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Bare Wires : Impossible Things : Idle Dreams (2012)
- 4th and final album.
- T. Rex styled, fuzzy, rolling, raunchy 70’s rock.
- Broke up at SXSW 2012. I thankfully saw their final performance
Warm Soda : Reaction (2012)
- One of the first tracks out from the project started by Matthew Melton formerly of Bare Wires
- Very similar vibe to Bare Wires
- Slogan on BandCamp: 'JUST SAY NO to SXSW 2013' referencing Bare Wires' break up.
Guards : Coming True : In Guards We Trust (2013)
- Debut full length
- Their BandCamp is loaded with previously released singles and EPs.
Twerps : Who Are You : Twerps (2011)
- Debut Album
- A spacey brand of indie pop.
- CMJ 2012
Line & Circle : Roman Ruins : Roman Ruins/Carelessness 7' (2012)
- Debut single.
- I want to time travel my way into an 80's coming of age movie and crank this song up while driving a convertible up the California coast. Very specific, but it'd be the perfect song.
- I seriously typed that before the actual video! I was close!
Francisco The Man : Tiger : Tiger/Broken Arrows 7" (2012)
- 3rd of 3 singles released.
- Big blend of styles… shoegaze, garage, pop rock.
William J Le Petomane : The Moon King (2011)
- Very hard to Google classic psych rock songwriter from the Netherlands
- I cant find anything really other than a bunch of songs posted on his SoundCloud.
- Goes by WJLP as well.
Sam Flax : Backwards Fire : Age Waves (2012)
- Debut full length. One EP out as well.
- Catchy, fuzzy, eclectic psych rock.
- For fans of Kurt Vile's heavier tracks.
Prince Rupert's Drops : Plague Ride : Run Slow (2012)
- Debut album
- Vintage 60's psych rock
- Named after the tadpole-shaped glass that results after you drip molten glass into cold water.
The Electric Mainline : Let Me Drift Away : All Too Much (2011)
- Debut EP
- huge modern psych rock sound.
- Take their name from a Spiriualized song.
Sufjan Stevens : Christmas In the Room : Silver & Gold (2012)
- This is the final and highlight track of this 5 EP, 58 song, Christmas box set.
- This gives him an even 10 Christmas albums full of classics and originals.
- I don't listen to any other holiday music anymore.
Asaf Avidan : Weak : Avidan In A Box (2012)
- Live acoustic album.
- 4 total LPs.
- Hugely popular Israeli rock/folk-rock artist.
- His vocals are reminiscent of Janis Joplin.
Frightened Rabbit : Dear Chicago (Ryan Adams cover) (2012)
- Their most recent song as they get set to put out their new full length, Pedestiran Verse, in early 2013.
- 2 EPs released since their last full length (2010's The Winter of Mixed Drinks).
- Midnight Organ Fight is their best to date.
- Scottish accent stands out, but there seems to be something more than that to his vocals and make them truly unique.
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