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Gregory Alan Isakov – This Empty Northern Hemisphere

Gregory Alan Isakov – This Empty Northern Hemisphere

Gregory Alan Isakov is a Johannesburg, South African native raised in Philly who has since…read more→

Rhett Miller – Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller – Rhett Miller

Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter and Old 97’s frontman Rhett Miller’s self-titled album (his fourth solo venture)…read more→

Those Darlins – Those Darlins

Those Darlins – Those Darlins

The cowboy boot-clad southern girl group Those Darlins from Murfreesboro, TN is back with their…read more→

Black Moth Super Rainbow – Eating Us

Black Moth Super Rainbow – Eating Us

Pittsburgh’s Black Moth Super Rainbow released their fourth album Eating Us, their most accessible and…read more→

Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul

Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul

Spanish poet Juan de Yepes Alvarez penned the phrase “Dark Night of the Soul” to…read more→

Dinosaur Jr. – Farm

Dinosaur Jr. – Farm

Similar to 2007’s comeback album Beyond, Farm finds Dinosaur Jr. drawing upon the old-school sound…read more→

Sarah Jarosz – Song Up in Her Head

Sarah Jarosz – Song Up in Her Head

Eighteen-year-old Austin, TX bluegrass phenom Sarah Jarosz is a talented instrumentalist and singer/songwriter who has…read more→

Son Volt – American Central Dust

Son Volt – American Central Dust

Following the demise of the groundbreaking alt. country band Uncle Tupelo, Jay Farrar pursued the…read more→

Lee Harvey Osmond – Quiet Evil

Lee Harvey Osmond – Quiet Evil

Lee Harvey Osmond – a collective of musicians that includes members of The Cowboy Junkies,…read more→

Apostle of Hustle – Eats Darkness

Apostle of Hustle – Eats Darkness

Apostle of Hustle – a Broken Social Scene side project led by BSS guitarist Andrew…read more→

Werewolves – Dance Raincoat Glass

Werewolves – Dance Raincoat Glass

Brooklyn’s Werewolves mix elements of soulful psychedelia and ambient textures with improvisation and experimentation that…read more→

Viva Voce – Rose City

Viva Voce – Rose City

Following two years of constant touring, Viva Voce’s founding members Kevin and Anita Robinson took…read more→

Peter Broderick – Music for Falling From Trees

Peter Broderick – Music for Falling From Trees

Portland based multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick (Loch Lomond, Horse Feathers, Efterklang) releases his fourth solo album…read more→

Elvis Costello – Secret, Profane and Sugarcane

Elvis Costello – Secret, Profane and Sugarcane

Elvis Costello releases the country album Secret, Profane and Sugarcane his 29th studio album recorded…read more→

Deer Tick – Born On Flag Day

Deer Tick – Born On Flag Day

Brooklyn via Providence, RI transplants Deer Tick release their highly anticipated second album and follow-up…read more→

The Spaghetti Western String Co. – Lull and Clatter

The Spaghetti Western String Co. – Lull and Clatter

Minneapolis quartet The Spaghetti Western String Co. features instrumental music that is melodic, at times…read more→

Misc. – Happiness Is Easy

Misc. – Happiness Is Easy

Misc. – the studio project by Dylan Magierek (founder and producer of Badman) – started…read more→

Wilco - Wilco, The Album

Wilco – Wilco, The Album

Wilco’s seventh disc, Wilco, The Album, combines the intimacy of its previous releases Sky Blue…read more→

Royal City - Royal City

Royal City – Royal City

Royal City – a now defunct indie folk rock band out of Toronto – traced…read more→

Bowerbirds - Upper Air

Bowerbirds – Upper Air

Upper Air the follow-up to NC folk duo Phil Moore and Beth Tacular’s acclaimed 2007…read more→

School of the Seven Bells – Alpinisms

The School Of Seven Bells – Benjamin Curtis (ex-Secret Machines guitarist) and twins Alejandra and…read more→

Royal Wood - The Lost and Found EP

Royal Wood – The Lost and Found EP

The Lost And Found EP, the follow-up to the widely acclaimed A Good Enough Day…read more→

The Wiyos - The Wiyos

The Wiyos – The Wiyos

Brooklyn based band The Wiyos’ self-titled third release is comprised of original songs inspired by…read more→

Wye Oak - The Knot

Wye Oak – The Knot

Baltimore duo Wye Oak’s Andy Stack (drums, keyboards, backup vocals) and Jenn Wasner (vocals, guitar)…read more→

Chief – The Castle is Gone

Chief – The Castle is Gone

LA natives Evan Koga, Danny Fujikawa, Michael Fujikawa and Michael Moonves (aka Chief) relocated to…read more→

