaplin on the band's 2003 single "Everybody's Changing." Now Chaplin and his crew are changing again.
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Ane Brun
What? This Swede's second U.S. release finally arrives stateside this week. The record, which sees the emotive singer strum her guitar gingerly as her intoxicating warble flutters in soft loops, opens with "The Treehouse Song," a masterful story about the pitfalls of unfulfilled promises. And the rest of the record follows in the same subtle and pensive fashion.
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Juana Molina
What? A successful acting career doesn't necessarily translate into triumphant musical achievement -- just ask Scarlett Johansson, Juliette Lewis, Bruce Willis, and… well, you get the picture. Argentinean actress-turned-singer-songwriter Juana Molina, however, has been creating lovely strands of electro-folk since her 1996 debut, Rara.
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Copeland
What? It's understandable to accuse Lakeland, FL, quartet Copeland of possessing a dreary outlook at times. The quartet's 2003 debut, Beneath Medicine Tree, was inspired by hospital imagery and the medical problems of those close to frontman Aaron Marsh.
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Gomez
What? Originally released to rave reviews -- including SPIN issuing 8 of 10 stars, calling it a "a damn beautiful album" -- this adventurous Britpop quintet's 1998 debut, Bring It On, has become a timeless entry in the '90s Britpop oeuvre.
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Devin the Dude
What? Known as much for inhaling herbs as he is for spitting verbs, underground hip-hop legend Devin the Dude has unjustly toiled in obscurity for a decade, retaining his mellow flow while others have been angry. But with Landing Gear, the Dude's fifth album out this week, his commercial luck may just improve.




