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Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, seen here in the "Vax Live" fundraising concert held in May, performs at Madison Square Garden in June. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Laura Marling. Her latest release, Song For Our Daughter, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on April 10. Justin Tyler Close/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On April 10

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The Strokes backstage in San Francisco in October 2001, the month the band released its debut album, Is This It in the United States. Anthony Pidgeon/Getty Images hide caption

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Julian Casablancas: New Band, New Album, No Compromises

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'First Impressions of Earth' from the Strokes

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