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Indie veterans Death Cab are getting most of this week's buzz, although British newcomer Duffy is turning heads with her Winehouse-like sound, too.

Death Cab for Cutie, 'Narrow Stairs'

Indie heroes' latest is not quite the radical departure some expected

Duffy, 'Rockferry'

A soulful British newcomer who’s more stable than you know who

Cherish, 'The Truth'

Atlanta sister act loves bad boys and ballads

Jason Mraz, 'We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.'

Vulnerability and creativity from a guy you wouldn’t expect to leave his comfort zone

The Old 97's, 'Blame It On Gravity'

Alt-country faves return to form after disappointing '04 album

Ryan Cabrera, 'The Moon Under Water'

Ashlee Simpson's ex tries really, really hard to be taken seriously

We Are Scientists, 'Brain Thrust Mastery'

Sounds like Brit-rock, comes from Brooklyn—no wonder England loves this band

The BellRays, 'Hard, Sweet and Sticky'

Maximum rock and soul from SoCal

Local H, 'Twelve Angry Months'

Grunge-era survivors still deliver thunderous riff rock and self-deprecating humor

The Black Angels, 'Directions to See a Ghost'

Swirling guitars for your angst-ridden soul from Texas psych-rockers

The Submarines, 'Honeysuckle Weeks'

Husband-wife duo makes precious but pure '60s-tinged pop

Tobias Froberg, 'Turn Heads Now'

Unheralded Swede turns out more lovely folk-pop nuggets

Emmanuel Jal, 'Warchild'

Former child soldier turns socially conscious rapper

Filter, 'Anthems for the Damned'

'90s alt-rockers return with some politicals rants and forgettable tunes