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CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH // S-T (S/R)
DEBUT LP REMASTERED & REISSUED. MELODIC, EXUBERANT INIDIE ROCK/NEW WAVE W/ WAILING, COOING VOCALS, SYNTH WASHES, FIZZY GUITARS & HARMONICA PLAY: 2, 6, 7, 8, 10 RIY: ARCADE FIRE, NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL, YO LA TENGO, MODEST MOUSE

SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN (POLYVINYL)
90’S INFLUENCED GUITAR-DRIVEN POWER-POP. SUNNY & FUZZY MELODIES W/ PUNCH & ENERGY, SHOEGAZEY DISTORTION. PLAY: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 FCC: 1 RIYL: WEEZER, SUPERCHUNK, PIXIES, SONIC YOUTH

DAWES // ALL YOUR FAVORITE BANDS (HUB)
LYRICALLY-MINDED FOLK ROCK 4TH LP.THE MOST LIVE-SOUNDING W/ SPACE, SWAGGER, ANALOG GLOW, ELEC GUITAR RIFFS, SLOW BALLADS & 70’S LAUREL CANYON VIBES. PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 RIYL: DEERTICK, JACKSON BROWNE, FLEET FOXES, DECEMBERISTS

THE ACORN // VIEUX LOUP (PAPER BAG)
DARK ELECTRO-SOUL TO MINIMAL DIRGE-FOLK, EXPERIMENTAL DISCO, ANALOG NOISE, LANGUID IMPROVISATIONS. PLAY: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 RIYL: SUFJAN STEVENS, GRIZZLY BEAR, THE ALBUM LEAF

ACTIVE CHILD // MERCY (VAGRANT)
2NDLP. EMOTIONAL & POWERFUL YET SOOTHING & MEDITATIVE TRACKS WRITTEN ON HARP & PIANO. ELECTRONIC, AMBIENT, GLITCHY & WITCHY R&B-POP W/ LAYERED VOCALS. PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 RIYL: PURITY RING, GRIMES

STRANGE LOT // ANOTHER MIND (STRANGE RECORDS)
PSYCH GARAGE BET. THE 60’S SURF ROCK & TAME IMPALA, CLASSIC ENNIO MORRICONE SOUNDTRACKS. HEAVY & HAZY W/ POST-PUNK STOMP. PLAY: 1-7, 10 RIYL: ALLAH-LAS, DEAD GHOSTS, GROWLERS, TIJUANA PANTHERS

KID WAVE // WONDERLUST (HEAVENLY)
LONDON-VIA-SWEDEN 4PC. 90’S INDIE ROCK, SHOEGAZE DREAM-POP. LO-FI & CALIFORNIA SUNNY W/ DISTORTION & FEMALE VOCALS. PLAY: 1-5, 7, 11 RIYL: BEST COAST, COURTNEY BARNETT, DUM DUM GIRLS, RAVEONETTES

JIM O’ROURKE // SIMPLE SONGS (DRAG CITY)
LUSH COMPLEX POP-ROCK W/ 70’S SINGER/SONGWRITER HEAVY ORCHESTRATION: CASCADING PIANO, DANCING GUITAR LEADS, HORNS & STRINGS. PLAY: 1-4, 8 RIYL: BILL CALLAHAN, STEELY DAN, SAM PREKOP, LOOSE FUR

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA // MULTI-LOVE (JAGJAGUWAR)
60’S/80’S PSYCH-SOUL BALLADS. DENSELY LAYERED EXPLORING SYNTHS OVER GUITARS W/ HORNS & DISCO BASS BOUNCE. PLAY: 1-8 RIYL: FOXYGEN, ARIEL PINK, PART TIME, PRINCE

MICHAEL VIDAL // DREAM CENTER (COUPLE SKATE)
FORMER ABE VIGODA MEMBER LOOPING BEAUTIFUL GUITAR-POP W/ DEEP EMOTIONAL SHADES, SWOONING VOCALS, CRYSTALLINE INSTRUMENTALS. PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 6 RIYL: ABE VIGODA, PORCHES, MORRISSEY, WILD BEATS, MAJICAL CLOUDZ

ELVIS DEPRESSEDLY // NEW ALHAMBRA (RUN FOR COVER)
DUO W/ A MEMBER OF COMA CINEMA. SELF-HEALING MELANCHOLIC NOISE-GUITAR POP ON VINTAGE MINIMAL EQUIPMENT. PLAY: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 FCC: 9 RIYL: MAC DEMARCO, ELLIOTT SMITH, EMPEROR X , PREFAB SPROUT

KATHRYN CALDER // S-T (FILE UNDER MUSIC)
3RD LP FROM MEMBER OF THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS. ETHEREAL & EXPANSIVE CHAMBER TWEE-POP W/ DREAMY ATMOSPHERICS, WARM & PERSONAL VOCALS. PLAY: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 RIYL: BELLE & SEBASTIAN, BEACH HOUSE, FEIST

SUMMER CAMP // BAD LOVE (MOSHI MOSHI)
LONDON DUO W/ DISTORTED Â GUITARS, BATTERED SYNTHS & NOSTALGIA. DREAMY KRAUTROCK, SPARKLY ANGSTY CATCHY POP. PLAY: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9 RIYL: CULTS, TENNIS, SLOW CLUB, AU REVOIR SIMONE

