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Pickwick : Lady Luck (feat. Sharon Van Etten) (Richard Swift Cover) : Can't Talk Medicine (2013)

-       Debut album

-       Seattle band

-       One of my all-time favorite songs.

-       Get this track for free on their official site!

Official Site

Tame Impala : Mind Mischief : Lonerism (2012)

-          2nd album

-          Australian classic psych outfit.

-          Members also responsible for the excellent band POND.

-          Tied for 2nd best album of the U & U 2012.

-          Enjoyable NSFW video.

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Foxygen : No Destruction : We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic (2013)

-       2nd full length.

-       Debut album that was just rereleased after Jagjaguwar signed them in 2011.

-       Funkier Rolling Stones feel.

-       CMJ 2012

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine : @FoxygenTheBand

Frightened Rabbit : The Woodpile : Pedestrian Verse (2013)

-          4th album and first on a major label.

-          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.

-          The construct some of the most beautifully powerful and layered indie rock songs I've ever heard.

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Fidlar : Gimmie Something : Fidlar (2013)

-          Debut full length.

-          Rough garage rick with a bit of surf rock.

-          So glad to see these guys getting a bit of publicity.

-          FIDLAR = Fuck It Dog Life’s A Risk.

-          SXSW 2012

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine

Ty Segall : Woodland Rock : Ty Rex (2011)

-          T. Rex themed EP of covers for Record Store Day. This release has completely sold me on Ty.

-          Huge critical hit.

-          Ty released 3 albums in 2012, rereleased 2 plus a 2-song single for his new project Fuzz this year.

-          Played one of the loudest, most rockin' sets at SXSW

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club : Let the Day Begin : Specter at the Feast (2013)

-          7th album, but it's been a while since their last truly noteworthy album.

-          An exceptional live band.

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Night Beds : Ramona : Country Sleep (2013)

-          Debut album.

-          Very talented vocalist.

-          Sounds like a cross between Ryan Adams and the Cave Singers.

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Wooden Wand : Outsider Blues : Blood Oaths of the New Blues (2013)

-       James Jackson Toth project's forthcoming album.

-       This song will be on my best of 2013, and I know I'm saying that in January.

-       Last release was 2011's Wooden Wand and the Briarwood Virgins.

-       Also released music as WAND after his band left him.

-       SXSW 2012

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David Bowie : Where Are We Now? : The Next Day (2013)

-       Forthcoming 25th album. First in 10+ years.

-       Very big Pink Floyd feel here… 'Us & Them' specifically.

Official Site

Nightlands : Born To Love : Oak Island (2013)

-          2nd full length

-          Act on Secretly Canadian, sister label of Jagjaguwar.

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Local Natives : Bowery : Hummingbird (2012)

-          First single off forthcoming album.

-          debut album was 2010's L'Aventure.

-          Check out their DayTrotter Session Here!

Official Site : Myspace : HypeMachine

The Amazing : Gentle Stream : Gentle Stream (2012)

-          2nd full length

-          Swedish 60's-ish folk rock.

-          Founded by two members of the band Dungen

Myspace : HypeMachine

Richard Swift : Lady Luck : The Atlantic Ocean (2009)

-       4^th full length

-       Hops from genre to genre

-       This track has some serious vintage sounds, Motown in particular, and was released on a primer EP that was filled with similar feels.

-       Been doing a lot more album producing in 2012+

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine