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Benjamin Booker : Violent Shiver (2014)

-       Debut single for forthcoming debut LP

-       Sounds like it’s even just demo quality, but the potential for something good is definitely there.

-       Best of SXSW 2014

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Dune Rats : Funny Guy (2014)

-       Latest single. 3 EPs out as well.

-       Sloppy garage, REM-leaning act starting to carve out a name for themselves in a similar way as FIDLAR.

-       Tied for best act of CMJ 2012 with the Grizzled Mighty

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Hector's Pets : Station Wagon : Station Wagon b/w Teenacher 7″ (2014)

-       Latest single.

-       Heavy vintage garage rock at their catchiest here.

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The War On Drugs : Burning : Lost In The Dream (2014)

-          Latest single from their forthcoming 3^rd full length.

-          Kurt Vile’s former outfit is still providing long time Vile fans sounds more in the vein of his older, soaring, drone- heavy work.

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Future Islands : A Dream of You and Me : Singles (2014)

-       4th full length. Out March 25.

-       Upbeat beach pop with more power here than ever before.

-       Baltimore band.

-       Best of SXSW 2014

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Slasher Flicks : A Sender : Enter the Slasher House (2014)

-          Debut album.

-          Solo project from Animal Collective’s Avey Tare.

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Timber Timbre : Bring Me Simple Men : Hot Dreams (2014)

-          5^th album.

-          3^rd album, self-titled, was their best to date.

-          Dark Canadian indie folk rock.

-          SXSW 2014

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Mac DeMarco : Blue Boy : Salad Days (2014)

-          3^rd album

-          Got a lot of indie press and praise for 2012’s 2.

-          Best of SXSW 2014

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tUnE-yArDs : Wait For A Minute : Nicki Nack (2014)

-       3^rd album’s first single.

-       Led by the extremely and uniquely talented Merrill Garbus.

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Willis Earl Beal : Like A Box II : Curious Cool EP (2014)

-       2nd EP of unreleased material of 2014.

-       2nd full length, Nobody Knows, was one of 2013's best albums.

-       Debut was lo-fi, unflattering and didn't show off his insanely powerful voice.

-       Big time comparisons to Tom Waits.

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Cloud Nothings : Just See Fear : Here and Nowhere Else (2014)

-          4^th album’s first single

-          Higher production values that cleaned up and brought his vocals more into the forefront.

-          Best of SXSW 2014

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