Graham Lindsey - We Are All Alone In This Together

Graham Lindsey – We Are All Alone In This Together

SPACEBAR RECORDINGS Three years ago, Graham Lindsey left his longtime home of Wisconsin for Montana…read more→

Red Stick Ramblers - My Suitcase Is Always Packed

Red Stick Ramblers – My Suitcase Is Always Packed

Baton Rouge, LA band The Red Stick Ramblers embody and transcend their zydeco, country, bluegrass…read more→

Brian Olive - Brian Olive

Brian Olive – Brian Olive

Ex Soledad Brother and Greenhornes guitarist Brian Olive’s solo debut is a rich, Stax-influenced late…read more→

The Burning Hell – Baby

The Burning Hell – Baby

The Burning Hell’s Baby starts where 2008’s Happy Birthday left off featuring the band’s brand…read more→

Sonic Youth – The Eternal

Sonic Youth – The Eternal

The Eternal – Sonic Youth’s debut album for NY indie label Matador – abandons the…read more→

Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer

Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer, the third album by Sunset Rubdown, returns to a more organic music making process…read more→

Tobacco Pat - The Plague

Tobacco Pat – The Plague

Tobacco Pat (a.k.a. Logan Farmer), is a young singer/songwriter from Jacksonville, FL who crafts tender…read more→

Jess Ribeiro and the Bone Collectors – Pilgrimage

Jess Ribeiro and the Bone Collectors – Pilgrimage

Jess Ribeiro and the Bone Collectors are an alt. country/indie folk group from Australia whose…read more→

White Rabbits - Its Frightening

White Rabbits – Its Frightening

The White Rabbits’ It’s Frightening is the follow-up to their debut album On Fort Nightly…read more→

Corbin Murdoch and the Nautical Miles - Wartime Lovesong

Corbin Murdoch and the Nautical Miles – Wartime Lovesong

Vancouver indie folk four-piece Corbin Murdoch and the Nautical Miles began in 2003 and built…read more→

Tangleweed - Most Folk Heroes Started Out as Criminals

Tangleweed – Most Folk Heroes Started Out as Criminals

Chicago Americana quintet Tangleweed takes its influence from traditional fiddle tunes, bluegrass, blues, hymns, rags…read more→

The Roe Family Singers - The Earth and All That is in It

The Roe Family Singers – The Earth and All That is in It

The Roe Family Singers are a Minneapolis eight-piece band that blends old-time music with indie…read more→

Weinland - Breaks in the Sun

Weinland – Breaks in the Sun

Breaks in the Sun is the follow-up to 2008’s critically acclaimed La Lamentor by the…read more→

Hacienda - Loud is the Night

Hacienda – Loud is the Night

Formed by cousins Abraham Villanueva (piano, vocals) and Dante Schwebel (guitar, vocals) together with Abraham’s…read more→

The National Lights - The Dead Will Walk, Dear

The National Lights – The Dead Will Walk, Dear

The National Lights is the songwriting project of Richmond, VA based Jacob Thomas Berns. The…read more→

Hill Country Revue - Make a Move

Hill Country Revue – Make a Move

Hill Country Revue is Cody Dickinson (guitar, drums, piano, washboard), Chris Chew (bass, vocals), Ed…read more→

The Travelling Band - Under the Pavement

The Travelling Band – Under the Pavement

Manchester 6 piece The Travelling Band filters psyche-folk, country and rock influences through a sunshine-pop…read more→

Bo Ramsey – Fragile

Bo Ramsey – Fragile

Fragile is the first album of all original songs in nearly ten years by Grammy-nominated…read more→

The Glasses - Story Problems

The Glasses – Story Problems

Seattle indie-pop group The Glasses have been around since 2003 with several line-ups including thirteen…read more→

Antiques – Cicadas

Antiques – Cicadas

The Antiques’ sophomore album Cicadas retains the warmth of Nicknames and Natives with the addition…read more→

John Vanderslice - Romanian Names

John Vanderslice – Romanian Names

John Vanderslice’s current album Romanian Names – his first on Dead Oceans – is exceptionally…read more→

Delay Trees - Soft Construction

Delay Trees – Soft Construction

Indie pop quartet Delay Trees from Helsinki self-release Soft Construction is one of the best…read more→

The Vaselines - Enter The Vaselines

The Vaselines – Enter The Vaselines

The beautiful pop music of Scottish group The Vaselines (made popular by Kurt Cobain) is…read more→

Pink Mountaintops - Outside Love

Pink Mountaintops – Outside Love

The Pink Mountaintops’ third album Outside Love is a ten-song harmony drive concept album about…read more→

