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Fun Rock Track From Spider Bags

May 19, 2014 RayRay Leave a comment

This new jam called “Back With You Again in the World” by Spider Bags caught my ear today and I wanted to share it with you guys. It’s a fun rock tune that reminds me of The Men with a sweet Springsteen style saxophone which creates a vintage sounding number. I dig the straightforwardness and the fun that these guys appear to be having while making this music.

New album, Frozen Letter, will be available on August 6th via Merge Records.

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Twin Shadow is a Pop King

April 16, 2014 RayRay Leave a comment

I’m sure that many of you heard this powerful track somewhere else yesterday, but I don’t care, as it is just too much fun for me to not share here. Of course Mr. Twin Shadow has given us some great tunes in the past, and this one is clearly just another one to add to his hit’s catalogue. We can find more of a driving, power pop ballad here when compared to some of his more recent dancey pop tunes. I will dare you to resist the power of this song. Double dare.

Twin Shadow is currently working on the follow up to his critically aclaimed 2012 album Confess.

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Download: Twin Shadow – To The Top [MP3]

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Concord America Rock Our Face

April 3, 2014 RayRay Leave a comment

Atlanta based outfit Concord America will immediately have you take note of their music from the second you hit play on this sweet track below. Yes, “Suns Out Guns Out”, will shake you to attention if you’ve been napping recently and give you a solid injection of rock n roll into your system. The band can offer just more than punk here though, as the track meshes some nice swing/doo-wop sounds into their brand of punk rock. I’d say that the style is working out well for these guys.

Fans should pick up new EP, Suns Out Guns Out, due May 27th on Post-Echo.

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Great New Track From Criminal Hygiene

February 26, 2014 RayRay Leave a comment

If it needs to be said again, I’m a huge fan of L.A. based rockers Criminal Hygiene and their noisey, gritty, punk rock twanged sound. I believe my fandom began around this time last year when I was jamming the band’s debut, self-titled LP. Then SXSW came, and the band secured my allegiance with their high energy and raucous live show. So with all of that out of the way, the point of the post is to share with you this incredible new track by the band called “Withdrawn”. I’m hearing a bit of a more polished and focused sound from the band here, but of course they haven’t lost their punk edge. Personally, I think this is a tune that shows us a band who can really make something of themselves in the future. I’m in.

This track is on a new EP of same name that can either be streamed on bandcamp or purchased via vinyl format from Cultist.

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New Jam From Flagland

December 11, 2013 RayRay Leave a comment

Here’s an interesting new track I’m digging called “Comfortable Life” coming your way from Brooklyn based trio Flagland. The track is fairly average for about 1:56, until things really open up into a truly special moment. I won’t tell you anything else about it so you can be just as pleasantly surprised as I was near the end. Don’t ruin the ending! Seriously, stick with the song the whole way through and enjoy the badassness.

New album, Love Hard, is due out February 25th on Father/Daughter Records.

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Even More New Music From Dead Stars

May 16, 2013 RayRay Leave a comment

Okay, short and sweet here. We’ve already shared new songs “So What” and “Waste Away” from Brooklyn based outfit Dead Stars so it’s clear that we enjoy the rock n roll mentality of this group. Today we have a 3rd new song by the band called “Fractured” that should give you one hell of an idea as to what this band is all about. Power chords, heavy choruses, and rock n roll. I can get behind that.

Once again, new EP High Gain is coming out physically on June 4th via Uninhabitable Mansions.

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Download: Dead Stars – Fractured [MP3]

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More New Music From Big Deal

May 15, 2013 RayRay Leave a comment

Big Deal is a band that I took a liking to after we shared their new song “Teradoctol” with you guys a few months ago. Today we get another taste of new material with latest single “Dream Machine”. I hear sounds similar to bands like Races mixed with more electronic based groups like Purity Ring. Either way, this band is growing on me with each and every spin.

New album June Gloom will be released on June 4th via Mute Reocrds.

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New Music From The Love Language

May 13, 2013 RayRay Leave a comment

The Love Language is a band that has long been a favorite around these parts, so we deemed it necessary to share their new song with you even though we may be a little late on reporting it. This new track “Calm Down” features a bit more rock n roll, driving force behind it than what we are maybe used to from the band. I don’t really see that as a bad thing and could even call it a bit more of a grown up sound. That’s cool.

New album Ruby Red is due out July 23rd on Merge Records.

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