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Welcome to another edition of "Please Release Me," in which your Idolators request—nay beg—that an out-of-print, delayed or held-up-in-customs album be issued Stateside: More »

A couple of weeks ago, we posted some MP3s from Charlotte Hatherley, the British singer who wields a mean guitar. A tipster passed along some MP3s from her forthcoming album, The Deep Blue, and they only furthered our recently sparked interest in her; "Again" is a grand, flourish-filled pop song, while "Very Young" is a crunchy rave-up. More »

Thanks to Fluxblog for tipping us off to the UK songstress Charlotte Hatherley; we picked up Grey Will Fade, which she released in 2004, and we were absolutely gobsmacked by her power-chord instincts—honestly, we were singing along from the second verse of "Paragon." As a bonus, she's got some serious guitar chops, and she's completely willing to unleash some incredible guitar freak-outs (that's her slicing and dicing in the background of "Summer") in service of her songs' sweet melodies. More »