THIS IS THE BEST SNAPSHOT OF THE CURRENT NEW YORK ROCK SCENE YOU CAN FIND! Yes New York (named in tribute to "No New York," the Brian Eno-produced, New York rock scene compilation from 1978) features 16 tracks of the new guard, the leaders of the New York rock scene in 2003. Included are songs by the new heroes (The Strokes, Interpol), the next superstars (The Rapture, The Walkmen), the young lions (Radio 4, Longwave), the critics' faves (Le Tigre, Ted Leo), and the ones you'll be hearing a lot more about...   [ read more ]

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This is the debut from Oxford, England's five-piece dance-rock band. Completing the circuit between the minimalism of American composer Steve Reich, guitars that sound like insects, and tennis player Andy Roddick, theirs is a uniquely winning formula. Driving percussion high in the mix, guitars played above the 12th fret, no chords, and splashes of synth color all come together like the schematics for a piece of precision engineering.

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The latest release in a string of classic dance-rock crossover singles: first there was 'Losing My Edge,' then 'Give It Up,' and now James Murphy brings us 'Tribulations,' featuring remixes by both Tiga and Lindstrom along with the original and 'Shallow Version' that was recorded for a BBC Zane Lowe Radio 1 session in late 2004. Already a live highlight and the track everyone already seems to DJ out the most anyway, let's just say DFA has saved the catchiest most crowd-pleasing single for last. And now ont...   [ read more ]

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