This Boston based Bluegrass band actually just put out an EP this year, but it's seven songs long, so I'm throwing it in here. They are a delightful band and if you haven't heard them before, you should check out their other offerings. I've played them on the show a few times this year. The fact that they do a bluegrass cover of a Postal Service song is just a bonus.
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These guys are out of Glasgow, Scotland and produce electronic pop. The band consists of Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook, and Martin Doherty. This has probably been my favorite electronic band of the year and falls into the, "why wasn't I listening to this earlier this year?" category.
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Hanni is a skateboarder by trade, but his music, obviously drew me to him. Sort of a blues, garage rock sound with punk and psychedelia thrown in. I just love this album. He grew up in San Francisco, but now resides in LA. Dan Auerbach produced this album and you can hear the influence.
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This is this Melbourne, Australia band's first full length and if this is any indication of what is to come from them, I am excited. An indie folk band, they formed in 2009 and have released two EP's prior to this year. I look forward to seeing them live.
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Guards is a New York based three piece that make catchy rock and roll. The band consists of Richie Follin, Loren Humphrey and Kaylie Church and this is their debut album.
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Brian Harding and Amalie Bruun comprise this Brooklyn based outfit. This is their debut as well and I would classify them as dream pop, but there is a lot more going on in this record. It's a great debut and shows that the band has a lot of promise in the future.
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This band has reached worldwide acclaim in a very short time. Part of them reside in Portland, Oregon and the other part in Auckland, New Zealand. The lineup is singer, guitarist and songwriter Ruban Nielson, bassist Jake Portrait and drummer Riley Geare. Uniquely haunting and utterly just brilliant, these guys produce music that borrows from 60's psychedelia.
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Australia is putting out some great electronic pop bands and this one is no exception. This is the third attempt at producing a full length album for this quintet and I'm glad it was a charm as opposed to a strike. Lots of new wave influence on this album, just try to sit still. These guys are like The Naked and Famous, Fiery Furnaces and Empire of the Sun.
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The White Buffalo is Jake Smith. Oregon born and southern California raised, his influences are punk,(seriously, why is this a thing?), Tom Waits and Waylon Jennings. His lyrics hit home just like Frank Turner and the string instruments with his smoky voice are just heaven. And he has an animated video, so it's all win.
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Part psych, part folk, part pop, these Seattle rockers have quite an extensive lineup. The band consists of: Chris Cheveyo – lead guitar/composer, Rabia Shaheen Qazi – lead vocalist, Richie Rekow – bass/ 1st male vocalist, Nils Petersen – rhythm guitar/2nd male vocalist, Pat Schowe – drums, David Davila – piano/organ, Veronica Dye – flute. They were in Norman this year and did a Vdub session.
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