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		<title>The Hunter&#8217;s Lullaby (2007) by Raine Maida</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I can even start this review, you need to check out the genres this album covers. Yes, that would be hip-hop there, your eyes are not deceiving you; just think of it as 80s hip-hop rather than the mess that calls that genre home today. One would think that &#8216;Raine Maida&#8217; and &#8216;hip-hop&#8217; wouldn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sing the Sorrow (2003) by AFI</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know there are going to be some hardcore AFI fans out there that&#8217;ll trash me for saying this, but I liked this album. I mean, in comparison to decemberunderground, you have to admit Sing the Sorrow at least retained the punk roots that garnered AFI&#8217;s cult following over the years. Lyrically, the songs on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future (2009) by The Bird and The Bee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>The Bird and The Bee
<i>Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future</i></b>
2009, Blue Note Records
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Guns_Are_Not_Just_the_Future">electronic, indie pop</a>
<img src="http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/wp-content/uploads//2008/06/four.png" alt="4" title="4" width="64" height="16" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78" />
The Bird and the Bee seem like yet another artsy duo attempting to find success in the indie pop field with their second album <i>Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future</i>; even the title of their album is appropriately off-beat to fit that image.  ]]></description>
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		<title>The Open Door (2006) by Evanescence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>Evanescence
<i>The Open Door</i></b>
2006, Wind-Up Records
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Door">alt rock, metal</a>
<img src="http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/wp-content/uploads//2008/06/four.png" alt="4" title="4" width="64" height="16" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78" />
All right, folks, I have a very shameful secret.  Along with old-school Backstreet Boys and Britney, Evanescence is a <i>major</i> guilty pleasure of mine.]]></description>
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		<title>Everything is Everything (2009) by Autorotation</title>
		<link>http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/everything-is-everything-2009-by-autorotation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>Autorotation
<i>Everything is Everything</i></b>
2009, TeknoStan Records
<a href="http://www.autorotation.org/cmsms/">electronic dreampop</a>
<img src="http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/wp-content/uploads//2008/06/four.png" alt="4" title="4" width="64" height="16" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78" />
I'll admit that I'm a hesitant electronica listener, at best - I fancy guitars and pianos way too much to give them up.  But there are times where an electronica album will come out of no where and basically hit me upside the head, which is what I experienced with Autorotation's <i>Everything is Everything</i>.]]></description>
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		<title>We All Left Something Behind EP (2008) by The Motel Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>The Motel Life
<i>We All Left Something Behind</i> EP</b>
2008, <i>UNSIGNED</i>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/themotellife">indie rock, emo</a>
<img src="http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/four.png" alt="4" title="4" width="64" height="16" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78" />
Even though they hail fom Ontario, CA (California, not Canada), The Motel Life have a decidedly East Coast sound to them.]]></description>
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		<title>Combinations (2007) by Eisley</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>Eisley
<i>Combinations</i></b>
2007, Warner Reprise Records
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisley">indie rock/pop</a>
<img src="http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/four.png" alt="4" title="4" width="64" height="16" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78" />½
This may be Eisley's second album, but it's the first I've heard of theirs.  I have to admit that I'm pleasantly surprised.  This is a pretty strange analogy to make, but if you could bottle up folk rock, soft pop, and a dash of vaudeville, you'd have <i>Combinations</i>.]]></description>
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		<title>Surfacing (1996) by Sarah McLachlan</title>
		<link>http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/surfacing-1996-by-sarah-mclachlan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<blockquote><b>Sarah McLachlan
<i>Surfacing</i></b>
1996, Nettwerk/Arista
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfacing_(album)">piano pop</a>
<img src="http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/four.png" alt="4" title="4" width="64" height="16" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78" />½</blockquote>
<i>Surfacing</i> was Sarah McLachlan's fourth album, but it still stands as her most popular album to date.  This was the one that earned her her Grammy's, but in comparison to her previous albums, <i>Surfacing</i> falls short.]]></description>
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		<title>On A Clear Night (2007) by Missy Higgins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<blockquote><b>Missy Higgins
<i>On A Clear Night</i></b>
2007, Eleven
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_a_Clear_Night">pop, acoustic rock</a>
<img src="http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/four.png" alt="4" title="4" width="64" height="16" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78" /></blockquote>
In comparison to her debut, Missy Higgins's sophomore <i>On A Clear Night</i> is cleaner-sounding and more cohesive, but thankfully retains the lyrical intensity that sets her apart from other pop artists.]]></description>
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		<title>The Sound of White (2004) by Missy Higgins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<blockquote><b>Missy Higgins
<i>The Sound of White</i></b>
2004, Eleven
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_White">piano pop, folk</a>
<img src="http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/four.png" alt="4" title="4" width="64" height="16" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78" />½</blockquote>
I came across Missy Higgins through her single "Where I Stood" from her second album.  It's common for me to search for an artist's first album if I liked their second album, but it's rare that I then find the first album <i>miles</i> better than the second.]]></description>
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