2014 has already seen its fair share of wonderful releases and now there is one more to look forward to: in June, the venerable Centro-matic will release Take Pride in Your Long Odds, the follow-up to 2011’s Candidate Waltz. Stream…
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With a welcoming wistfulness we are introduced to Brighton, UK’s House of Hats on their debut single, “Never Lost.” Having released their debut album, This Love, in their native UK on 24 March, the Hats will hit American shores in…
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s The Sleepwalkers have just released their sophomore album, Lost My Mind in Stereo. True to their Midwestern roots, The Sleepwalkers’ brand of ramshackle power pop recalls such acts as The Replacements and Cheap Trick. Lost My Mind in…
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With only one album to date, the New Zealand duo of Cy Winstanley and Vanessa McGowan have made quite a name for themselves as Tattletale Saints. Their debut, How Red is the Blood, recently won the New Zealand Music Award for…
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The trio of Jeremy Young, Jesse Perlstein and Ian Temple go by the cheeky name, Sontag Shogun. Set to release their debut full length, Tale, on 6 May, the three Brooklyn dwellers will be happy to see their labors over…
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Any mention of Fair City Lights, the debut album from Lexington, Kentucky’s Josh Nolan, will certainly — and fairly — note comparisons to early Springsteen. If not for Nolan’s voice alone, one listen to “‘Til the Words Run Out” with its E Street…
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Sweden’s Hillman Lighthouse keep churning out singles at a steady clip, beginning with “Change Your Mind” back in January. Having released their self-titled debut LP last month, the band has issued “Twenty-Nine,” a Grateful Dead meets power pop jam that…
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The Philadelphia trio of Cayetena are relatively new to the scene with only a three-song demo (2012) and the recently released single, “Hot Dad Calendar” (b/w “Ella”) under their belt. Scheduled to play Fest 13 (31 October – 1 November)…
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Oh I’m not the one that’s leaving you behind Oh you put it down like you got something on your mind Oh I ain’t the one that you’ve been chasing No I ain’t in charge of your salvation But I…
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Having released two albums and a 7″ single last year (including the Best of 2013 Blood Oaths of the New Blues), Wooden Wand is not slowing down in 2014. He’ll be issuing a split 12″ with Jenks Miller (Mount Moriah)…
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