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Les Savy Fav : Adoptduction : Go Forth (2001)

-       3^rd album.

-       Debut album 3/5 was out 1997.

-       Led by comedian, artist, author and crazy person Tim Harrington.

-       Art, punk rock that is reminiscent of the Pixies at times.

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King Krule : Has This Hit : Six Feet Beneath the Moon (2013)

-       Full length debut. 1 EP out.

-       Aka Archy Marshal… formerly Zoo Kid

-       18 year old British singer/songwriter.

-       Unique vocals highlight the musically restrained tracks.

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Perfume Genius : Dark Parts : Put Your Back N 2 It (2012)

-          2^nd album

-          Debut album, Learning, was a massive critical hit.

-          Another easy and catchy piano track.

-          This week's band that is blowing up out of the blue. They are everywhere!

MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Willis Earl Beal : Swing On Low (Live on From The Basement) (2012)

-       This is a live a version of a track off his debut album.

-       Debut was lo-fi, unflattering and didn't show off his insanely powerful voice.

-       Big time comparisons to Tom Waits.

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Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson : The Debtor : Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (2008)

-       Debut album

-       TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone and Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear continue to lend a hand to his work

-       His 2^nd album was out in 2009, Sound of Fear.

-       Had a very hard life prior to these releases.

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Ty Segall : She Don’t Care : Sleeper (2013)

-          Mellowest album to date.

-          Also readying the debut release from his appropriately named group FUZZ.

Ty Segall Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Night Beats : Outta Mind : Sonic Bloom (2013)

-          2^nd album’s first single.

-          Seattle-based garage, soul, psych rock band.

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Surf City : NYC : We Knew It Was Going To Be Like This (2013)

-          2^nd full length album.

-          New Zealand band.

-          Fuzzy, psychedelic guitar pop.

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Sonny and The Sunsets : Natural Acts : Antenna to the Afterworld (2013)

-       4th album

-       His 3rd, Longtime Companion, was a highlight folk album up 2012.

-       He also has a project where he's come up with 100 fictional bands and recording a song as each of them. Full explanation here.

Official Site : Sonny Smith Official Site : HypeMachine

Nathaniel Rateliff : This : Shroud EP (2011)

-       Latest solo release.

-       Debut single with a more soul and rock infused band is out now, Trying So Hard Not To Know.

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Leatherbag : Tom Petty Summer : Rarities (2013)

-       Latest release of demos.

-       Austin band

-       2^nd band I saw at SXSW 2012 and one that I didn’t know at all going in. Ended up being a favorite.

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Phosphorescent : Song for Zula : Muchacho (2013)

-          6th album

-          Singer/songwriter alias for Matthew Houck.

-          Will be high on the best songs of the 2013 list

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Tobacco : Heavy Makeup : Maniac Meat (2010)

-       Side project of leader of Black Moth Super Rainbow, Tom Vec

-       Very odd brand of electronic, psych and rock.

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Death Grips : Birds (2013)

-          Latest single.

-          One of the most obtuse bands going.

-          Former drummer of Marnie Stern.

-          Highly experimental blend of hip hop, heavy rock and weirdness.

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Wise Blood : 11 P.M. - 1 A.M. : id (2013)

-          Debut full length.

-          Debut EP, These Wings, was excellent as well.

-          Impressive blend of r&b/rap/singing vocals, drums, and samples.

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