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NEW ADDED RELEASES:
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ARTIST |
ALBUM |
DESCRIPTION |
LABEL |
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Yuck** |
Yuck |
Thick, fuzzy, nostalgia trips. Lots of distortion and pop hooks. Sounds like Dinosaur Jr, and every other awesome 90’s indie band. |
Fat Possum |
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Sonic Youth** |
Simon Werner A Disparu |
Fully instrumental soundtrack by sonic youth, Way less noisy than you’d expect. Ambient flowing guitar songs. |
247 Films |
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Fujiya and Miyagi** |
Ventriloquizzing |
Catchy minimalistic electro/rock funky tunes. |
Yep Roc |
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Dark Sea Dream* |
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Sludge/Doom/Psych circling riffs. |
Prophase Music |
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The Black Shades* |
We Are The Black Shades |
Indie Pop/Rock. Although this album doesn’t break new ground their desired sound is accomplished pleasantly. |
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Delicate Steve |
Wondervisions |
Spastic Pop. Intertwining guitar riffs. Warm feel/easy on the ears but not boring. |
Luaka Bop |
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Bruce Springsteen |
The Promise |
More intimate and playful Bruce. Some gems. |
Colombia |
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Cloud Nothings |
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Angsty, bored, snotty lyrics, over lo fi garage pop. |
Car Park |
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Spokes |
Everyone I Ever Met |
Complete rip off of 1st arcade fire album, but good. Orchestrated melancholy indie rock |
Counter |
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Esben and the Witch |
Violet Cries |
Female vox over melancholy arena rock. Fuzzy guitars. |
Matador |
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Asobi Seksu |
Scence |
Shoegazy dream pop w/ strong female vox. Plenty of fuzzy guitars and synths. |
Polyvinyl |
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Martina Topley Bird |
Some Place Simple |
Melodically very nice. Stripped down songs, simple with some cool effects. Clever lyrics. |
C&P Ipecac |
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Rise Against |
Help is on the Way |
Typical Rise Against. Heavy-ish Skater Punk that will mainly appeal to people who are warped tour fans. |
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Wanda Jackson |
The Party Ain’t Over |
Assorted rocknbilly tracks. Cheesy at times. |
Nonesuch |
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Cold War Kids |
Mine is Yours |
CWK finally lost all merit. Piano/Guitar indie rock but real pop-ie |
DGC |
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Tennis |
Cape Dory |
Interesting female vox that take getting used to over laid back, sometimes summery, indie. |
Fat Possum |
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Alfred John |
ShoeGazer |
Lo-fi throwback to the 80’s pop/shoegaze. |
RMG |
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John-Alex Mason |
Jook Joint Thunderclap |
Modern delta blues, with strong guitar work. |
MMXI |
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Modern Skirts |
Gramahawk |
Some questionable harmonies and jagged textures. Pop/Electro/Fuzz at times. |
s/r |
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Bardo Pond |
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A Narcotic take on Americana that recalls the Houston scene at times. |
Fire |
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Olkranon |
Bilal |
Pursues the same noise/ song territory sonic youth have pursued for zot years. Electronics come up empty handed. |
House Pig |
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Kitten |
Sunday School |
Vocals similar to Samantha Crain. Energetic female fronted indie. A little commercial but enjoyable. |
TCG |
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The Literary Greats |
Black Blizzard |
Americana Indie, male vox, relaxed and uses more banjo/piano then previous albums. Group harmonies and female backing at times. |
s/r |
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Telekinesis |
12 desprate Straight Lines |
Pretty standard indie rock with emphasis on guitar and male vox. Has some mid 80’s influence at times. |
Merge |
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Cut Copy |
Zonoscope |
80’s clubby RPM/Electro with triumphant builds and upbeat male vocals. |
Modular Recordings |
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Bag Raiders |
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Instrumental tracks are the standouts. Has 80’s club feel, especially when dude sings. Glitchy at times, heavier club/dubby at others |
Modular |
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Foster The People |
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Track 2 is standout w/ real relaxed male vocals; group whistles and repetitive but good synth drive beats. Other 2 tracks are in the vein of MGMT |
Star Time |
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Black Pistol Fire |
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Thick, Fuzzy throwback to Rock n’ roll. Sounds like CCR, White Stripes and Black Keys. |
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Comic Wow |
Volume 10: Music for Mysteries of Space and Time |
Sounds like someone’s having to much fun with a Midi. Another CD in the set Asthmatic Kitty is putting out…soundtracks for your life or something like that. |
Asthmatic Kitty |
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Beans* |
End It All |
Hip Hop; Rap style and voice very similar to Gift of Gab from Blackalicous. Beats are awesome, and electric with a variety of big names producing. |
Anticon |