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 Album Review: Guided by Voices - "Let's Go Eat the Factory" 
by Rich Osweiler
With no softening around the edges, the 21-song Let’s Go Eat the Factory represents the true essence of Guided by Voices.
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 Album Review: Heartless Bastards - "Arrow" 
by Tessa Jeffers
The band's latest lineup showcases Wennerstrom’s hauntingly gruff voice dancing with dirty blues-rock riffs in a way that’s distinctive and starkly wholesome.
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 Album Review: moe. - "What Happened to the La Las" 
by Jason Shadrick
On their new album, What Happened to the La Las, the band balances the accessibility of sing-along choruses with fierce guitar playing from Al Schnier and Chuck Garvey.
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 Album Review: Radio Moscow - "The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz" 
by Shawn Hammond
If you’re a fan of late-’60s psych rock and incessantly grooving early-’70s metal, chances are you’ll dig it.
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 Album Review: Sean McGowan - "Sphere" 
by Andy Ellis
It takes a lot of brass to tackle the music of Thelonious Sphere Monk, and when the musician attempting this feat is a solo guitarist, well, that makes the challenge even more daunting.
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 Album Review: Van Halen - "A Different Kind of Truth"  web exclusive
by Shawn Hammond
A Different Kind of Truth—the band’s first full album with Roth in 28 years—is the type of truth that raises a lot of questions.