Titus Andronicus – A More Perfect Union – The Monitor (2010)
- Civil War-themed 2nd album
- Out march 9th
- Named after the Shakespeare play
- This is a enjoyably raucous anthem.
Bahamas - Lost In the Light - Barchords (2012)
- 2nd album from Bon Iver-esque artist.
- SXSW 2012
Dr. Dog – Warrior Man - Be The Void (2012)
- Forthcoming 6th album
- Super talented Philly band.
- Big T. Rex sound throughout this album. I love it!
Chuck Ragan - Wish On the Moon - Covering Ground (2011)
- 4th solo album
- Best known for his band Hot Water Music.
- SXSW 2012, Solo and with Hot Water Music.
Fidlar - Oh - DIYDUI EP (2011)
- 1st single from their forthcoming debut.
- Rough garage rick with a bit of surf rock.
- SXSW 2012
Diamond Rugs - Gimme A Beer - Diamond Rugs (2012)
- Debut release from garage/folk supergroup featuring Deer Tick's John McCaualey and Ian Saint Pe of the Black Lips (that’s the guy who produced the Turf War debut album).
- An appropriately titled first single from a band who says their name is a play on the phase ‘I’m on drugs.’
- SXSW 2012
John McCauley - Dead Flowers (Rolling Stones cover) - Rollo & Grady Sessions (2012)
- Performed for a Rollo and Grady Session and available for download.
- Rollo and Grady is a blog that may be the one that best fits the styles I enjoy and try to promote.
- Best known as the leader of Deer Tick, but also in Middle Brother and Diamond Rugs.
- SXSW 2012
Tennis - My Better Self - Young and Old (2012)
- 2nd single out off their 2nd Album
- Debut LP was out this past January. Debut EP was out in July of 2010.
- Pop husband and wife duo.
- Bought a sailboat and sailed around the east coast for eight months and now are sharing their experiences in song form for you.
- Played SXSW and playing SXSW 2012
Efterklang - Alike - Magic Chairs (2010)
- This is a single pulled from the latest tour documentary about this band.
- Danish band
- best album so far is Parades.
- They recorded a stunning live version of that album and called it Performing Parades.
Geographer - Rushing In Rushing Out - Innocent Ghosts (2009)
- latest release
- There aren't many out there but this is another band that puts off a sound very reminiscent of Yeasayer and Bravestation.
- Played SXSW 2011 and playing SXSW 2012
Counting Crows - A Murder of One - August and Everything After (1993)
- Debut album or 5.
- This is maybe the band that flipped the music switch inside of me.
- There are few songs I've listened to more than this one in my life.
- SXSW 2012
Guadalupe Plata - Satanica - Guadalupe Plata (2011)
- Debut full length.
- Spanish band.
- Incredibly enjoyable Black Keys/White Stripes feel here.
- SXSW 2012
Mark Lanegan Band - Riot In My House - Blues Funeral (2012)
- Forthcoming effort from Mark Lanegan.
- Man of many projects and styles… most of them dark.
- Initially the leader of Seattle grunge band Screaming Trees.
- Former member of QOTSA
- Collaborations with: Greg Dulli in the Gutter Twins; Mark Lanegan & Isobel Campbell; Soulsavers.
Cloud Nothings - No Future/No Past - Attack on Memory (2011)
- Band led by 20 year old from Cleveland.
- Brooding, building track that starts like a Pixies song then explodes into something like that found on a raucous Nirvana track, or some other early 90's grunge act.
- SXSW 2012
The Darkness - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us (2012)
- Forthcoming 3rd album. First since 2005
- The highlight of the Super Bowl!
Golden Bear - Future Blues - Everest EP (2009)
- Only EP, but has 3 full lengths out.
- Austin band
- SXSW 2012
Dead Black Hearts - Ambush! - The Southern Front (2011)
- 2nd EP. Also one full length.
- SXSW 2012
The Drums – Down by the Water – The Drums (2010)
- Debut full length.
- Indie pop duo from NYC
- SXSW 2012
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