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Newman Rocks the Snow off of Canada
Aug 1, 2004

Not since Brian Adams had a Canadian rocked out so much. Although, I'm slightly poking fun of Adams, this Newman guy will probably end up in the same echelon: the highest for singer/songwriters. Before his solo CD, Newman lent his talents to his band The New Pornographers (YEB 7/1/3), and lifted them from obscurity.

The music is solid in his jam, "Miracle Drug," and his lyrics have a unique take on being a redheaded Canadian.

Another band to look out for in Album of the year contention is Ablulance LTD. This post-punk outfit shows a diverse music-writing ability in their jam, "Anecdote." We'll be seeing these guys at the Grammys.

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Past Jams:

8/01/04 A.C. Newman, "Miracle Drug"
8/01/04 Ambulance LTD., "Anecdote"
8/01/04 Lemon Jelly, "Soft"
8/01/04 Dave Matthews, "Oh"

4/05/04 Snow Patrol, "Spitting Games"
4/05/04 Modest Mouse, "Float On"
4/05/04 The Elected, "British Columbia"
4/05/04 Franz Ferdinand, "Come On Home"

2/04/04 Franz Ferdinand, "Darts of Pleasure"
2/04/04 Air, "Cherry Blossom Girl"
2/04/04 The Stills, "Lola Stars and Stripes"
2/04/04 Sun Kill Moon, "Carry Me Ohio"

12/01/03 Ryan Adams, "This Is It"
12/01/03 Teitur, "Sleep With the Lights On "
12/01/03 Enon, "Starcastic"
12/01/03 Johnny Cash, "Hung My Head"

10/15/03 Stars, "Elevator Love Letters"
10/15/03 The Postal Service, "We Will Become Silhouettes"
10/15/03 Mandalay and Portishead, "Insensible"
10/15/03 Quasi, "Drunken Tears"

9/01/03 Guided By Voices, "My Kind of Soldier"
9/01/03 Pharrell feat. Jay-Z, "Frontin'"
9/01/03 The Chemical Brothers and Flaming Lips, "Golden Path "
9/01/03 Underworld, "Trim"

7/01/03 The Long Winters, "Cinnamon"
7/01/03 The Postal Service, "District Sleeps Tonight"
7/01/03 The Dandy Warhols, "You Were the Last High"
7/01/03 The New Pornographers, "All for Swinging You Around"

4/22/03 Sondre Lerche, "Sleep On Needles"
4/22/03 Blur, "Sweet Song"
4/22/03 Broken Social Scene, "Stars and Sons"
4/22/03 Starlight Mints, "Submarine #3"

4/11/03 The Roots with Cody Chestnut, "The Seed"
4/11/03 Athlete, "You've Got the Style"
4/11/03 The Walkmen, "We've Been Had"
4/11/03 Arab Strap, "Here We Go"

-Plasma

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