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Imogen Heap - Eclipse (2009)
Imogen Heap’s forthcoming new album, Eclipse, is still a week away from its release, but Imogen herself just announced in a tweet that the entire album is available for listening via streaming. I’ve embedded the player below but you can also...
Lisa Mitchell - Wonder (2009)
Wonder is the debut album from 19-year-old singer-songwriter Lisa Mitchell. Born in the UK she moved to Australia at an early age and eventually went on to take part in Australian Idol at the tender age of 16. She came 6th in the competition and aft...
INNERPARTYSYSTEM - Summertime In Gameland (Mixtape- 2009)
Genre: Indie, Rock, Electro, Hip Hop, Pop, House, Mixtape MySpace | Download Mixtape . Share and Enjoy: ...
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse - Dark Night Of The Soul (2009)
Last month a mysterious poster arrived at the SPIN office advertising Dark Night of the Soul, a new album presented by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, featuring vocals from the likes of Iggy Pop, Frank Black, Flaming Lips, and the Strokes’ Juli...
Passion Pit - Manners (2009)
Starry-eyed Massachusetts D.I.Y. poppers Passion Pit have one foot in the skronky, shambling lo-fi underground and one in the flashing-lights big-room dance-pop overground. So it follows that the band would have two labels. In the U.S., they’r...
Patrick Wolf - The Bachelor (2009)
A guest spot from actress Tilda Swinton is just one of many reasons to prick up your ears and listen to this fourth album from dashing English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf. The album is comprised of two markedly different sets of songs, which begi...
TRACK LEAK: Passion Pit - Little Secrets & The Reeling
After rumors of a possible delay, Passion Pit’s new album, Manners, will be released on its original May 19th release date. Whew! Passion Pit, is the Boston based band which started as a solo project of singer/songwriter Michael Angelakos. Afte...
Sliimy - Paint Your Face (2009)
The French singer and Prince look-a-like Sliimy first created a stir on the Internet with his much-cooler-than-the-original cover of Britney Spears’ Womanizer. Since then, he’s scored a record deal with Warner music, released a perky music vid...
Esser - Braveface (2009)
Mega-quiffed Essex ska-pop troubadour and former Ladyfuzz drummer Ben Esser is the diminuitive and softly-spoken presence who writes and plays Esser’s songs and says the word “bizarre” a lot. Live, he’s joined by a band that ...
The Answering Machine - Another City Another Sorry (2009)
Having spent most of 2008 locked-up in remote North Yorkshire with Manic Street Preachers producer Dave Eringa, working on their eagerly awaited debut album, Manchester citygazers The Answering Machine are finally ready to be your new favorite band....
Tobias Fröberg - Turn Heads (2008)
This is one of the most beautiful folk pop albums I’ve come across lately. Below is a bit about what the label had to say about it…. Swedish artist Tobias Froberg has recently spent his time hanging out with friends. Not only did he log...
Steed Lord - Truth Serum (2008)
The Icelandic power-quartet and blog darlings M.E.G.A., Kali, Demo, and A.C. Banana$, a.k.a. Steed Lord, dropped their debut full-length, Truth Serum, a few months back and I haven’t been able to stop listening to it. It’s full of electro...
El Perro Del Mar - From The Valley To The Stars (2008)
El Perro Del Mar is the alter ego of Sarah Assbring. Her second album is an opus, chock full of non-traditional folk songs that explore the world at large. She’s joined at times on the record by members of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and ...
Friday Bridge - Intricacy (2007)
Friday Bridge is the musical vehicle for Ylva Lindberg and Niklas Gustafsson. The music of Friday Bridge has been described as a mixture of modern electronic pop and the pop music of the ’80s – sometimes with references to classical music, for ex...
Findlay Brown - Love Will Find You (2009)
If you have ever wished that many of the great singer-songwriters of the ‘50s and ‘60s could be channeled and brought into the 21st Century, then the music of Findlay Brown is for you. Combining the best elements of musical forefathers such as El...
