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(Thirty Tigers)   www.thirtytigers.com   Australia's fascination with Americana is well established, thanks in no small part to the efforts of artists like Kasey Chambers, the Green more...

(Barsuk)   www.barsuk.com   In "WHALE," Alex Schaaf's reedy tenor weaves up and around itself, layered in harmonies, offset by intricate counterparts, punctuated by raucous, celebrat more...

(Punk Rock Blues/Burnside)   www.jimjonesrevue.com   Burning Your House Down, the third disk from the Jim Jones Revue, is not only the best record by the band (including last year's se more...

(Fat Possum)   www.fatpossum.com   Unknown Mortal Orchestra is the brainchild of New Zealand-born, Portland, Oregon-based musician Ruban Nielson, conspired from his bedroom in the la more...

(self-released)   www.zwreformation.com)   There are, of course, certain staples in pop music, blueprints that transcend each and every era. Zach Williams and the Reformation base th more...

(Communicating Vessels)   www.communicatingvessels.net   This little known Birmingham, Alabama quartet is led by Taylor Shaw. He used to be in a band called Wild Sweet Orange but th more...

(Tapete)   www.tapeterecords.de   OK, they hail from Berlin, Germany, the singer rants at times like Mark E. Smiths and you really want to tell him to shut the hell up (or punch in more...

(Smalltown Supersound)   www.smalltownsupersound.com   Oslo electronic act Joachim Dyrdahl, who records an epic strain of dance music hailed as "space disco" under the moniker Disj more...

(Ammal Records)   www.ammalrecords.com Despite some critical kudos and high profile touring connections - Lucinda Williams allegedly labeled her "The Nina Simone of Folk" -- Anna Egge has more...

(Oxcart)   www.oxcartrecords.com   Promising Brooklyn band Pela disbanded in 2009 yet the talented musicians are returning. Former lead guitarist Nate Martinez went on to form Thievi more...