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A fetish nurse cover shot that could've been lifted from a Jim Thompson paperback. A regular flicker between white noise and mellow, Jefferson Airplane circa Volunteers melody... It could only be the return of Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley and their incumbent guru Jim O'Rourke. Having squared up as aggravating aural elders, the Youth sound rejuvenated as they alternate between Stoogey metal rattlers like "Pattern Recognition" or the fetish-laden "Dripping Dream" and irate hippie singalongs.

Succinct and soothing second album by Parisian quartet

Six-track EP from rising Nebraskan noiseniks

Latest from sometime Buck 65 sidekick

Stadium-techno heavyweights bow out in style

Brazilian avant-bossa nova master and sidekick to David Byrne and Arto Lindsay

Baroque release from NY anti-folknik

The good doctor uncovers sprawling, mysterious history of his native city

Sixth release from Clarksboro, New Jersey's holy roller

New York No Wave guitar geek offers more avant-cocktail lounge music