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The Wilderness of Manitoba, Live Session # 91

August 18, 2011

Canada is secretly conspiring to take over the United States in the Folk/Americana music category. The Wilderness of Manitoba are a chamber folk quintet from Toronto comprised of multi-instrumentalist and vocalists.  We fell in love with the band’s latest album, When You Left The Fire, with its lush ambiance and warm four-part harmonies. Their communal [...]

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Carter Tanton (aka Tulsa) releases Murderous Joy [new mp3]

July 27, 2011

We fell in love with Tulsa back in 2007 and have been wondering what happened to them recently. Carter Tanton just released a new song called “Murderous Joy” that will be on his November 15th release, Freeclouds, via Western Vinyl. If you’re familiar with Tulsa, you may hear a lighter vibe in this track than [...]

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Roadside Graves – We Can Take Care of Ourselves, inspired by The Outsiders [Album Review]

July 22, 2011

I can’t remember whether I read S.E. Hinton’s book first or saw Francis Coppola’s adaptation of The Outsiders in the theater. While many people would put down The Catcher & The Rye as the formative book of their adolescence, for me it was always The Outsiders. It wasn’t as if I could identify with Ponyboy [...]

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The Middle East – I Want That You Are Always Happy [Album Review]

July 19, 2011

Australia’s The Middle East were introduced to me via email along with mention of them touring with Mumford & Sons and playing fests like Bonaroo and Coachella. I immediately assumed they were a hyper-energetic folk act with a similar sound that that Mumford & Sons pull off so well. What I was greeted with, however, [...]

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Drive-By Truckers’ Greatest Hits – 1998-2009: What tracks did they miss?

July 15, 2011

Drive-By Truckers are releasing a Greatest Hits album, Greatest Hits – 1998-2009: Ugly Buildings, Whores and Politicians. If you read HearYa, chances are you’re a fan of Drive-By Truckers. DBT is the band that formed the friendship between Oz and myself and subsequently this blog. Now we’re BFF’s and DBT has their first greatest hits [...]

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The War On Drugs Come To The City [new mp3]

July 14, 2011

Philly’s The War On Drugs are set to release Slave Ambient on August 16th and I can’t wait.  Never ones to be stingy with giving away music, The War On Drugs just released a second single called “Come To The City” in follow up to the recent mp3 release of “Baby Missles.” Adam Granduciel puts [...]

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Cymbals Eat Guitars release Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name) from Lenses Alien [new mp3]

July 14, 2011

Cymbals Eat Guitars recently released the lead track from their much anticipated sophomore album Lenses Alien. The album will be released on September 14th via Barsuk Records. “Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name)” is an epic 8:31 journey that would make Stephen Malkmus proud. Lead Singer/Guitarist, Joseph D’Agostino also shares the lyrics in one long paragraph that [...]

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The Stone Foxes – Psycho b/w Serious People [2 Free mp3's]

July 13, 2011

San Francisco band The Stone Foxes are giving away a couple new bluesy tracks from their upcoming 7″ vinyl release, Psycho b/w Serious People. “Psycho” is scratching my filthy blues itch right now. Grab it below and visit their site for the second download of “Serious People.” I caught these guys once in San Francisco [...]

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The Lighthouse and The Whaler [Album Review]

July 7, 2011

The Lighthouse and The Whaler might be the best thing to come out of Cleveland since Major League. SafariMan, our resident Cleveland expert, had a great comment right after we first received the album: “These guys just went Blind Pilot on me.” In their initial email to us, they said they were often compared to [...]

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The Deep Dark Woods prepare to release The Place I Left Behind [new mp3]

July 1, 2011

The Deep Dark Woods powered my recent trip to Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri and have been a staple in my music rotation for years. We’ve also become friends over the years, connecting at shows in various cities and inviting them to perform at past SxSW parties in Austin. The Canadian folkies are set [...]

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