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Now that the top 10 lists are out of the way, let's take a look at what's fresh for 2012. This is generally a fertile time for indie-rock bands, starting with the reunited Guided by Voices and followed by new music from Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady), Magnetic Fields and The Shins, plus the much-anticipated sophomore albums from breakout duos Sleigh Bells and the Ting Tings.

Now that the top 10 lists are out of the way, let's take a look at what's fresh for 2012. This is generally a fertile time for indie-rock bands, starting with the reunited Guided by Voices and followed by new music from Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady), Magnetic Fields and The Shins, plus the much-anticipated sophomore albums from breakout duos Sleigh Bells and the Ting Tings.

Six words on the best albums, mixtapes, 7-inches and singles of the year by Chad Radford 4-IZE, Professional Ignorant: Get that dirt off your spectacles. Abby Go Go, Abby Go Go: Good shoegazer jams for smoking drugs… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

A round-up of the seasons local music releases, starting this weekend with the Gamma Gamma Rays, that will make your ears bleed and your head explode. by Sue Carter Flinn SEPTEMBER The Baketones, Unite (Baketones Music) Sixteen garage rock tracks recorded mostly live off the floor. [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Beyonce I AM … SASHA FIERCEColumbia RecordsOn Beyonce’s new album, the 27-year-old singer-diva-icon gives her on-stage, bump-n-grind alter-ego Sasha Fierce co-billing.“I am … Sasha Fierce” is her attempt at a concept album, with the disc split into two.