The Invisible Girl

Ainda sem data (e nome) definitivos para o lançamento do próximo album pertencente à colecção The Bootleg Series, Bob Dylan disponibilizou no seu site a faixa inédita ‘Dreaming of You’.

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All the tracks in one zip file: here (rapidshare)

01. The Charlatans - Acid In The Tea
02. Shy Child - Astronaut
03. Van She - Cat & The Eye
04. Broken Social Scene - Churches Under The Stairs
05. Dr. Dog - The Beach
06. Islands - Creeper
07. Ra Ra Riot - Dying Is Fine
08. Takka Takka - Everybody Say
09. Deathbot - Give It To Me
10. Setting Sun - How Long
11. The Verve - Judas
12. Matt & Kim - No More Long Years
13. The Virgins - Rich Girls
14. Film School - Lectric
15. Gnarls Barkley - Going On

Brazilian Girls

Blending exuberant beats with various elements of ‘world fusion,’ these New York transplants have made quite a buzz. Sabina Sciubba’s infectious vocals are at the forefront of the swooping harmonies, adding seductiveness to the melodies as they unfold in controlled cascades of breathy electronic pop.

Similar Artists: Astrud Gilberto, Bjork, Thievery Corporation, Stereolab, Blondie

  Brazilian Girls - Good Time.mp3

Tim Easton

Having worked with a who’s who of modern Americana (including Victoria Williams and members of Wilco and the Jayhawks), Tim Easton goes it alone, offering his most musically sparse and emotionally honest effort to date. By shying away from his famous friends, Easton comes into his own.

Similar Artists: The Jayhawks, Joe Henry

  Tim Easton - The Young Girls.mp3

Southern Backtones

If U2 came from Texas and were weaned on the Cult’s big-guitar panoramas they would be called the Southern Backtones, and they would rock. This trio has a propulsive, poppy sound while still retaining a shoegazer’s edge. Far from being mopey, the Southern Backtones make Interpol come across like four stiffs in suits.

Similar Artists: David Bowie, Joy Division, the Cult, the Doors, the Smiths

  Southern Backtones - Forever.mp3

The Dears

Montreal band the Dears pay tribute to the bygone glory days of early Smiths and ’80s modern rock, maintaining the provocative charm of those velvety, dream pop recordings. Britpop fans will approve, as this is the kind of band that could open for Suede or Pulp and sell 7-inches galore to all the kids.

Similar Artists: Morrissey, Pulp, Suede, Placebo

  The Dears - Lost In The Plot.mp3

Lanterns on the Lake

Who knew that early ‘08 would see a worldwide Mazzy Star revival movement? As though they’re British counterparts to Baltimore lovelies Beach House, Newcastle’s Lanterns on the Lake issue lazy ruminations over narcoleptic melodies. It’s dream pop worth staying awake for.

Similar Artists: Sigur Ros, Mazzy Star, Explosions in the Sky, Joni Mitchell, The Delgados

  Lanterns on the Lake - I Always Knew.mp3

The Weakerthans

Who knew that early ‘08 would see a worldwide Mazzy Star revival movement? As though they’re British counterparts to Baltimore lovelies Beach House, Newcastle’s Lanterns on the Lake issue lazy ruminations over narcoleptic melodies. It’s dream pop worth staying awake for.

Similar Artists: Death Cab For Cutie, Propagandhi, Sunday’s Best

  The Weakerthans - Sun In An Empty Room.mp3

Theresa Andersson

There’s garden-variety DIY, and then there’s Theresa Andersson. Despite, or perhaps because of, her ultra down-home recording tactics (a kitchen studio, a "vibraphone" made from bottles), the Swedish songstress has cut a disc of enough warmth and nuance to put fancy engineers to shame.

Similar Artists: Kimberly Manning, Nellie McKay, Maria Fattoruso, Kendra Foster

  Theresa Andersson - Na Na Na (Empty Heart).mp3

Emily Jane White

The smoky, lived-in-bars vocals of Chan Marshall, the hollow mumbles of Annie Clark, the keening abstractions of Neko Case–pick your favorite indie-pop songstress, and SF’s White will evoke something about her. Which is sort of besides the point: "Dark Undercoat" sees White strike out on her own.

