The Kills – Pale Blue Eyes (Lou Reed Cover)
- Detroit dirty grunge rock duo
- latest album was out in 2008, ‘Midnight Boom’
- Forthcoming album in 2011
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Twilight Singers – She Was Stolen – Dynamite Steps (2011)
- forthcoming 3rd full length
- Led by Greg Dulli.
- Dulli has also collaborated with Mark Lanegan to release a couple albums as the Gutter Twins.
- The build through out this song is worth the price of the album.
- Whether it’s here or in the Gutter Twins, Dulli is capable of creating deep powerful moods and feelings.
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Starlings, TN – How Dark It Is Before the Dawn – How Dark It Is Before the Dawn (2010)
- 5th album and first in 5yrs
- Louisiana native Steve Stubblefield’s music career was put to the side after Hurricane Katrina to help with the recovery.
- Reminds me a bit of a BRMC ballad.
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The Decemberists – Rise To Me – The King Is Dead (2011)
- Brand new album!!!
- Colin Meloy, leader, said he had initially envisioned this album as a musical.
- distinct folk band that at times brings in some Jethro Tull sounds
- Headlined the NPR music stage at SXSW.
- It will be tough to top their last album The Hazards of Love.
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Drew Grow & the Pastors Wives - Bootstraps - Drew Grow & The Pastors Wives (2010)
- Debut full length
- Cool, bass heavy riff throughout this track.
- Reminds me of Grizzly Bear a ton.
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Feist & Little Wings - Look At What the Light Did Now (Live)
- Two folk singer songwriters collaboration.
- Feist is a member of Broken Social Scene and blew up with her 3rd solo album ‘The Reminder’ which featured the track ‘1234’
- This track is from the documentary of the same name that covers the making of ‘The Reminder’.
- Little Wings is Kyle Field
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GunMothers Head - Snow and Gold (2009)
- Recorded on tape and as raw and as powerful as can be.
- This track has sucked me in completely.
- solo work of Tucker Haendler of Buffalo Voice
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Admiral Fallow - Squealing Pigs - Boots Met My Face (2010)
- Scottish band that is very reminiscent of Frightened Rabbit and We Were Promised Jetpacks.
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Frightened Rabbit - The Loneliness and the Scream - The Winter of Mixed Drinks (2010)
- 4th album, Midnight Organ Fight is their best to date.
- This band had a lot of hype from the start, and that combined with a ‘far from album best’ first single pushed me away at first, but the deeper I dug into this album the more I was blown away
- Scottish accent stands out, but there seems to be something more than that to his vocals and make them truly unique.
- 2010 Best Of Leftover.
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The Happen Ins - Baby - The Happen Ins (2010)
- Debut full length.
- Played SXSW
- Formed in 2009 and unsigned as of yet.
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New Pornographers – Crash Years – Together (2010)
- 5th album, out May 4th
- Led by AC Newman, who also has a couple great solo albums out.
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Generationals – Say For Certain - Trust EP (2010)
- Recently released EP.
- Louisianan Band
- Indie pop
- Great SXSW DayTrotter Session
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The Brute Chorus - Birdman - How the Caged Bird Sings (2010)
- 2nd album. debut album out last year.
- Slightly raucous blues/folk UK band
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Blood Warrior – Snake Seer – Blood Warrior (2010)
- Haunting folk band.
- Band from the leader of O’Death, Greg Jamie
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Josh Ritter - Lantern - So Runs the World Away (2010)
- 6th full length from one of the more innovative folk rock acts going.
- Out May 4th
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Band Of Horses – Blue Beard – Infinite Arms (2010)
- 3rd album, Out May 18th
- First album in a couple years
- Features one of the smoothest voices around… Ben Bridwell.
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The Black Keys – Sinister Kid - Brothers (2010)
- 6th album
- very similar feel to their last album.
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Tame Impala - Half Full Glass of Wine - Innerspeaker (2010)
- Forthcoming full length debut out May 21st
- Retro, eletro, funky rock.
- Remind me a little of The Aliens/The Beta Band
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The Ponys – Check the Door – Deathbed +4 EP (2010)
- First new music since their great 3rd full length, ‘Turn the Lights Out’ came out in 2007.
