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2013 releases

Will Varley – Weddings & Wars (An 8-Bit History Of The World)

Really, really digging this tune from Will Varley.

Weddings & Wars is off Will’s second album, As the Crow Flies, which came out late last year.

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Candy Robbers – 1000 Miles

This tune from Candy Robbers, “1000 Miles” has got me all kinds of excited. It’s a little… I don’t know… restrained, maybe? But definitely hints like there could be lots of awesomeness to come from these guys. Keep an eye out for them in the future.

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Mo Lowda and the Humble – The Way Home

So I totally slept on these dudes last year, when their debut album, “Curse the Weather” was released – but I’m making up for that quick smart right now. Mo Lowda and the Humble play this awesome type of groove-based rock and roll that you don’t hear too often these days, and for whatever reason put me in mind of early-school, Thixotropic-era “The Low Life”. Which, I should point out, is a great thing.

You can stream the whole “Curse the Weather” album on Bandcamp, and if you dig it, purchase for the bargain sum of $5. As a taster, here’s the album opener, “The Way Home”.

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Canon Logic – Mountain

Yeah, I know we’re going back to 2013 with this one. So what? It’s a cracking tune still… dig it.

You can download the track from the band’s website here, for free. Because they’re cool like that.

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Jared & The Mill – Western Expansion

So, I totally slept on these dudes in 2013, but 2014 is seeing me hit Jared & The Mill’s debut album, “Western Expansion”, super hard.

There’s an energy in this album that’s just simply irrepressible, particulary in the opening trio of tracks, “Breathe Me In”, “Returning Half” and “In our Youth”, which – as an album opening – is just crazy strong. The album may lose its way temporarily in the second half, but as a debut album, Western Expansion is really, really exciting. Get on these guys now.

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Wild Child – Crazy Bird

So, the video is totally out there. But tell you what, this is a great, great tune from Austin-based outfit Wild Child.

“Crazy Bird” is off Wild Child’s second album, The Runaround, which was one of 2013’s hidden gems.

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Matthew Mole – Take Yours, I’ll Take Mine

South Africa, you have been seriously holding out on me since I left. Where did Matthew Mole come from? How long have you been hiding this dude from me? Because he’s nothing short of brilliant.

Matthew hails from Cape Town, and released his debut LP, The Home We Built, last year, when it – apparently – became an iTunes No.1 album – the first time a native South African had ever reached the top spot. And – apparently – I missed it. If you did too, take this opportunity to put Matthew Mole firmly on your radar.

 

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The National Parks – Ghosts

This is why I write this blog. This song. This band.

I miss finding songs that hit me in the gut. It’s an all-too-far-uncommon occurrence these days. But Ghosts, from The National Parks, did just that. This tune has just got deep into my head tonight, and I can’t stop humming along with that chorus.

The National Parks released Young, the album this track comes from, last year in 2013. I slept on it then, but certainly won’t be sleeping on any of their stuff in the future. Their single from this year, “As We Ran”, is beautiful too.