When they first hit the underground scene, the Pixies were like an exotic drink that hid its sweetness behind a ferocious bite. The album's production is like a crude explosion: every strum and clang comes down with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. English and Spanish lyrics collide as singer Black Francis (later Frank Black) shouts in a hoarse monotone and Mrs. John Murphy (later Kim Deal of the Breeders) backs him up with throaty wails. Yet somehow the clash of these bruising titans makes for tracks that print indelibly upon your consciousness--once let in. Kurt Cobain is their most famous student. He grafted the Pixies' time-honored craft of the big bang theory onto Nirvana's biggest hits. (You start with a quiet verse and then explode for catharsis in the chorus--evidenced best here with "I've Been Fired.") The Pixies themselves have served quietly, attaining post-punk godfather status not by tooting their own horns, but through the praise of a steady stream of genuflecting admirers whose word of mouth continues to increase the band's deserved critical standing. --Rob O'Connor

2009 album from the Denver-based quartet, the follow-up to their enormously successful How To Save A Life. The Fray, who exploded into worldwide success with that album, have captured the skilled songwriting that broke them and, with the help of acclaimed producers Mike Flynn and Aaron Johnson, created a set of songs sure to make them household names. The band continues their licensing success story by collaborating with ABC's hit show, Lost in a series of music video promos featuring the album's first single, 'You Found Me' for the newest season of the show. The spots also ran during the 2008 American Music Awards, where the band was a featured performer. Over the weekend of the release and performance, the Lost video had over one million views. 10 tracks.

引起轰动的1971年David的第三张专辑《The Man Who Sold The World》，封面上David梳着长长的卷发，黑色长靴，丝缎长裙，胸口低开，只用两枚褡扣系住。这个美丽而在当时看来惊世骇俗的造型开创了真正的 Glam摇滚的时代，David一共用了三种形象出现，一种是封面长发长裙的，一种是早期《Space Oddity》卷发形象，另一种是贝蕾帽，金发温柔地垂下，灰蓝色紧身呢子外套。
这是David短暂而迷妙的时期，犹如他专辑的音乐风格。一个花花公子的浅吟低唱，带着点玩世不恭，一点物质，一点讽刺，一点慵懒与诱惑，模糊了性别的。音乐相对那个时代是复杂的，正处在音乐从早期披头士似的情歌中变质，并开始热中于各种音响实验的阶段，那些歌曲中经常充斥着一些不和谐与突兀。
但总的来说，《The Man Who Sold The World》专辑自身的风格是比较统一的，David有些妩媚的嗓音和邪气的歌曲加上晦涩又有些放纵古怪的歌词融合成一种美妙的风格，独特的，只属于David自己的音乐。

Porcupine Tree defies categorization. This unique London-based quartet make unconventional, uncompromising music that qualifies them as Europe's premiere art-rock cult band. Porcupine Tree's cogent musical personality is a force to be reckoned with. Porcupine Tree's intelligent and accessible sound will appeal not only to metal enthusiasts and twenty-something dark wave fans, but will also fit in with today's more adventurous alternative station playlists.

Limited edition reissue of the experimental prog-rock act's eighth album includes a bonus enhanced disc that features 'Buying New Soul' (Edit), 'Pure Narcotic', 'Tinto Brass' (live at Southampton University), the video track 'Piano Lessons', a full discography and image gallery. Standard jewel case housed in a slipcase.

来自英国布莱顿 (Brighton) 的The Kooks是一支相当新锐的后朋克和另类摇滚乐团，乐队的四位成员包括 主唱兼吉他手Luke Pritchard，主音吉他手Hugh Harris，贝斯手Max Rafferty和鼓手Paul Garred。2003年，4位成员在Brighton现代音乐学院结识并立即成立了the Kooks乐队。他们的处女专辑《Inside In/Inside Out》于2006年2月7日发行。并在英国专辑榜上获得了第9名的好成绩。而2006年3月27日发表的单曲《naive》更是获得英国单曲榜上第2 名。

Franz Ferdinand the DVD!
2 full length discs!
over 4 1/2 hours of footage!
including:
2 full live shows, behind the scenes documentary, karaoke videos & unreleased music!