- Chicago indie/garage/punk rock band.
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Dr. Dog – Heart It Races (Architecture in Helsinki cover) – The Girl (Single) (2007)
- Bonus track included on a single for their album 'We All Belong'
- Finally a new album is on its way from this super talented Philly band.
- 2nd single out.
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James Murphy - If You Need A Friend - Greenberg OST (2010)
- James Murphy is the leader of LCD Soundsystem
- Score for the interesting-looking not ridiculously silly new Ben Stiller role.
- Band known for successfully tapping into many different genres: dance, rock, indie, dicso.
- LCD is responsible for what many critics consider some of the greatest songs of the past decade: All My Friends and Someone Great
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The New Pornographers – A Bite Out Of My Bed – Together (2010)
- 5th album
- Led by AC Newman, who also has a couple great solo albums out.
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Marching Band - It Will Never Slip - Pop Cycle (2010)
- 2nd album. Debut out in late 2008
- Swedish indie pop band
- This track is bright and has a super catchy rhythm throughout.
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The Hold Steady – Touchless – Heaven Is Whenever (2010)
- 5th full length.
- First since 2008’s Stay Positive.
- This is one of the best bands we are lucky enough to enjoy in their prime.
- This is a bonus track from the album.
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The Dead Weather – I'm Mad – Sea Of Cowards (2010)
- 2nd album
- Jack White project with the female half of The Kills, Alison Mosshart, a Raconteur and a Queen of the Stone Age
- White is playing the drums apparently even though the guitar in this track wreaks of his styling
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Modern Mothers - Allison - Transgressions (2010)
- 2nd full length
- Feel like a band plucked out of the early 70’s glam rock scene.
- RIYL Bowie, Lou Reed and T Rex.
- Close your eyes and stream their whole album on their site.
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The National – Runaway - High Violet (2010)
- Latest full length album. First since 2007
- They also had a hand in the production of the ‘Dark Was The Night’ compilation.
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Horse Feathers – This Bed – Thistled Spring (2010)
- Forthcoming 3rd album
- Stripped back sound featuring all strings
- Painfully sad at times
- unmatched in it’s raw emotion… like the earliest Iron & Wine albums
- This music makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up
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Mountain Man - Soft Skin - Made the Harbor (2010)
- Debut full length
- This band falls somewhere between She & Him and Lightning Dust
- Stripped back folk, focusing heavily on vocals.
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The Hold Steady – We Can Get Together – Heaven Is Whenever (2010)
- 5th full length.
- First since 2008’s Stay Positive.
- This is one of the best bands we are lucky enough to enjoy in their prime.
- This is a track hugely reminiscent of two tracks on the bands last album. The big serious ballad feel of ‘Lord, I’m Discouraged’ with layered lyrics with numerous related music references woven in like ‘Joke About Jamaica.’
- His music knowledge is an entertaining attribute to music nerds like myself.
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Josh Ritter - Folk Bloodbath - So Runs the World Away (2010)
- 6th full length from one of the more innovative folk rock acts going.
- Out May 4th
- Another epic album opener.
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The National – England - High Violet (2010)
- Latest full length album. First since 2007
- They also had a hand in the production of the ‘Dark Was The Night’ compilation.
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Black Francis - The Cover of the Rolling Stone – Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (2010)
- Cover included on compilation project put together by Bobby Bare Jr. & Sr.
- It is focused on author and cartoonist Shel Silverstein.
- This week’s artist worth wiki-ing, Shel Silverstein.
- The Pixies’ lead singer on the cover.
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The Dead Weather – Blue Blood Blues – Sea Of Cowards (2010)
- 2nd album
- Jack White project with the female half of The Kills, Alison Mosshart, a Raconteur and a Queen of the Stone Age
- White is playing the drums apparently even though the guitar in this track wreaks of his styling
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Pontiak - Young - Living (2010)
- Forthcoming 4th album
- Hard and heavy psych blues rockers.
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Wolf Parade – Ghost Pressure – Expo 86 (2010)
- Forthcoming 3rd album out 6/29
- Their 2nd was a huge 2008 hit. The same can be sair about their debut in 2005
- Dan Boeckner and Spencer Krug each take their cracks at song writing and lead singing and each are coming of hugely successful releases from their side projects.
