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Sweet Heart Sweet Light

Spiritualized

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A Wasteland Companion

M. Ward

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Indie Christmas: She & Him, the xx and Grizzly Bear Share Holiday Music

Indie Christmas: She & Him, the xx and Grizzly Bear Share Holiday Music

With the holidays in full swing, a number of indie acts are spreading the seasonal cheer.

She & Him released an animated video for their take on "Baby, It's Cold Outside," a track from the Merge duo's 2011 holiday set "A Very She & Him Christmas."

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Dr. John

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Voodoo 3: Wilco, Black Crowes, Fallout Boy
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The Black Keys

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The Black Keys LIVE @ Lollapalooza 2012
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The Shins

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The Shins LIVE @ Lollapalooza 2012
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The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends

The Flaming Lips

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Photos: 2012 Firefly Music Festival

Photos: 2012 Firefly Music Festival

Photos: 2012 Firefly Music Festival.

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Gotye

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Weekly Chart Notes:<br />Pop Radio's Folk Balancing Act

Weekly Chart Notes:
Pop Radio's Folk Balancing Act

After last year brought a marked shift to an acceptance of unlikely alternative hits at pop radio from the likes of Gotye, fun., Alex Clare and more, early 2013 finds the format welcoming even softer guitar-based fare among top 40's still-dominant dance/pop center.

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Boys & Girls

Alabama Shakes

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Outside Lands 2012: Live Photos

Outside Lands 2012: Live Photos

The best live photos from Outside Lands, 2012.

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Bonnie Raitt

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Bonnie Raitt Video Q&A: 'Slipstream,' Feminism, Katy Perry, Plans

Bonnie Raitt Video Q&A: 'Slipstream,' Feminism, Katy Perry, Plans

Bonnie Raitt - singer, guitarist, Grammy winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer - has seen her share of great music years, and 2012 has been one of her best.

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Radio Music Society

Esperanza Spalding

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2013 Grammy Awards: Indies Continue to Make A Major Impact

2013 Grammy Awards: Indies Continue to Make A Major Impact

If Mumford & Sons' sophomore album, Babel (Glassnote Records), takes home the Grammy for album of the year on Feb. 10, it will mark the fifth year in a row an indie act has won the top prize, if you count indies by ownership.

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