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TweetShare It was literally only a couple of hours after Summer Camp posted their new video yesterday that they’d posted a new song for us too. This time it was “Probably Right”, the b-side to video’s track “Better Off Without You”.  The a-side is taken from their upcoming debut album via Moshi Moshi called “Welcome [...]

TweetShare What are the chances? Exactly one year to the day, hell, I’m gonna schedule this for the exact same time, but one year ago to the day and minute I posted an Introduction piece on Colleen Green and here we are, a year later and she’s dropped the first official track since then. Taken from her [...]

TweetShare Sometimes it’s good to be heard and Seen. Tarek Musa steps away from his usual role as engineer/producer and leaks a few of his own tracks. Personally I think he should put the day job on hold for a few minutes. Everything about this song is well placed and even better sounding. It’s got [...]

TweetShare While the notion of nostalgic-minded pop music is hardly news these days, there’s just something about hearing the voice of Kevin Arnold that makes me swoon. The beginning of both tracks on Oregon Bike Trails’ debut release earlier this summer feature the words of awkward, fictional, high schooler Kevin Arnold and his secret crush [...]

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TweetShare Saintseneca are probably Columbus, Ohio’s best kept secret, having floated under the radar for a few years now impressing people one house-show at a time.  They released their debut album “Last” a few weeks ago and I can only attempt to put into words how great it is to finally be able to put [...]

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TweetShare Six months ago one of my favourite albums of the year was given an iTunes bonus disc release; Yuck‘s self-titled debut album. On that bonus version were a couple of tracks not on the regular version, and although it’s been out for six months or so today they decided to give us one of said new [...]

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TweetShare From Boise, Idaho, come garage poppin’, surf rockin’ TEENS. But if this is garage-pop, it’s a little dirtier, a lot more lo-fi; if this is surf-rock, it’s about as close to surf rock as Beat Happening ever got, which is to say, I’m glad they went in another direction. Though they list their direct [...]

TweetShare On Sept 13  ANR (A New Republic) will be re-releasing the highly enjoyable “Stay Kids” album from earlier this year. Sometimes re-releases are nothing more than irritating but since the boys from Miami are strapping on four additional tracks, and its message is worth repeating, the new pressing seems worth the effort. “New Armor” [...]

TweetShare As anticipation builds for the release of Zola Jesus‘ fourth album “Conatus”, we’re beginning to hear more and more from her. The last we heard was when she guested on M83′s latest song “Intro”, before that we had “Avalanche” which she recorded as part of her excellent Daytrotter session, and before that came “Vessel”, [...]

TweetShare Monsieur, you are really spoiling us. In the last 24 hours we’ve already been graced with the presence of new albums by St. Vincent and Neon Indian, and to make matters better we now have the third album from one of Brooklyn’s finest Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! Back in June they dropped the [...]

TweetShare An opening track called “We Will Never Be Discovered” is just asking to be discovered.  How very clever of The City And Horses.  Though, the quirky, catchy tune is hard to ignore – think Architecture In Helsinki meets Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, combining quirky and poppy melodies with a folksy twist and [...]

TweetShare Mind The Gap is becoming one my new favorite bands.  Their tracks are definitely categorized as “easy listening” in my iTunes library and seem to fit any mood I’m in.  Their latest single, “Once You Leave” combines what I’ve come to love – interesting melodies, steady and foot-tapping beats, and light and airy vocals. [...]

TweetShare Brooklyn’s Andrew Marr makes some sweet surf  rock, and “A Game” is possibly my favorite song he has given us. This song is perfect to throw onto just about any mix and the importance of a song like that shouldn’t be overlooked. Simple and well-layered. Each instrument held back and contained, it follows that [...]