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So, this video is my odd introduction to the female singer-songwriter duo Tasseomancy, which was formerly known as Ghost Bees. The two members of this project are sisters Romy and Sari Lightman. They’re twins, actually. The duo’s latest album, Ulalume, will the the first to be released since
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Goodbye Vibrations by Bill Baird Back in July, I posted the first track singer-songwriter bill Baird dropped from his upcoming album, Goodbye Vibrations. Well, the LP is finally out, and available for streaming above. Unlike the heavily arranged psych pop pieces Bill has released under his Sunset pseudonym, the tracks
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Featuring eight new tracks, Humor Risk is gonna be singer-songwiter Cass McCombs’ second album this year. It’ll be released via Domino Recs this November, and the first track to drop from it, “the Same Thing,” features a much more driving, straightforward execution than much of the material on April’
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Oddly enough, out of all the tracks on their new album Circuital, My Morning Jacket’s joke-ish “Holdin On To Black Metal” is the first to get the music video treatment. The clip unrolls like some sort of strange acid trip, featuring a number of strangely smiling people in a
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A new video from Paleo, which is the pseudonym of singer-songwriter David Strackany. The guy’s latest album Fruit of the Spirit, and this music is definitely going to sit well with fans of oddball personalities. Paleo carries the innocence of Daniel Johnston, but can turn around and play the
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Goodbye Vibrations by Bill Baird Just when I thought my summer would blow by without falling in love with a singer-songwriter record, Bill Baird gets ready to drop a new LP. This guy is a Texan with numerous projects under his belt. The most widely acknowledged stuff he’s put
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France’s Herman Dune has come correct with another batch of light, breezy indie folk tunes that make for a perfect summer listen. Like always, the band’s frontman, David, brings these songs to live with his approachable voice and personality. To me, some songs really do pale in comparison
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A video from Chad VanGaalen’s latest album, Diaper Island. Though it doesn’t sound like a very nice place, this album is definitely worth a visit if you’re into the eerie and cavernous sounds of bands like Women and even Timber Timbre. Look for this LP now on
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Brooklyn’s Woods has a new track out, “Find Them Empty.” This track finds the folk rock band moving towards a style that I’ve always wished they would explore more directly: The stormy psychedelic rock sounds of the 1960s. With brazen electric guitars signaling a deviation from their freak
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On its latest release, Woods make their sound a little sunnier with brighter guitar leads and attitudes. But some of the songs here just feel too unfinished to really feel memorable or exciting for me. I dig this band a lot, but I almost feel like I’ve fallen off