- Boeckner (Handsome Furs) and Krug (Sunset Rubdown)
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The Rassle - Wild Ones – The Rassle (2010)
- Find out how to download this track on their MySpace.
- New NYC band
- Big catchy indie rock.
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The New Pornographers – Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk – Together (2010)
- 5th album, out May 4th
- Led by AC Newman, who also has a couple great solo albums out.
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The Happen Ins - Just the Way It Always Was - The Happen Ins (2010)
- debut full length.
- Played SXSW
- Formed in 2009 and unsigned as of yet.
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Blackhawks - Sunday Mornings (2010)
- Debut release.
- For fans of Kurt Vile and spacey psych rock.
- Out of Philadelphia
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Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss - Innerspeaker (2010)
- Forthcoming full length debut out May 21st
- Retro, eletro, funky rock.
- Remind me a little of The Aliens/The Beta Band
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Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt - Ride Friendship - I Love You! I Love You! I Love You and I'm in Love with You! Have an Awesome Day! Have the Best Day of Your Life!! (2010)
- Debut album
- If their band name and album title weren’t indication enough, this is the oddball band of the week
- This album sounds like an unfinished schizophrenic Polyphonic spree studio session.
- They stress heavily the importance of getting out to see them perform live.
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Wolf Parade – What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had To Go This Way) – Expo 86 (2010)
- Forthcoming 3rd album out 6/29
- Their 2nd was a huge 2008 hit. The same can be sair about their debut in 2005
- Dan Boeckner and Spencer Krug each take their cracks at song writing and lead singing and each are coming of hugely successful releases from their side projects.
- Boeckner (Handsome Furs) and Krug (Sunset Rubdown)
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The Hold Steady – Barely Breathing – Heaven Is Whenever (2010)
- Forthcoming 5th full length.
- First since 2008’s Stay Positive.
- This is one of the best bands we are lucky enough to enjoy in their prime.
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Suckers – Martha (Acoustic) - Wild Smile (Bonus Track) (2010)
- Forthcoming full length debut
- big pounding, distorted anthem with a couple huge builds
- loads of hype around this short 4 song release… deservedly so!
- Love this Song!
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Josh Ritter - The Curse - So Runs the World Away (2010)
- forthcoming 6th full length from one of the more innovative folk rock acts going.
- Out May 4th
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The New Pornographers – Moves – Together (2010)
- Forthcoming 5th album, out May 4th
- Led by AC Newman, who also has a couple great solo albums out.
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The Rassle - Celebrate the Days – The Rassle (2010)
- Find out how to download this track on their MySpace.
- New NYC band
- Big catchy indie rock that’s right at home between The New Porno’s and BSS.
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Broken Social Scene – Water In Hell – Forgiveness Rock Record (2010)
- forthcoming 4th album, out May 4th
- large rotating group of Canadian musicians led by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning.
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Black Keys – Howlin’ For You - Brothers (2010)
- 6th album
- very similar feel to their last album.
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Wounded Lion - Pony People - Wounded Lion (2010)
- Forthcoming self-titled debut out April 27th
- Grungy garage rock with vocals that make me think of Dinosaur Jr.
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Sleepy Sun - Open Eyes - Fever (2010)
- Forthcoming 2nd album
- For fans of Black Mountain and Black Sabbath
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Frog Eyes - Lear In Love - Paul's Tomb: A Triumph (2010)
- New release from a former Spencer Krug project.
- A harsher, more manic sound than Krug’s other groups, but I think you can see him fitting in quite well with this act.
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The Kissaway Trail - Beat Your Heartbeat - Sleep Mountain (2010)
- forthcoming 2nd album
- Massive sounding pop/rock.
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Cloud Cult - Tambourine Man - Running with the Wolves EP (2010)
- EP warming the waters for their forthcoming full length.
- Led by environmentalist Craig Minowa
- A band that’s been interesting and influential indie pop since 1995.
- I reference this band a lot when talking about newer bands taking on this style because these guys are so good at it!
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