When I asked the very intelligent and capable talent buyer Eli Anderson of the soon-to-be-reopened Crocodile Cafe, I was expecting a list of ten records he liked. Instead, he had sent me several well-written lists and deserves countless bonus points because he even showed his work.

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Red, Yellow & Blue has its pot holes and blemishes, but it's one of those debuts where you know that this band has masterpiece buried in there somewhere...

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I came across the Born Ruffian's Hummingbird EP this weekend (thanks to Erik and Betsy for introducing them to me) and fell in love with the title track. Dare I say it made me oh-oh outloud?

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AstroPOP! for March 2007 features astrologically-inclined record reviews from Amon Tobin, B for Brontosaurus, Beirut, Black Fiction, Bon Savants, Campaign for Real-Time, Lyrics Born, Now It's Overhead, Squarepusher, The Album Leaf, The Born Ruffians, and Wolf Eyes. Read, listen, and be prepared for the month ahead!