Jarvis Cocker - Further Complications

Jarvis Cocker – Further Complications

This follow-up to the eccentric Pulp frontman’s 2006 solo debut finds Jarvis Cocker parting ways…read more→

Hotels - Where Hearts Go Broke

Hotels – Where Hearts Go Broke

Bi-coastal band (NY and Seattle) The Hotels’ sophomore release Where Hearts Go Broke is an…read more→

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band – Outer South

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band – Outer South

Outer South is the follow-up to last year’s self-titled Conor Oberst album in which Oberst…read more→

Iron and Wine - Around The Well

Iron and Wine – Around The Well

Around the Well is a collection of rare tracks ranging from out-of-print to never-before-released songs…read more→

Ha Ha Tonka - Novel Sounds

Ha Ha Tonka – Novel Sounds

Springfield, MO indie roots rock band Ha Ha Tonka released an impressive rock record that…read more→

Chris Robley and His Fear of Heights - Movie Theatre Haiku

Chris Robley and His Fear of Heights – Movie Theatre Haiku

Indie-pop maestro Chris Robley and his supporting band Fear of Heights follow-up their two critically…read more→

Starfucker – Jupiter

Starfucker – Jupiter

Starfucker is an indie pop/indie electro band comprised of Sexton Blake’s Josh Hodges, Ryan Bjornstad,…read more→

Old Man Luedecke - Proof of Love

Old Man Luedecke – Proof of Love

Canadian Chris “Old Man” Luedecke’s Proof of Love is the Juno Award winning follow-up to…read more→

Henry Clay People – For Cheap or For Free

Henry Clay People – For Cheap or For Free

The Henry Clay People are a no-frills, rock and roll band from LA often compared…read more→

Justin Townes Earle – Midnight at the Movies

Justin Townes Earle – Midnight at the Movies

Midnight at the Movies – the sophomore album from Justin Townes Earle (son of Steve…read more→

Winter Gloves – About A Girl

Winter Gloves – About A Girl

Montreal’s Winter Gloves originated as the solo project of lead singer Charles F. but grew…read more→

Eulogies – Here Anonymous

Eulogies – Here Anonymous

Here Anonymous is the second full-length from LA indie-folk-rock band Eulogies, which contains several tracks…read more→

Wooden Birds – Magnolia

Wooden Birds – Magnolia

American Analog Set frontman Andrew Kenny’s new project Wooden Birds strips away the synth and…read more→

Alligators – Piggy and Cups

Alligators – Piggy and Cups

The Washington based Alligators is a collaboration between five professionally trained musicians who create catchy…read more→

Speck Mountain - Some Sweet Relief

Speck Mountain – Some Sweet Relief

Speck Mountain is a hazy ambient-soul band comprised of Karl Briedrick (guitar) and Marie-Claire Balabanian…read more→

Camphor – Drawn to Dust

Camphor – Drawn to Dust

Camphor, a New York-based atmospheric chamber pop group, is built around the songwriting of Max…read more→

Black Joe Lewis - Tell Em What Your Name Is

Black Joe Lewis – Tell Em What Your Name Is

Austin based Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears are an eight-piece garage-soul ensemble featuring groove…read more→

Pale Air Singers - Pale Air Singers

Pale Air Singers – Pale Air Singers

A collaborative recording project between the bands The Cape May and Run Chico Run, The…read more→

Clarence Bucaro - Til Spring

Clarence Bucaro – Til Spring

Cleveland based Clarence Bucaro seamlessly intermixes urban and rural moods with maturity and soulfulness on…read more→

Arizona – Glowing Bird

Arizona – Glowing Bird

I’m a little late in coming to the indie rock quintet Arizona – Alex Hornbake…read more→

Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle

Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle again finds Bill Callahan’s vocals as the focal…read more→

Eli Paperboy Reed - Roll with You

Eli “Paperboy” Reed – Roll with You

Eli Paperboy Reed and the True Loves are a Boston based soul/blues/R&B band that invokes…read more→

Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels

Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels

Toronto’s Great Lake Swimmers have been refining their forlorn, echo-laden indie folk since 2005. On…read more→

Go West Young Man - Go West Young Man

Go West Young Man – Go West Young Man

John B.L. Soule once said, Go West Young Man when referring to opportunities on the…read more→

Death Cab for Cutie - The Open Door EP

Death Cab for Cutie – The Open Door EP

The Open Door EP is an extension of 2008’s Narrow Stairs, containing four abandoned tracks…read more→

