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Panda Bear : Mr Noah : Mr Noah EP (2014)

-          Lead up EP for his forthcoming 5th album.

-          Member of Animal Collective, one of the most highly acclaimed Indie bands.

-          Experimental, electronic psych pop.

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Courtship Ritual : Umbrellas in the Sun : Pith (2014)

-          Debut album

-          Electronic indie-pop.

-          RIYL Wet or the XX.

-          Best of CMJ 2014

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Yellerkin : Tomboy : Yellerkin EP (2014)

-          Latest single

-          RIYL Yeasayer.

-          Best of CMJ 2014

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The Mystery Lights : Guitar Pickin' On You : The Mystery Lights EP (2014)

-          Debut EP. Also have one other EP.

-          Available for however much you want to pay on their BandCamp.

-          Dirty, fuzzy, blues psych rock.

-          Made me think a ton of Link Wray.

-          Best of CMJ 2014

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Fat White Family : I Am Mark E Smith : I Am Mark E Smith (single) (2014)

-          First release of 2014. Inspired by The Fall's Mark E Smith.

-          Debut album, Champagne Holocaust was out in 2013.

-          UK band that reminds me of the young wilder, weirder Black Lips.

-          One of the most dynamic, erratic, entertaining live shows I've seen.

-          Best of CMJ 2014

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The Fall : L.A. : This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)

-          9th album

-          One of the pioneering post-punk/art-rock bands.

-          Led by Mark E Smith

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Lace Curtains : The Fly : A Signed Piece of Paper (2014)

-          Debut album, The Garden of Joy and the Well of Loneliness, was out in 2012.

-          Big Velvet Underground/T Rex sound.

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Happyness : Montreal Rock Band Somewhere : Happyness EP (2014)

-          2nd EP

-          UK band getting a lot of critical buzz.

-          The bass line on this track had me hypnotized at CMJ.

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Ty Segall : The Singer : Manipulator (2014)

-       7^th solo album. Double album.

-       The once obscure SF garage rock master is now one of the biggest faces of the rock music scene now.

-       Mix of the sounds he put forth on 3 different albums in 2013.

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Cool Ghouls : What A Dream I Had : A Swirling Fire Burning Through the Rye  (2014)

-          2nd album.

-          Debut s/t album was out in 2013.

-          Vintage, beachy/southern garage rock.

-          Surprise! Another great effort out on Burger Records.

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Foxygen : I Don't Have Anything/The Gate : … And Star Power (2014)

-       3rd full length.

-       Their 2^nd, We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic, was my 2^nd favorite of 2014.

-       Funkier Rolling Stones feel.

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Purling Hiss : Forcefield of Solitude : Weirdon (2014)

-       7^th LP since 2009.

-       Powered up indie rock reminiscent of Dinosaur Jr.

-       CMJ 2014

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Leon Bridges : What Can I Do (2014)

-          One of only two singles he has released.

-          Raw vintage soul singer sound.

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Bad//Dreems : Hoping For : Badlands EP (2014)

-          Debut EP, also numerous singles out dating back to 2012.

-          Same producer as the Twerps and it shows.

-          Another Australian band that has be very pumped going into CMJ.

-          Blend the loose, crazy joy of Dune Rats and the lazy, slacker rock of Twerps.

-          Best of CMJ 2014

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Titus Andronicus : Titus Andronicus : The Airing of Grievances (2008)

-          Opening track on debut

-          2nd album The Monitor was my pick for best album of 2010.

-          Recently released the first single, Stranded (On My Own), in a series leading up to the release of their 4^th album.

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