My friend Jax is obsessed with the new Secret Machines album Now Here is Nowhere. Born from the same mold as bands like Grandaddy and Sparklehorse, the Machines wear their influeneces on their sleave. Channeling everything from Pink Floyd to the Beatles, they go from straight-foward indie pop to swirling psychedlia. The NYC based transplants from Dallas are being touted as having one of the best debuts of 2004.