Check out these tracks available through the Cloud:
The Coathangers – “Smother”
from The Coathangers/Davila 666 split
out now
The Atlanta-based punk quartet release a grinding, catchy track with a stripped down crunchy guitars and KEYS… when’s the last time you heard keys in a punk song? Minnie Coathanger, Crook Kid Coathanger, BeBe Coathanger, and Rusty Coathanger would make perfect dates for the Ramones boys. Lots of fun, AND a free download link on the SoundCloud player. Can’t beat that!
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Here We Go Magic – “Make Up Your Mind”
from A Different Ship
out 5/8 on Secretly Canadian
Famed Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich oversaw this twangy, track traveler of a tune. You can get it for the price of your e-mail here.
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Fotoshop – “Worries” (new single)
Check out the 2011 release: Lifeforms
Fotoshop is Jarno-Erik from Finland. “Worries” was mixed in the Kaiku Studios Berlin where the Handsome Furs, LCMDF, Zebra and Snake, and others have recently recorded. It’s a hazy shoe-gazey kind of track that will test your headphones. No word on when it will be released as a single. Stay tuned.
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Of Monsters and Men – “Little Talks”
from Head Like An Animal
out 4/3 through Universal Republic
The Icelandic sextet set the stage with a bold anthem, full of bright horns and carried by the male-female interplay between Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar “Raggi” Þórhallsson.
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Two Suns – “Losing Lost”
from Dream Familiar
out 03/2012
Another week, another track from Two Suns who are releasing a track a week. The plaintive, “Losing Lost” effectively uses atmosphere to underscore the melancholy of this track. Check out last week’s NEW for Dirty Industry. You can download other tracks from Bandcamp.
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Lissy Trullie: “It’s Only You, Isn’t It”
from Lissy Trullie
out 4/10 on Downtown Records
“It’s Only You, Isn’t It” is a post-punk update of the sound that Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders made famous. Lots of energy, and Trullie proves to be a strong presence with a powerful delivery that conveys pain and angst.
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The Wooden Sky – “Child of the Valley”
from Every Daughter, Every Moon
out 2/28 on Black Box Recordings/Fontana North
The Canadian outfit offers this beautiful track as a preview to their upcoming release. It’s a simple song that’s full of atmosphere and beautiful imagery. Gavin Gardner’s storytelling style of singing and the flourishing climax really make it worth hearing repeatedly.
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Yalls – “Settle Down”
from three-song Fantasy 7″ vinyl
out on Feb 21 2012 on Goldrobot
Bay Area based artist and composer Dan Casey is Yalls. Consistent with his “beat folk-funk” past, “Settle Down” is a trippy dance floor number that’s full of synth and sweet, ebullient beats.
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Cheers…
