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These albums are all set for release on October 20, 2008:
ALBUM REVIEW: KAISER CHIEFS โ OFF WITH THEIR HEADS 4* Third album from the Leeds band unites them with producer du jour Mark Ronson, plus Q&A with KC drummer Nick Hodgson
ALBUM REVIEW: AC/DC โ BLACK ICE 3* Four songs with rock in the title. . . Business as usual? Not quite. Bandโs first album since 2001โs Stiff Upper Lip.
ALBUM REVIEW: BONNIE PRINCE BILLY โ IS IT THE SEA? 4* The Louisville recluse delivers a triumphant live album from his 2006 British tour. Not so dark
ALBUM REVIEW: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB โ AT CARNEGIE HALL 4* Complete, 2CD account of legendary 1998 concert
Plus here are some of UNCUTโs recommended new releases from the past month โ check out these albums if you havenโt already:
ALBUM REVIEW: BOB DYLAN โ THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL 8: TELL TALE SIGNS โ 5* Highly anticipated installation in the Bootleg Series, read Allan Jonesโ in depth review here.
ALBUM REVIEW: OASIS โ DIG OUT YOUR SOUL โ 3* Noel and the boys get back in the groove but face some bleak home truths
ALBUM REVIEW: LUCINDA WILLIAMS โ LITTLE HONEY โ 4* Nine albums in, the queen of heartbreak tempts fate by cheering up
ALBUM REVIEW: RAY LAMONTAGNE โ GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN โ 4* Tortured troubadour shows courage on nakedly emotional third LP
ALBUM REVIEW: THE CLASH โ LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM 5* Legendary bootleg finally gets official release
ALBUM REVIEW: LAMBCHOP โ OH (OHIO) โ 4* Best in nearly a decade from newly-trimmed Nashville collective
ALBUM REVIEW: SEASICK STEVE โ SEASICK STEVE โ 4* Hobo blues maverick tentatively ropes in guest musicians for his major label debut
ALBUM REVIEW: NEW ORDER โ REISSUES โ Movement 3*/ Power, Corruption & Lies 3*/ Low-Life 5*/ Brotherhood 4*/ Technique 4*: A startling, diverse legacy, augmented with bonus discs
ALBUM REVIEW: KINGS OF LEON โ ONLY BY THE NIGHT โ 4* Slowing the tempos, the Followills speed their ascent to the rock pantheon. Currently riding high in the UK album charts.
ALBUM REVIEW: TV ON THE RADIO โ DEAR SCIENCE -4* David Bowieโs pals Dave Sitek and Kyp Malone mix the pop and avant garde
ALBUM REVIEW: METALLICA โ DEATH MAGNETIC โ 4* Troubled Dark Knights of metal return to form โ check out the review of the current UK Album Chart Number 1 here.
ALBUM REVIEW: CALEXICO โ CARRIED TO DUST โ 4* After a mystifying diversion, Arizona duo return (in part) to familiar, dusty territory
ALBUM REVIEW: LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM โ GIFT OF SCREWS โ 4* Fleetwood Mac manโs punchy pop-rock manifesto
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