This week’s NME (April 29, 2008)

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Sam Sparro released his debut album this week. We gave it 6/10. Find out why in the mag, out today. Pic: Tom Oxley

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Americana, electro and raggae all play a part on Albert Hammond Jr’s debut album ‘Como Te Llama’. Read the full interview with the man – including his promise that "The Strokes ain’t dead" – in NME today. pic:Tim Cochrane

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Tokyo Police Club didn’t manage to get their merchandise past customs, but they still made it to their gig at New York’s Bowery Ballroom in time. Read the full report in NME, out today. Pic: Guy Eppel

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The Ting Tings do the triple this week, getting a third Track Of The Week award for their new single ‘That’s Not My Name’.

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Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Ipso Facto, Future Of The Left and Operator Please are some of the bands we caught during last week’s Camden Crawl in London.
Pic:Tim Cochrane

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Crystal Castles’ self-titled debut album heads up our reviews section this week, which also sees the NME verdict on Scarlett Johansson’s debut record and Sam Sparro’s new effort.
PIc:Tom Oxley

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We asked The Courteeners’ Liam Fray about the sound problems at their recent Manchester gig and he replied, "What sound problem? Was that when the crowd went over 400 decibels? That was the only sound problem I noticed, when the crowd were deafening."
Pic:Andy Whitton

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