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Museum Of Love : In Infancy : Museum Of Love (2014)

-       Debut LP

-       Project led by Pat Mahoney, former drummer of LCD Soundsystem.

-       Sounds like a lot of LCD + a little of the band Elbow.

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Heart-Ships : We Were Quick To Bang The Drum : Foil (2014)             

-       First single of debut LP.

-       Debut EP, EP1 was a highlight of 2013.

-       Reminiscent of Modest Mouse and Frog Eyes.

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Horse Feathers : Violently Wild : So It Is With Us (2014)

-       5^th full length.

-       Oregon indie folk rock bringing their biggest and fullest album yet.

-       Incredibly powerful live show.

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San Fermin : Crueler Kind : San Fermin (2013)

-          Debut album.

-          Layered, Sufjan Stevens styled folk.

-          CMJ 2014

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L.A. Witch : Heart Of Darkness : L.A. Witch (2014)

-       3^rd minor release since 2012.

-       All female dark, blues, psych rock.

-       CMJ 2014

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Lou Reed : Dirt : Street Hassle (1978)

-       8th solo album.

-       This album was shook off the gritty glam rock a bit and took aim at something bigger.

-       That's Bruce Springsteen contributing a verse at the end as well. He was in the process of recording his greatest album (in my opinion), Darkness On the Edge of Town.

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Johnny Thunders : You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory : So Alone (1978)

-          Debut of 6 solo albums.

-          Former lead guitarist for the New York Dolls.

-          Spun off from the brash classic punk rockers to go solo.

-          His influence can clearly be heard in a lot of the Replacements music.

-          Died in 1991 at age 38.

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White Fence : Sandra (When The Earth Dies) : For The Recently Found Innocent (2014)

-       5^th album

-       Buddy and collaborator of Ty Segall, Tim Presley.

-       Like Ty, he can range from sof easy psych folk to snarling abrasive rock.

-       CMJ 2014

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Ultimate Painting : Ultimate Painting : Ultimate Painting (2014)

-       Debut LP

-       Easy-going, jammy 60’s folk.

-       CMJ 2014

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Reigning Sound : Falling Rain : Shattered (2014)

-       5^th or 6^th LP and first since 2009.

-       RIYL Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats.

-       CMJ 2014

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Juan Wauters : Sanity : Sanity 7” (2013)

-       First single released. One 2013 LP as well.

-       Loose, somewhat silly quirky folk rock spinoff of the band the Beets.

-       CMJ 2014

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Twerps : Back To You : Range Anxiety (2015)

-       Forthcoming 2^nd album. 2 2014 Eps as well.

-       Australian spacey indie pop.

-       Their newer songs have featured more singers, but this one remains the best.

BandCamp : @TwerpsTwerps

Purling Hiss : Learning Slowly : Weirdon (2014)

-       7^th LP since 2009.

-       Powered up indie rock reminiscent of Dinosaur Jr.

-       CMJ 2014

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GRMLN : White Lung//Black Lung : Soon Away (2014)

-       2^nd full length.

-       Big beat garage rock.

-       CMJ 2014

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Meatbodies : Tremmors : Meatbodies (2014)

-          Debut LP

-          Led by former Mikal Cronin & FUZZ band member Chad Ubovich

-          CMJ 2014

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Turf War : Cheers to the Years : Years Of Living Dangerously (2011)

-       Debut album.

-       Loose, southern garage rock in the vein of the Black Lips and Lucero.

-       One of my favorite bands I’ve latched onto thanks to SXSW and CMJ.

-       CMJ 2014

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Foxygen : Star Power I-IV : … And Star Power (2014)

-       3rd full length.

-       Their 2^nd, We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic, was my 2^nd favorite of 2014.

-       Funkier Rolling Stones feel.

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