The Infamous Stringdusters - The Infamous Stringdusters

The Infamous Stringdusters – The Infamous Stringdusters

The Infamous Stringdusters follow-up their acclaimed debut album Fork in the Road with an album…read more→

The Western States - Bye and Bye

The Western States – Bye and Bye

Winnipeg band The Western States celebrates the tradition of Americana infused country rock pioneered by…read more→

Madi Diaz - Ten Gun Salute

Madi Diaz – Ten Gun Salute

Originally from Lancaster, PA, Madi Diaz and her family moved to Philadelphia to attend Paul…read more→

Richard Swift - The Atlantic Ocean

Richard Swift – The Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the fourth release from singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Richard Swift who…read more→

Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre

Timber Timbre – Timber Timbre

Timber Timbre is primarily the work of Toronto based Taylor Kirk, whose sound drifts between…read more→

The Greencards – Fascination

The Greencards – Fascination

Made-up of Australians Kym Warner (mandolin) and Carol Young (vocals, bass) and Englishman Eamon McLoughlin…read more→

Samantha Crain and The Midnight Shivers - Songs in the Night

Samantha Crain and The Midnight Shivers – Songs in the Night

Samantha Crain, a 22-year-old Choctaw Indian from Oklahoma, was blessed with a twangy, warbled soprano…read more→

Mist and Mast - Mist and Mast

Mist and Mast – Mist and Mast

Following the disbanding of The Red Thread (also a great band that should not be…read more→

The Union Line – The Union Line

The Union Line – The Union Line

Orange County band The Union Line’s rollicking, soulful rock vibe is steeped in old time…read more→

Other Lives – Other Lives

Other Lives – Other Lives

The Stillwater, Oklahoma band of multi-instrumentalists Other Lives has been making music together for over…read more→

The Weather Station – The Line

The Weather Station – The Line

The debut album by Toronto’s The Weather Station has a haunting quality which features singer-writer…read more→

Ken Will Morton - Devil In Me/Kickin’ Out the Rungs

Ken Will Morton – Devil In Me/Kickin’ Out the Rungs

Devil In Me is a driving electric blues rock album and it’s companion release Kickin’…read more→

Swim Party – Pixie Dust on the Blood Range

Swim Party – Pixie Dust on the Blood Range

Swim Party is a three piece indie rock band from San Diego that formed in…read more→

The British Columbians - The British Columbians

The British Columbians – The British Columbians

The British Columbians is the two-year culmination of a collaboration between Girard Knox (vocals, guitars)…read more→

The Handsome Family - Honey Moon

The Handsome Family – Honey Moon

Husband and wife Brett and Rennie Sparks (The Handsome Family) release their eighth full-length album.…read more→

Swan Lake - Enemy Mine

Swan Lake – Enemy Mine

Daniel Bejar (Destroyer, New Pornographers), Spencer Krug (Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade), and Carey Mercer (Frog…read more→

Jon Rae Fletcher - Oh, Maria

Jon Rae Fletcher – Oh, Maria

Canadian singer-songwriter Jon-Rae Fletcher’s Oh, Maria is at heart a country gospel album with touches…read more→

The Fishermen Three – Rosina on Every Balcony

The Fishermen Three – Rosina on Every Balcony

The Fishermen Three’s debut album Rosina on Every Balcony is a side project of Simon…read more→

Rodentia: The Best of Dark Roots Music

Rodentia: The Best of Dark Roots Music

Rodentia: The Best of Dark Roots Music is a fitting introductory collection of Gothic Americana…read more→

Bonnie Prince Billy – Beware

Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Beware

Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s (a.k.a Will Oldham) strengths as a songwriter and bandleader shape his latest…read more→

Musikanto – Ghost Pain

Musikanto – Ghost Pain

Musikanto, the twangy Americana singer-songwriter, independently released his solo debut album Ghost Pain – an…read more→

The Traditionist – Season to Season

The Traditionist – Season to Season

The Traditionist, the side project by Joey Barro (The Antiques), released Season To Season an…read more→

Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest

Veck-Ah-Tim-Est, the long-awaited follow-up to Grizzly Bear’s critically praised album Yellow House, chronicles a newly…read more→

Suckers – Suckers EP

Suckers – Suckers EP

The Brooklyn-based quartet Suckers echo indie pop bands of the past like the Talking Heads…read more→

Golden Boots – The Winter of Our Discotheque

Golden Boots – The Winter of Our Discotheque

Southwest band Golden Boots blends psychedelic rock, folk, and country into a sound uniquely their…read more→

Dan Zimmerman – Cosmic Patriot

Dan Zimmerman – Cosmic Patriot

Singer/songwriter and artist Dan Zimmerman is a Methodist preacher’s son who attended art school in…read more→

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