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Wooden Wand : No Bed For Beatle Wand/Days This Long : 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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Todd Snider : West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown : Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables (2012)

-          9^th album

-          He’s truly a great song writer.

-          His 8^th, The Devil You Know, garnered him tons of praise.

-          todd snider and the Nervous Wrecks

-          first album, Songs for the Daily Planet’ came out in 1994

-          SXSW 2012

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Raymond Byron & the White Freighter : Some Kind Of Fool : Little Death Shaker (2012)

-          Debut full length from this new project from Ray Raposa, of the Castenets.

-          Out on Asthmatic Kitty Records… Sufjan's label.

-          Rootsy, easy folk.

-          RIYL The Tallest Man on Earth

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DUNE RATS! : Lie and the Liar : Sexy Beach EP (2011)

-          Debut EP of 2

-          Sloppy garage, REM-leaning act starting to carve out a name for themselves in a similar way as FIDLAR.

-          Tied for best act of CMJ 2012 with the Grizzled Mighty

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Fletcher C. Johnson : Happy Birthday : Salutations (2012)

-          2^nd album.

-          One album out in 2010.

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Donnie & Joe Emerson : My Heart : Dreamin' Wild (1979)

-          17 & 19 year old brothers who had their catalog rereleased in 2012.

-          I feel a little sad I've not found this song til now.

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Devendra Banhart : Für Hildegard von Bingen : Mala (2013)

-          8^th studio album

-          Full Name: Devendra (Hindu god of rain and thunder) Obi (Star Wars inspired) Banhart

-          He has perfected and pioneered the genre called ‘freak folk’

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Turf War : Where I Belong : Years of Living Dangerously (2011)

-          Debut album

-          2nd full length has been recorded in NYC

-          Produced by Ian St. Pe’ of the Black Lips.

-          Atlanta band.

-          CMJ 2012

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The Grizzled Mighty : Stuck In My Head : Thick Hand Grip (2013)

-          Latest release.

-          Debut s/t full length out in 2012.

-          Huge Seasick Steve and pre-Dangermouse Black Keys sound. Mean blues rock.

-          Tied for best act of CMJ 2012 with Dune Rats

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Local Natives : Heavy Feet : Hummingbird (2012)

-          First single off forthcoming album.

-          debut album was 2010's L'Aventure.

-          Check out their DayTrotter Session Here!

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Phosphorescent : Song for Zula : Muchacho (2013)

-          6th album

-          Singer/songwriter alias for Matthew Houck.

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Nightlands : So Far So Long : Oak Island (2013)

-          2nd full length

-          Act on Secretly Canadian, sister label of Jagjaguwar.

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Tunde Adebimpe : Unknown Legend (Neil Young) 

-          Lead singer of TV on the Radio

-          Track he did for the Soundtrack for ‘Rachel Gets Married’

-          He has a new band just playing their first shows in NYC, Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band.

-          Hear their first recording here!

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Menomena : Plumage : Moms (2012)

-          5th full length

-          This is the best track on the album.

-          One of the most innovative bands going. Even after Brent Knopf left to form Ramona Falls.

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Divine Fits : Baby Get Worse : A Thing Called the Divine Fits (2012)

-          The long awaited collaborative album from Spoon's Britt Daniel and Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs' Dan Boeckner.

-          This album is powered by the Boeckner led tracks but this cover is pretty hard to deny as the album's highlight.

-          Rowland S. Howard was the guitarist in the Boys Next Door, Nick Cave's first band, and Cave covered it brilliantly himself for them.

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A.C. Newman : Not Talking : Shut Down the Streets (2012)

-          Latest solo release from the New Pornographers' frontman.

-          The New Porno's released their fourth album, Together, in 2010.

-          One of the brightest, good-mood-evoking voices in the indie rock world.

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Natural Child : Derek's Blues : Hard In Heaven (2012)

-          2nd full length.

-          Big fun and loose, vintage 1970's classic rock sound here. Think Lynyrd Skynyrd.

-          Debut, 1971, was on more than a few best of '11 lists.

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Tony Castles : One Tone Man : Sharon Stone EP (2012)

-          2nd EP. Out 10/23/12

-          Debut EP, No Service was out in 2010

-          Download for free at RCRDLBL!

-          Brooklyn band that I feel are going to be massively successful once they get some more music rolling out.

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Slam Donahue : C'mon C'mon : Hemlock Tea EP (2012)

-          Forthcoming 2nd EP

-          One of the catchier songs I've come across in quite a while

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Withered Hand : Heart Heart : Heart Heart EP (2012)

-          Latest EP of 3.

-          2011 debut full length, Good News, was one of my favorite releases of the year.

-          Neil Young-heavy sound.

-          His best song and unfortunately very profane. The FCC would not appreciate it if I didn’t edit… or maybe they would because it would result in them getting more cash for no good reason!

-          Favorite new (to me) band!

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Dusted : Property Lines : Total Dust (2012)

-          Debut full length

-          Collaborative band from a member of Holy Fuck and Final Fantasy.

-          Big Neil Young folk sound.

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Goodnight, Texas : Jesse Got Trapped In a Coal Mine : A Long Life of Living (2012)

-          Forthcoming debut album

-          Great slightly more country brand of folk.

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Raymond Byron & the White Freighter : You'll Never Surf Again : Little Death Shaker (2012)

-          Debut full length from this new project from Ray Raposa, of the Castenets.

-          Out on Asthmatic Kitty Records… Sufjan's label.

-          Rootsy, easy folk.

-          RIYL The Tallest Man on Earth

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Tame Impala : Elephant : Lonerism (2012)

-          2nd album

-          Australian classic psych outfit.

-          Members also responsible for the excellent band POND.

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The UFO Club : Chapel In My Mind : The UFO Club/Night Beats 10" (2012)

-          Split 10" with Night Beats

-          Also one LP from collaboration between The Black Angels and Night Beats.

-          Great dark psych rock… not a surprise considering the band's family tree.

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Psychic Ills : Take Me With You : Zoned b/w Take Me With You (2012)

-          Latest split single with Moon Duo.

-          3^rd full length, Hazed Dream was out in 2011, but numerous other EP and single releases.

-          Trippy garage psych rock.

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The xx : Chained : Coexist (2012)

-          2nd album. Debut was a massive indie hit.

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FIDLAR : Cheap Beer : FIDLAR (2012)

-          Latest single. 2 EPs out as well.

-          Rough garage rick with a bit of surf rock.

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

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

-          SXSW 2012

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Why? : Jonathon's Hope : Mumps, Etc. (2012)

-          4th album

-          An incredibly unique blend of Alt hip hop, spoken word and alt indie rock.

-          Some of their rock-heavy songs bring forth some of the most interesting combinations of sounds.

-          This is one of their best to date.

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