It’s an independent rock band, yes, but members of Bridgeport, Conn., group

Saint Bernadette insist they’re not indie-rockers. Either way, the band made its

full-length debut last October with the lounge-noir collection “In the

Ballroom.? Led by singer Meredith DiMenna and guitarist Keith Saunders, Saint

Bernadette returns in early March with a new EP and a gig at South by Southwest

in Austin.

Distortion is the latest from The Magnetic Fields, and it's quite a departure from the band's 2004 album, "i".
We argue entertainingly about the relative merits.

Is "stoner" rock making a comeback? Or has it never left? Bands like Black Mountain and Dead Meadow carry the banner with new records.

Super Taranta! is the latest from Gogol Bordello.

Emerald City is the sixth studio album from John Vanderslice.
We love it.

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is Spoon's sixth album.

Icky Thump is the latest album from The White Stripes.

The Mix-Up, the new album from The Beastie Boys, is an all-instrumental funk fest.

It's been 40 years since the Beatles released Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, and judging by the renewed adulation it's received in recent weeks, you'd think it was the only important record released during the Summer of Love.
We beg to differ.

"Boxer" is the fourth album from The National.