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New music: in stores and online

Oasis, Rise Against, the Streets and more

October 6, 2008

 
New music: in stores and online
It's Oasis, innit?

There's lots of great new music out this week, from the best Oasis album in years to the catchiest punk album (Rise Against's "Appeal to Reason") ever to feature a song about Chinese prison camps.

Oasis, 'Dig Out Your Soul'

pick Oasis, 'Dig Out Your Soul'

Critic's Rating:
4

The world’s most pompous band gets over itself

Rise Against, 'Appeal to Reason'

Rise Against, 'Appeal to Reason'

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Punky, political agit-pop for the mainstream rocker

The Streets, 'Everything Is Borrowed'

The Streets, 'Everything Is Borrowed'

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

U.K. rapper Mike Skinner gets older, goes existential

Antony and the Johnsons, 'Another World'

Antony and the Johnsons, 'Another World'

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Emotional but uneven EP from a one-of-a-kind vocalist

Annuals, 'Such Fun'

pick Annuals, 'Such Fun'

Critic's Rating:
4

Former buzz band beats the backlash with strong sophomore effort

Juana Molina, 'Un Día'

pick Juana Molina, 'Un Día'

Critic's Rating:
4

Argentinean folktronica pioneer delivers haunting fifth album

Deerhoof, 'Offend Maggie'

Deerhoof, 'Offend Maggie'

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

San Francisco art-rock institution returns with ninth album

Margot and the Nuclear So-and-So's, 'Not Animal'

Margot and the Nuclear So-and-So's, 'Not Animal'

Critic's Rating:
3

Indiana pop group is all bark, not much bite on second album

Land of Talk, 'Some Are Lakes'

pick Land of Talk, 'Some Are Lakes'

Critic's Rating:
4

Canadian guitar whiz conjures emotional math rock

The Little Ones, 'Morning Tide'

The Little Ones, 'Morning Tide'

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

L.A. indie-rock champs deliver derivative but enjoyable debut

Jolie Holland, 'The Living and the Dead'

Jolie Holland, 'The Living and the Dead'

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

An old soul reborn on easygoing country-rock album

I Set My Friends on Fire, 'You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter'

I Set My Friends on Fire, 'You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter'

Critic's Rating:
2

On discovery of this screamo-electro ‘hilarity,’ you’ll only wish you were on fire

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