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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Squeeze Black Coffee In Bed Sweets From A Stranger A&M 1982. Didja know Elvis Costello sings background vocals on this? I didn't 'til just now.
Liam Finn Second Chance I'll Be Lightning Yep Roc
* Floating Action Unrobbed Floating Action self-released
* Françoiz Breut Nébuleux Bonhomme Á l'Aveuglette Groove Attack
* Deer Tick Smith Hill Born On Flag Day Partisan
* Dexateens The Ballad of Souls Departed Singlewide Skybucket Love this new album. Safe bet for my top 10 list at the end of the year.
* Patterson Hood I Understand Now Murdering Oscar (and other love songs) Ruth St. New solo album from Drive-By Truckers front man
Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares, Vladimir Ivanoff & TranceFormation Guns and Paprica From Bulgaria With Love Mesa
unknown Giusevska Racenica 7-inch Xopo 1970s 45rpm single recorded in Bulgaria. A folk dance.
Balkan Beat Box Bulgarian Chicks Balkan Beat Box JDUB feat. the "Bulgarian Chicks," Vlada Tomova and Kristin Espeland. NYC, 2005.
Värttinä Katariina (VA) Planet Soup: A Stirring Collection of Cross-Cultural Collaborations & Musical Hybrids Ellipsis Arts mixing Finnish trad. sounds and pop since 1983...
* Ghostigital Hovering Hoover Skates (VA) Made In Iceland 2 Iceland Music Export collab betw Einar Örn and Curver.
Leonid Soybelman Nur Einmal im Leben (VA) Russen Soul: Soulful Grooves from Russendisko, Berlin Trikont Russendisko is the name of a Russian-themed dance club in Berlin. 2005 comp.
The Loners Breakdown Blues Revolution! Churchkey Playing tomorrow night, 7/9, at Tir Na Nog (Raleigh). And Fri night, 7/10, at Local 506.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive Not Fragile Not Fragile Mercury 1973. Love how Eddie from The Loners uses the riff from this song in "Breakdown Blues"...
* Bombadil Pyramid Tarpits and Canyonlands Ramseur new 3rd album from these Durhamites
* Phoenix Lisztomania Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Glassnote
Prefuse 73 Trains On Top Of The Game One Word Extinguisher Warp
* Ty Segall Can't Talk Lemons Goner
* Wolfrilla Song For Jimmi (VA) The Electric Asylum Vol. 2 Past & Present
* The Driving Stupid Horror Asparagus Stories (VA) Acid Dreams - Epitaph Past & Present
* The Stereo Shoestring On The Road South (VA) Acid Dreams - Testament Past & Present
Träd, Gräs och Stenar Tegenborgsvalsen (The Waltz from Tegenborg) Träd, Gräs och Stenar Silence late 60s/early 70s Sweden
* Those Darlins Glass To You Those Darlins Oh Wow Dang new trio from Nashville
* Eilen Jewell Final Hour Sea Of Tears Signature Sounds Eilen (rhymes with "feelin") Jewell's 3rd full-length. Great voice, really fun band to watch.
* Arthur Russell Close My Eyes Love Is Overtaking Me Audika 2008
* Son Volt Cocaine and Ashes American Central Dust Rounder Normally I'm not a big Son Volt fan, but I really like this new one. In stores as of yesterday.
The Band Move Me (song sketch) The Band: A Musical History (box set) Capitol
* Levon Helm You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had Electric Dirt Vanguard New from the timeless voice (and drumbeat) of The Band. This is a Muddy Waters song.
Muddy Waters I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man Electric Mud Cadet 1968. Muddy singin' with a buncha rockers, re-doing some of his songs. Really good.
The Gourds Web Before You Walk Into It Dem's Good Beeble Munich 1996
* The Inner Space Probleme Agilok & Blubbo Wah Wah The Inner Space was precursor to Can. This was a film soundtrack to the 1968 film Agilok & Blubbo
The Inner Space Flop Pop Agilok & Blubbo Wah Wah
The Inner Space Memographie Agilok & Blubbo Wah Wah