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Kelley Ryan

Twist

(Manatee Records) www.astropuppees.com   As the former front woman for the astroPuppees, Kelly Ryan's dance card hasn't had much demand up until now. And yet, with this first solo outing more...

Moon Duo

Escape

(Woodsist)   www.woodsist.com   Moon Duo shares many of the qualities of Erik Johnson's other band - Wooden Shjips -extended, improvisatory jams, long-distance, Kraut-referencing rh more...

Holmes Brothers

Feed My Soul

(Alligator)   www.alligator.com   The Holmes Brothers are an American musical treasure and Feed My Soul is their masterpiece. Singing together for over three decades, real life broth more...

H*O*F (Halo Of Flies)

Gay Witch Abortion Sessions

(Ox-Op/Amphetamine Reptile)   www.ox-op.com ; www.amphetaminereptile.com     Sweet dreams are made of this: I can still recall with vivid clarity the moment I "got" the Birthda more...

Phantogram

Eyelid Movies

(Barsuk)   www.barsuk.com   This debut release, Eyelid Movies, is the creative work of Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel. This electro-rock, dance-hop duo lays down some mellow beats t more...

1986

Everybody is Whatever I think They Are

(Palentine)   www.1986band.com   This band is the duo of Giorgio Angelini and Cully Symington and while you may not know their names they have apparently worked/played with many ban more...

Ken Will Morton

True Grit

(Sojourn Records) www.sojournrecords.com   After seven albums -- five on his own and a pair with early ensembles -- Ken Will Morton ought to be well entrenched among the roots rock hiera more...

Josh Rouse

El Turista

(Bedroom Classics/Yep Roc)   www.yeproc.com   Josh Rouse's eighth full-length certainly succeeds in creating another cohesive tableau for the songwriter to wander even further from more...

Blind Man's Colour

Wooden Blankets EP

(Kanine)     www.kaninerecords.com     In the last two minutes of this all-too-brief EP, the lyrical apparition that functions as a chorus for "Sleeping Bag" - "it doesn more...

Olof Arnalds

Vid Og Vid

(One Little Indian)   www.onelittleindian-us.com   Yet another Icelandic portal to the musical great beyond, Olof Arnalds's voice is mysteriously evocative. Accompanied mostly by h more...


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Twist by Kelley Ryan
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Escape by Moon Duo
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