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Bombadil

Hold On

March 24, 2015

Alternative/Indie Rock

The North Carolina band's fifth set of sweet, acoustic-centric indie rock is arguably its most endearing, with tracks like the French- and English-language "Framboise" and the poignant, verbose "Sunny December" among its offerings. None other than R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe can be heard on trumpet throughout the album.

- Marcy Donelson

Claudia Brücken

Combined: The Best of Claudia Brücken

February 7, 2011

Art Rock

Gathering tracks from Brücken's intermittent and highly collaborative career, this is a welcome reminder of the singer's unsung talents, which unlike the acts she influenced -- including Alison Goldfrapp and Róisín Murphy -- never really broke through to the European pop mainstream. With just one solo studio album, the idea of a career retrospective may seem rather redundant, but this wisely opts to include material from the several outfits she has fronted over her career.

- Jon O'Brien