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Papa : Young Rut : Tender Madness (2013)

-          Debut full length (FINALLY).

-          Led by the drummer of Girls.

-          Responsible for some of the most undeniably catchy songs of the past two years.

-          Playing CMJ 2013

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Ezra Furman : Cherry Lane : Day of the Dog (2013)

-          1^st single off 5^th album.

-          Formerly went by Ezra Furman and the Harpoons.

-          Playing CMJ 2013

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Luke Temple : Ophelia : Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care

-          3^rd full length of 4. One EP as well.

-          Chugging upbeat traditional folk reminiscent of Langhorne Slim.

-          Also the leader of Here We Go Magic who were responsible for one of the catchiest songs of 2012, ‘How Do I Know.’

-          CMJ 2013

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Streets of Laredo : Girlfriend : Streets of Laredo Vol. 1 (2013)

-          Debut EP

-          Download the EP for free from their Official Site.

-          New Zealand indie folk.

-          CMJ 2013

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. : If You Didn't See Me (Then You Weren't On the Dancefloor): The Speed of Things (2013)

-          2nd full length. Right off the heels of its teaser Patterns EP.

-          Their 2010 debut EP garnered them a lot of good reviews.

-          The best live band going right now.

-          CMJ 2013

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Pattern is Movement : Suckling : Suckling” b/w “Untitled (How Does It Feel?) (2013)

-          Latest single.

-          Electronic indie pop with layered vocals that falls somewhere between Menomena and Maps & Atlases.

-          CMJ 2013

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Tennis : Mean Streets : Small Sound EP (2013)

-          First release since early 2012’s Young & Old, their 2^nd LP of 2.

-          Produced by Richard Swift and Jim Eno.

-          A touch more upbeat, brighter and layered than their previous material.

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Solids : Blown Out : Fog Friends b/w Blown Out (2011)

-          One of three minor releases leading up to their 2013 debut LP, Blame Confusion.

-          Montreal post-punk rock band.. Think Japandroids with less shouting.

-          CMJ 2013

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Obits : Spun Out : Bed & Bugs (2013)

-          3^rd album

-          Brooklyn rock band that sounds likt the heavier rawer side of Nirvana. In Utero album era.

-          CMJ 2013

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Weaves : Motorcycle (2013)

-          One of only a couple songs released since forming in 2013.

-          Toronto band led by Jasmyn Burke, formerly of Rat Tail.

-          CMJ 2013

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Swearin’ : Watered Down : Surfing Strange (2013)

-          2^nd album. Out Nov 5^th.

-          Pop punk band from Allison Crutchfield, twin sister of Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield.

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Courtney Barnett : Lance Jr : The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas (2013)

-          Release of her first two EPs.

-          Alt-indie rock that makes me think of Petty, Dylan and Joan Osborne.

-          25 year old from Australia.

-          CMJ 2013

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Albert Hammond Jr. : Rude Customer : AHJ EP (2013)

-          Latest solo EP. Two LPs out as well.

-          One of the leaders of the Strokes, which is why this sounds so much like their early work.

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Mark Lanegan : I’m Not The Loving Kind : Imitations (2013)

-          Album of covers.

-          Originally performed by John Cale.

-          A little less of his signature vocal grit.

-          Formerly the leader of the punk rock band X.

-          CMJ 2013

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Jus Post Bellum : Eli Whitney : Devil Winter (2012)

-          3^rd album.

-          Brooklyn indie folk band ‘inspired by the civil war.’

-          CMJ 2013

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Quilt : Open Eyes : New Hampshire Freaks (2013)

-          Split single with Mmoss.

-          Late 60’s psych folk.rock.

-          CMJ 2013

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