Gareth Cattermole, Wireimage The newly released sci-fi thriller 'The Adjustment Bureau' starring Matt Damon gave American audiences a preview of former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft's fourth solo album, 'United Nations of Sound,' due out tomorrow. The album's soul-fueled cut 'Are You Ready' plays during the credits for the movie, but ...

Redferns | Getty images, WireImage As if having seven members in the band wasn't enough for Dropkick Murphys, they had to hire backing vocalists for their newly released record, 'Going Out In Style.' Amazingly, alongside recent additions NOFX's Fat Mike and comedian Lenny Clarke, you'll also find Bruce Springsteen guesting on the album. ...

Sub Pop When it comes to doing cover songs, the Dum Dum Girls don't go with the obvious. Their dark, dramatic version of the Rolling Stones' 'Play With Fire' has become a live anchor, but the band hopes that their 'He Gets Me High' EP, which is out now Sub Pop, goes further out on a limb with its torchy cover of the Smiths' 'There Is a Light ...

Courtesy of the Joy Formidable It was a bright, sunny day in Amsterdam when Spinner caught up with the Joy Formidable. Ritzy Bryan (vocals/guitar), Rhydian Dafydd (bass) and Matt Thomas (drums) have been hopping from one European country to the next, touring behind their debut album, 'The Big Roar.' Now, the busy Welsh trio is scheduled ...

Kerry Brett Last year, when the Dropkick Murphys were finishing songs for their new album, 'Going Out in Style,' they could not have predicted how timely the one feisty nugget, 'Take 'Em Down,' would turn out. The track is all about the struggle for workers' rights and given the Wisconsin protests against Union bargaining rights being axed, ...

Ryan Mastro Low Anthem devotees will be glad that the wait for new material is over -- after all, it's been two years since the indie-folk outfit issued their breakthrough record, 'Oh My God, Charlie Darwin.' But after the Rhode Island band released its third album, 'Smart Flesh,' on Feb. 22 via Nonesuch, few people were more pleased than ...

Collin Erie for AOL Why name your band after a disgraced and unloved former Russian leader? Maybe it's because life isn't simple and people are complex. Empathy, sympathy, whatever -- Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's sparkling indie rock has been brightening up the world since 2001, when the band coalesced into a four-piece. Ever since ...