Circle - Just Keep Swimming (2008)
Sydney band Circle released their debut album (under their current name) Just Keep Swimming and boy does it make me smile. It’s an album that works hard to take your mind elsewhere — and succeeds. Driven by piano, the album is a layered sing-a-lo...
Buffalo 77 - Memento (2009)
Buffalo’77 were formed about a year ago through a common love of creating and performing music.The band consists of Jay Leighton singer/songwriter/guitarist, Pete Ainge/Bass and Rob Leighton/Drums. The Band have all known each other for years, ...
Lady Sovereign - Jigsaw (2009)
Dozens of musical genres have come to favor and disappeared since Lady Sovereign’s debut Public Warning hit in 2006, and now she’s back, trying yet again to launch grime into the American mainstream with her new album, Jigsaw. The album&#...
Attack In Black - Years (By One Thousand Fingertips) (2009)
On March 10, 2009, Attack In Black will release Years (by one thousand fingertips). Tastefully blending a seductive mix of sixties pop, low-fi psychedelia, roots and punk music, the band have succeeded in producing an organic yet cohesive record that...
Plushgun - Pins and Panzers (2009)
Plushgun started like a lot of other musical projects: Singer Dan Ingala writing songs on his acoustic guitar in his “overpriced and undersized ‘bedroom’ in New York City”. He decided to go in a new direction from that point by adding edgy sy...
The Boy Least Likely To - The Law of the Playground (2009)
Everyone’s favorite ‘nursery school on crack’ (a musical genre with admittedly few members) outfit, The Boy Least Likely To, are ready to release their follow-up album to the hit 2005 debut, The Best Party Ever. That album’s t...
Bellman - Mainly Mute (2009)
Bellman (Arne-Johan Rauan) is a new but already highly saluted artist. With his tender and present vocal, he did, in 2005, spellbind the NRK Urort Jury and the Norwegian radio-audience. This secured him a third place in the Urort final 2006 which is ...
Sibrydion - Campfire Classics (2009)
Campfire Classics arrives as a first venture into English-language songs for Welsh rockers Sibrydion, who’ve thus far developed something of a cult following thanks to a string of releases in their native tongue. Cian Ciaran from Super Furry An...
Sam Kills Two - Sam Kills Two (2009)
Sam Kills Two although stemming from an indie/alternative background have the possibility of a mainstream crossover. The band’s collective range of influences include the Red House Painters, Warren Zevon, Leonard Cohen and Elliott Smith. Combin...
Art Brut - Our Parents Record Collection (B Side Collection) (2009)
I’m not sure if this is an official release, in fact I’m pretty sure it’s not. Nevertheless, Art Brut has recently put out an EP/single called Our Parents Record and that track is included here with what appears to be a collection...
Schuyler Fisk - The Good Stuff (2009)
With her vibrant voice and honest songwriting, Schuyler Fisk draws legions of fans to her music, both onstage and online, where she enjoys an active grassroots following as one of the top indie artists on MySpace. Her anticipated debut album THE GOOD...
Fanfarlo - Reservoir (2009)
Fanfarlo have completed their long-awaited debut album, ‘Reservoir’, and it’s being intially self-released, which means starting from the Valentine’s Massacre gig on Feb 14th, it can be all yours. They’ve kindly dropped a brand new mp3 from...
I Monster - A Dense Swarm Of Ancient Stars (2009)
Sheffield’s I MONSTER make their long awaited return with the release of their new album on the Twins Of Evil label. ‘A Dense Swarm Of Ancient Stars’, the follow up to 2004’s ‘Neveroddoreven’ album, was recorded in Sheffield and...
Thunderheist - Thunderheist (2009)
Thunderheist hit the same sweet spot as former Big Dada (and now Warner Bros.) group Spank Rock. However, producer Grahmzilla and rapper/vocalist Isis manage to stand out amidst a very crowded field. Grahmzilla assembles a nice slate of hard bass a...
De Rosa - Prevention (2009)
De Rosa are a band from Bellshill, Scotland. The band was formed by main songwriter Martin John Henry in the early 2000’s. They are a five piece (brothers James and Neil Woodside on bass and drums respectively, with Chris Connick on guitar and Andr...
