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How to Destroy Angels

An Omen EP

(Columbia)

Named after a Coil song from the ‘80s, this group that includes Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and his wife Mariqueen Maandig also features Atticus Ross (Reznor’s collaborator on all those soundtracks he’s been doing) and art director Rob Sheridan. It’s a good team that sounds particularly seasoned on this six-song EP of trip-hop tunes.

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Free Reign

(Domino)

This British band’s latest album features everything from psychedelic freakouts atmospheric ballads while evoking the best of the Factory Records releases from the ’80s.

This article appears in Nov 14-20, 2012.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.