PATRICK WATSON // LOVE SONGS FOR ROBOTS (SECRET CITY)
INTIMATE LUSH ETHEREAL, ENTRANCING & HEADY WHISPER-FOLK/POP FROM MONTREAL. PIANO-DRIVEN, ABSTRACT GUITAR SOLOS & FUZZY GUITAR RIFFS. PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10 RIYL: SUFJAN STEVENS, early PLANTS & ANIMALS, IRON & WINE, BON IVER

JOANNA GRUESOME // PEANUT BUTTER (SLUMBERLAND)
HARDCORE & JANGLY-POP INFLUENCED WELSH 5-PC. BRIGHT RIFFS, SQUALLS OF FEEDBACK, YELPS & SCREAMS. PLAY: 1-5, 7, 8 FCC: 6, 10 RIYL: SPEEDY ORTIZ, EVANS THE DEATH

FLYYING COLOURS // EP X 2 (SHELFLIFE)
80’S/90’S-INFLUENCED AUSTRALIA SHOEGAZE-PSYCH. LUSH-HUSH VOCALS LAYERED NOISE, TEXTURED GUITAR LOOPS, DARKWAVE GROOVES. PLAY: 1, 2, 4, 57, 8 RIYL: MY BLOODY VALENTINE, LUSH , RIDE, SONIC YOUTH

MICHELLE BLADES // ATARAXIA (MIDNIGHT SPECIAL)
PREVIOUSLY ORCHESTRAL-FOLK, NOW MORE ELECTRIC GUITAR-DISTORTED POWER CHORDS, SALSA RHYTHMS, FUZZY PUNK & STRINGS. PLAY: 3, 4, 6, 7 FCC: 2 RIYL: ST VINCENT, TORRES, JESSICA LEE MAYFIELD

TIMBRE // SUN & MOON (S/R)
SINGER/SONGWRITER W/ ANGELIC COOS OVER HARP, VIOLIN, TRIANGLE. ETHEREAL, EMOTIONAL, POETIC LYRICS. PLAY: 2, 3, 4, 8, 10 RIYL: OWN PALLETT, JOANNA NEWSOM, S. CAREY

MINIBOONE // BAD SPORTS (ERNEST JENNING)
POST-BRITISH INVASION POWER-POP W/ INDIE ROCK SLACKER & 90’S R&B VIBES. PEPPY ROCK W/ ELVIS COSTELLO GROOVES. PLAY: 1, 2, 5, 8, 11 FCC: 4 RIYL: THE VACCINES, FUTUREHEADS, FOALS, MACCABEES

COLIN STETSON & SARAH NEUFELD // NEVER WERE THE WAY SHE WAS
HORN & VIOLIN DUO INSTRUMENTALS. EXPANSIVE SONICS, MULTI-STRUCTURED, GROWLING & PULSING W/ VOICINGS, POLYRHYTHMS, DARK DRONES, SEA-SAW WALTZ. PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 RIYL: BELL ORCHESTRE, OWEN PALLETT

CROCODILES // BOY (ZOO MUSIC)
BIZARRO PSYCH-POP, INFLUENCED BY THEIR RECORDING IN MEXICO CITY: SALSA-PUNK, NOISY FUZZY GUITARS MESH W/ LATIN RHYTHMS, LUSH SOUNDSCAPES, POLYRHYTHMIC PERCUSSION, REVERB. AMAZING! PLAY: 1-6, 8 RIYL: DUM DUM GIRLS, HAUNTED HEARTS, JESUS & MARY CHAIN, HUNX & HIS PUNX

MAC MCCAUGHAN // NON-BELIEVERS (MERGE)
SUPERCHUNK FRONTMAN SOLO LP. HIS 80’S NEW WAVE, POST-PUNK INSPIRED LP W/ DRUM MACHINES & SYNTHS, FUZZY GUITARS. BREEZY & BOUNCY INDIE ROCK ALSO. PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10 RIYL: SUPERCHUNK, NEW ORDER, WILD NOTHING

JACCO GARDNER // HYPNOPHOBIA (POLYVINYL)
BAROQUE PSYCH-POP W/ VINATGE INSTRUMENTS & LUSH INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS: WURLITZER PIANO, HARPSICHORD, MELLOTRONS. PLAY: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 RIYL: SYD BARRETT, JOHN MAUS, FOXYGEN, THE ALLAH-LA’S

GROUNDERS // GROUNDERS (NEVADO)
DENSE, INTRICATE, DREAMY, WOOZY POP W/ GAUZY KRAUT & PSYCH ROCK. REPETITIVE SYNTH RIFFS & CATCHY MELODIES. PLAY: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 RIYL: TAME IMPALA, MEW, THE HORRORS, WUNDER WUNDER, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE

ESKIMEAUX // OK (DOUBLE DOUBLE WHAMMY)
MEMBER OF FRANKIE COSMOS. CALMING RELAXED MELODIES WRAPPED IN BEDROOM RECORDING ATMOSPHERE. BEAT-DRIVEN SYNTH-POP W/ BREATHY VOCALS. MITSKI ON BACKING VOCALS. PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 FCC: 4 RIYKL: FRANKIE COSMOS, TOOTHACHE, MITSKI