引领庞克复古运动 畅快聆听煽动性强烈之欢乐音韵 全英音乐奖最佳摇滚团体、最佳乐团及水星音乐奖得主 荣耀攻下全英专辑榜冠军力作,趁着全球效应的余温尚存之际，Franz Ferdinand推出第二张专辑《You Could Have It So Much Better…..With Franz Ferdinand》，甫发行立刻空降全英金榜冠军，专辑风格诚如团员所言：不想再重复已经作过的东西，操作同样的音乐意义何在？更多的感动与热情是这次的主要诉求，当然不改欢乐的本性，依然有着相当跳的节奏环肆其中。首支获得英国单曲榜Top4以及快速挺入美国现代摇滚榜前15名的＜Do You Want To＞，依然相当对味的呈现Disco-Punk曲韵，舞光十射的蔓延气氛至＜This Boy＞身上；散发如同披头四般舒缓轻愉小品＜Eleanor Put Your Boots On＞，清新的气息，是专辑中相当抢眼之小品。

Their 1992 reunion featuring members Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd, Fred Smith, and Billy Ficca.

Originally Release '04, Second album from the Australian rock group, includes the first single "Ride". Produced by Rob Schnapf ( Beck , Starsailor ).

Japanese edition of the New York indie act's eagerly anticipated sophomore album is scheduled to include one bonus track. Details TBA. RCA. 2003.

Details TBA. Lizard King. 2004.

2006 debut album from new British Indie hopefuls Vega 4, who NME says 'will give The Killers a run for their money'. Influenced by the music they grew up on, Vega 4 combine elements of New Wave, Punk and Britpop and come out on top with some amazing tunes including the singles 'Traffic Jam' and 'You And Me'. 11 tracks total. Columbia.

Jeff Buckley was many things, but humble wasn't one of them. Grace is an audacious debut album, filled with sweeping choruses, bombastic arrangements, searching lyrics, and above all, the richly textured voice of Buckley himself, which resembled a cross between Robert Plant, Van Morrison, and his father Tim. And that's a fair starting point for his music: Grace sounds like a Led Zeppelin album written by an ambitious folkie with a fondness for lounge jazz. At his best -- the soaring title track, "Last Goodbye," and the mournful "Lover, You Should've Come Over" -- Buckley's grasp met his reach with startling results; at its worst, Grace is merely promising.

专辑的名字来自一位墨西哥艺术家Frida Kahlo给自己的一幅画的命名。
在这张专辑制作的早期，三名乐队成员各自把对新专辑的想法都写在一张白板上，每一个人的想法都很激进前卫，最后，Chris Martin收回了他的看法。他希望以后有机会再游说他们。"我听到波诺曾经说过一句话，'乐队不应该为钱而分裂，他们应该只为了歌曲名单而分裂，'”他说，在这一点上，没有什么比这更有针对性了。”
乐队聘请了传奇制片人Brian Eno做他们第4张专辑的制作人。并且，他们有针对性地试图排除一切外来影响。吉他手Johnny Buckland说： "我们感觉自己的头三张专辑是一个三部曲，我们已经完成了。因此，我们想要做一些不同的。" 乐队让记者听了一下他们正在制作的歌曲小样，大多数听起来令人耳目一新， 完全不同于他们以往的热门歌曲“Clocks”和“Speed Of Sound”。
好几首歌相当粗糙靠近边缘，伴随着扭曲的吉他和更加突出的敲击。歌词是暗色调的，反复出现了死亡和孤独的主题。其中有几首歌，Martin延长他的声带调色板，其表现大大超出了人们对他以往运用假声的理解，其音色低沉，性感，给人的感觉更个人，更真实。"不管这样好还是不好，我们已经开始在音乐里融入更多的色彩。”Martin说。 "取悦每一个人是不可能做到的，我们经历了这么长时间才体会到这一点。这样说让人觉得自由——可能没有一个人喜欢我们做的这些东西，但我们此时此刻就是想这样做，而且要把它做完为止。”
在新专辑里，乐队探索了各种声波的方向，其中一些来自制作人呢Brain Eno的启发和鼓励。"他不主观臆断，做出来的东西令人耳目一新。”Matin说。Buckland补充说， "他不仅仅是带来声音或其他东西，他带来了对一切事情的想法，甚至具体到，怎样构筑我们渡过的这一天。他的建议让我们停下来，仔细考虑很多问题。”