The French-English band Stereolab has a sizable cult following, thanks to nearly two decades of imparting their graceful electronic sound onto the independent music scene. So it was with heavy hearts that many greeted the news of the band's indefinite hiatus in 2009, but that hasn't stopped vocalist Laetitia Sadier. She's seemingly been freed from convention, working with a number of musicians in differing genres while also undertaking her own solo career. On July 24, Sadier will release her second album, the contemplative Silencio....
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When Chris and Ian McDowell received circuit boards and other electronic components for Christmas one year, it sparked a creative fire that the brothers still share under the name of Solar Shield....
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