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Kathleen Edwards-Asking for Flowers
Ms. Edwards details the strife in songs that pare situations down to a few dozen words while they push country-rock toward its primal impulses of thump and twang. She sings them in a voice that defies its own sweetness with wavery, rasping attacks or a deliberate turn away from the expected note. She's a scrapper through and through. -Jon Pareles, The New York Times
-one of the most promising new singer-songwriters in North American music. -Peter Blackstock, No Depression
The guitar slinging Canuck puts her stamp on the Outlaw Country tradition. -Wes Orshoski, Paste

Gary Louris-Vagabonds
As singer, guitarist and songwriter of the Jayhawks, Gary Louris built a deeply compelling body of music whose artistry and integrity won the loyalty of an international audience and the respect of both critics and his peers. With Vagabonds, Louris launches his solo career on a high note, delivering a deeply felt, exquisitely-crafted set that features some of his most evocative and personally-charged work to date. The album was produced by Chris Robinson (Black Crowes) who also lends his vocal chops in the surging vocal chorus along with Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley) and Susanna Hoffs. Thom Monahan (Devendra Banhart, Matt Pond PA, Pernice Brothers) engineered and co-produced the album and it was mixed by Jim Scott, who most recently worked on Wilco's "Sky Blue Sky."

Born Ruffians-Red, Yellow and Blue
Produced by Rusty Santos, the New York mixer behind Animal Collective and Panda Bear's albums, this record exemplifies the Born Ruffians' brand of self- described 'hootin and hollarin'. From start to finish it's a good time, and you can tell the band knows it.

Black Crowes-Warpaint-Silver Arrow
The Black Crowes have been called "The Most Rock n' Roll Rock n' Roll band in the world". Warpaint is the band's first album of all-new studio material in seven years. "For nostalgia-leaning fans of Classic Rock radio, the band is a singular breath of fresh air - long- haired, beer-soaked, their t's have earned the 'vintage' status. Amidst the sweep of today's production, posturing, and the snivel-centric scope of oh so much of Indie-rock, the Crowes remain a rarity - their genuine, hard-won grit and down-home soul continues to stand in welcome, stark contrast." -Todd Lazarski, All Headline News

Goldfrapp-Seventh Tree
Seventh Tree shimmers and shines with the warmth of a hazy summer, an electric whirlpool of sound over which singer Alison Goldfrapp's glistening voice soars. Seventh Tree is written by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory and was recorded at their own studio deep in the English countryside.