Woods – “To Clean”
(MTV.com says “tight and beautifully lighthearted ghostly folkish songs”)
Future of the Left – “Arming Eritrea”
(ex-Mclusky)
Ear Pwr – “Future Eyes”
(Blistering thumpers with infectious melodies, Disco chants with wild-eyed electro anthems)
Ganglians – “Lost Words”
(pure naive headphone acid pop to drive to)
Phenomenal Handclap Band – “15 to 20”
(Rolling Stone says “summer’s first party jam… wildly catchy”)
The Silent Years – “Madame Shocking”
(dreamy keys and strings beside soaring melodies)
These United States – “Honor Amongst Thieves”
(unbridled rock and roll exuberance: ringing guitars, thundering drums, desperate yearning bordering on hope)
Steinbeck – “Possessions (Not the One By Danzig)”
(from Atom and His Package tribute CD)
Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound – “By the Rippling Green”
(a soundtrack for strange days and futures bright and bleak)
Japandroids – “Young Hearts Spark Fire”
(Pitchfork says, “distortion-cranked garage-rock anthems about fleeting youth”)
Discovery – “Orange Shirt”
(Vampire Weekend / Ra Ra Riot side project)