Similar Artists: Cat Power, Scout Niblett, Liz Janes, Tara Jane O’Neill

  Emily Jane White - Wild Tigers I Have Known.mp3

Laura Marling

Marling is a remarkably self-possessed British teen songstress, and so the temptation to file her with Allen and Nash is great. But she is more interesting by degrees. Debut "Alas I Cannot Swim" is a tart and enveloping set that evokes great scene intellects like Leslie Feist.

Similar Artists: Feist, Martha Wainwright, Julie Sokolow, Jonna Lee, Basia Bulat, Joan as Police Woman, Regina Spektor, Lily Allen

  Laura Marling - I’m A Fly.mp3

I Scream Ice Cream

Danish musician, Jesper Mortensen, one half of Junior Senior, is I Scream Ice Cream. Taking the most interesting aspects of pop music, "Trust Tissue" features Jesper’s signature punchy hooks and dance-friendly sound.

  I Scream Ice Cream - Trust Tissue.mp3

Obi Best

When she’s not moonlighting as back-up singer for acclaimed retro-pop group the Bird and the Bee (Bluenote), Alex Lilly is masterminding the fanciful pop of Obi Best. With the help of a few Los Angeles-based friends and a sensibility that’s as at home with Stereolab as it is with Prokofiev, Lilly conjures music that’s complex and catchy — think geometry, double-dutch, and animated spin art. Obi Best’s debut album, Capades, is a rich tapestry of piano, airy electronica, refined rock and panoramic beats deftly punctuated by bells and chirps and otherworldly sounds. Ranging from melodic and ethereal to rollicking and fun, the album inhabits a lush universe where fantasy and reality live side by side; here, Tokyo lies just around the block from Stockholm, youth and wisdom hold hands, magic seems to grow on trees. Guiding the tour are Lilly‘s clarion vocals, which call to mind Feist, or Karen Carpenter (with more traction). Singing about bygone eras, nasty neighbors, lovers’ covert ancestry, and the inadequacy of language all with disarming frankness, Lilly is both wide-eyed and watchful. It‘s this odd pairing of innocence and worldliness, combined with Lilly’s irreverence and sass as a live performer, that makes Obi Best one of the more intriguing projects to come out of LA’s music scene in recent years.

Similar Artists: The Bird and the Bee

  Obi Best - Nothing Can Come Between Us.mp3

Artist: The Sugars
Album: The Curse of the Sugars
Release Date: 19.08.2008

Website: www.thesugars.co.uk
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thesugars

BLACK FRIDAY

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Artist: Kristoffer Ragnstam
Album: Wrong Side of the Room
Release Date: 19.08.2008

Website: www.ragnstam.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ragnstam

SWING THAT TAMBOURINE

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Artist: Sunset
Album: The Glowing City
Release Date: 15.07.2008
Style: Indie Rock
Website: http://sunsetsblogtime.blogspot.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/lobosunset
MP3: MP3 Sunset - When Perfect Flames Expire

* Stream the whole album at lastfm or imeem

Artist: Plastic Heroes
Album: Escape The Lower End
Release Date: 07.07.2008
Style: Rock
Website: www.plasticheroes.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/plasticheroes
MP3: MP3 Plastic Heroes - Fifteen Years

Video:

Plastic Heroes - Everyday (Is For You)

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Artist: Lonely Drifter Karen
Album: Grass Is Singing
Release Date: 10.06.2008
Style: Folk
Myspace: www.myspace.com/lonelydrifterkaren
MP3: MP3 Lonely Drifter Karen - Casablanca

Artist: Albert Hammond Jr
Album: ¿Como Te Llama?
Release Date: 08.07.2008
Style: Indie Rock
Website: www.alberthammondjr.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/alberthammondjr
MP3: MP3 Albert Hammond, Jr. - Rocket