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Young Rebel Set

“The mysterious troubadours that form Young Rebel Set preach full-blooded tales of tough love, hard luck and the triumph of romance against the odds.

Every spit and sawdust jig is spun from the blood, sweat, tears, toil and glory of an extraordinary group and woven into a rousing patchwork of gritty urban folk.”

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Preorder and download Adam Franklin’s new album today

http://secondmotionrecords.com/artists/adam-franklin/i-could-sleep-for-a-thousand-years-116.html

For Swervedriver fans, Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody’s latest full length, ‘I Could Sleep For A Thousand Years’, is available for order now from Second Motion Records.

Also Adam’s 6 song acoustic set and interview for Jack Rabid’s Rabid in the Kennel can be streamed and downloaded right from their player.:

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Ex Norwegian

Ex Norwegian is an indie rock band (power pop / shoegaze) who formed in Miami Beach, FL in 2008. The band name is a Monty Python reference, and consists of Roger Houdaille (vocals and guitar), Carolina Souto (bass guitar and vocals), and Arturo Garcia (drums and vocals).

Ex Norwegian launched at the CMJ [...]

Dead Meadow

Dead Meadow met in the DC punk/indie scene, though their music draws from more faraway sources. The band formed in the fall of 1998 from the ashes of local bands The Impossible Five and Colour, when singer-guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille, and drummer Mark Laughlin set out to fuse their love of [...]

Tame Impala

Tame Impala are a three piece psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The band consists of Kevin Parker (lead guitar and vocals), Dominic Simper (bass guitar) and Jay Watson (drums and backing vocals). Their name refers to the impala, a medium sized antelope. Their musical sound draws from a wide range of influences [...]

LA based shoegaze outfit Film School premiere track from upcoming album

“Los Angeles shoegaze outfit Film School have been together for nearly a decade, and with their fourth LP ‘Fission’ coming out on July 20, the band is more congealed than ever, serving up a melodic, fervent, hazy and deeply collaborative effort. Instead of mourning the separation from their label, the band gleaned new [...]

Deerhunter – new songs live

from Deerhunter:

“Hi all,

Been a while so thought I’d let you know that there are some high quality vids of Deerhunter performing some new songs live.

See this article: http://pitchfork.com//forkcast/14149-new-songs-live-in-north-carolina/

Also, there’s various YouTube vids carrying a new song called ‘Helicopter’ which sounds very cool. Here’s a link to oe of those [...]

Preview Adam Franklin's (of Swervedriver) new album

Adam Franklin’s (from the great and influential shoegaze band Swervedriver) “Rabid In The Kennel” session with Jack Rabid from The Big Takeover, will air Wednesday, June 9 at 12 noon Eastern on BreakThruRadio.com. You can check out individual videos from this session as well. Two are up now:

http://rabidinthekennel.com/blog/video-adam-franklin-take-me-to-my-leader http://rabidinthekennel.com/blog/video-adam-franklin-yesterday-has-gone-forever

You can preview [...]

The Rags

Led by vocalist and songwriter Daniel Anderson, The Rags have built a passionately devoted following on home shores for their sophisticated blend of melodically inventive guitar-pop and razor-sharp lyrical expressiveness.

Announcing their arrival on the scene with a succession of rapturously received EP releases, The Rags return from an extended spell in the [...]

Junip giving away new EP

Junip, a collaboration of José González, Tobias Winterkorn and Elias Araya is giving away their new 4 track EP by signing up for their mailing list here.

Junip – “Rope and Summit” [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Junip will be touring the west coast this month:

June 16 – Los Angeles, [...]

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