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The last track off of the new release from Birch and Meadow, entitled "Butterflies And Graves". Out on Time Released Sound in two versions, in mid July...

Birch And Meadow......."Butterflies And Graves"

The second single from Budo's solo record The Finger and The Moon, available now for free download: http://budo.bandcamp.com/

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Written, produced, recorded, and mixed by Budo
Mastered by Bruce Templeton at Magneto Mastering

Photo by Stacy Jacobsen

Berlin

A track from the album "Ganymede" out soon on Constellation Tatsu.

Jonas Reinhardt - Skeptical Seventh Sun

From the album, 'Public Flowers,' out now on Second Language Music  : http://www.secondlanguagemusic.com/


Robin Saville - In Konik Mokkin

Native State by Jess Williamson 
out January 28th, 2014 on Brutal Honest

Limited first pressing of 300 hand-numbered vinyl records

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Native State

From his forthcoming debut LP out January 28th, 2014 on Trouble In Mind Records. www.troubleinmindrecs.com

Morgan Delt - Obstacle Eyes

The first single and the title track from my new album 'Displaced' due for release in March 2014.

Displaced

RIYL: Other Lives, Daughter, Wye Oak, Camera Obscura, Au Revoir Simone

Release Date: April 8, 2014

Contact: Alyssa at TeamClermont dot com

More info: http://teamclermont.com/roster/17047/the-honey-trees

Four years. That’s how long California dreamy-pop duo The Honey Trees’ debut LP has been in the making. Such a careful, diligent, even leisurely pace is virtually unheard of in today’s music landscape, where the hype machine churns ever faster. But The Honey Trees weren’t looking for hype; they were looking for magic. And magic takes time.

With Bright Fire, Becky Filip and Jacob Wick finally cast their charm. Ambling and melodic, The Honey Trees’ latest collection of songs conjures a world filled with golden-hour sunlight and meadows echoing with birdsong. The lyrics, rich with imagery of the natural world, are nestled in warm, lush production from Jeremy Larson, (Mutemath, Sleeping At Last, Switchfoot, Sucre) with whom the band spent a month recording in Springfield, MO, last year.

“He essentially took our music to another world,” the band says of Larson. “He helped us achieve the magical, dreamy, otherworldliness we always strive for when writing music.”

Building on the songwriting skill and bell-clear voices they showcased in their 2009 EP, Wake the Earth, (recorded with The Civil Wars producer, Charlie Peacock) The Honey Trees have grown into a fuller sound, embellishing tracks like the mournful “Siren” with cascading strings and populating Bright Fire with little bursts of horns and other trimmings. As always, however, the vocals are the backbone of every song, with Becky’s crystalline voice sharing duties with Jacob’s smooth tenor and effortless falsetto as they explore themes of love and loss.

Bright Fire is a big-hearted, generous album. And it’s no wonder. Everything The Honey Trees do is a labor of love — from the songs they craft “to let people know they’re cared for no matter what,” to their merch and album art, which Becky, an illustrator, and Jacob, a graphic designer, make themselves. The magic they poured into Bright Fire may have been a long time coming, but it was worth the wait. The Honey Trees are enchanting.

The Honey Trees -  "Nightingale"

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Nothing - Bent Nail

Flight for Freedom, A Tribute to Harriet Tubman, for Creative Flute and Orchestra, performed by Chicago Composers Orchestra December 10, 2011 at Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago with flute soloist Nicole Mitchell.

Flight for Freedom for Creative Flute and Orchestra

Taken from AMB1401 E.P. released on Apollo Records. bit.ly/1hhmfcQ

Breaks My Heart Each Time

Private stream of All the Kids by Iska Dhaaf from the album Even the Sun Will Burn. Out 3/11 on Brick Lane Records

All the Kids by Iska Dhaaf

After years of writing and performing, Ava Luna has refined their doo-wop soul meets punk-as-fuck aesthetic into something bold and glaringly defiant in today's indie music landscape. Following the release of their critically lauded first proper full-length Ice Level, the band spent an intense 2-week period writing and recording in upstate New York. Unlike previous efforts that were meticulously mapped out, the songs that would become Electric Balloon were "…a family effort." according to frontman Carlos Hernandez. For the new album, former Columbia composition student Hernandez relinquished the reins a bit, opting for a more organic approach to writing the material for what would become Electric Balloon. As Hernandez explains, it was a "…birth of confidence. I grew closer to my bandmates, began to see the roles of a family playing out. Ethan cooks dinner for all of us, we make lewd jokes, and then 'after-dinner storytelling' takes the form of playing music." 

In the wake of Ice Level, Ava Luna's sharp edges have melted away just enough, making it easier to connect with their no-wave grooves and soaring harmonies. Distilling everything from James Chance and ESG to contemporaries like Dirty Projectors and Of Montreal, Ava Luna have landed on an aggressively unique sound that still manages to be accessible. Hernandez goes on to explain "…the stories and moments here are clearer, as in a conversation. The moment appears, you grab it with your hands, screw the lid on the mason jar. There was no tweaking, no second-guessing. Julian's mantra for the process: 'First thought best thought.'….And for my part, I sing my best about encounters, friendships, some moments beautiful and others painful. A bike shop manager in New Orleans, a derelict porch on Brighton Beach, a yellow sweater in a kitchen in the Catskills, a water duct in the New Mexico desert…"

You can buy the LP here: http://westernvinyl.com/shop/

Ava Luna - PRPL

Last Ditch Legacy

"Casper" is Russian's first single from "Agent Cooper", her new album, available worldwide 24th February. 

Visit http://www.russianred.es/uk for more info.

For a limited period of time, sign up on her mailing list (https://www.russianred.es/uk/newsletter-en) and get a free download of "Michael P", one of the tracks included in "Agent Cooper".

Casper

Russian Red - Casper

Taken from the album 'Ett' released as LP and Download

Klara Lewis 'Shine' (eMEGO 190)

"Historia" from the new album "Building Instrument" out March 7th 2014

Pre-order at iTunes here: http://georiot.co/williamonyeaborwhat
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"WHAT?! - William Onyeabor Remixed" will be dropping on vinyl only for Record Store Day, April 19. Made in collaboration with Moog, it features a series of fantastic Onyeabor covers and remixes by Hot Chip, JD Twitch (Optimo), Daphni, Joakim, Justin Strauss, The Vaccines, Scientist and many more.

Side A
Hot Chip - Atomic Bomb (cover)
The Vaccines - Do You Want A Man (Remix: John Hill, Rich Costey. Re-work of Heaven and Hell)

Side B 
Justin Strauss & Bryan Mette - Body and Soul (Whatever/Whatever remix)
Joakim ft. Akwetey (Dragons of Zynth) - Good Name (cover)

Side C
JD Twitch (Optimo) - Why Go To War? (cover)
Daphni - Ye Ye (Re- work of When The Going Is Smooth & Good; Courtesy of Merge Records & Daphni aka Caribou [Dan Snaith]) 
Javelin - Heave and Hell (remix)

Side D 
David Terranova - Body and Soul (remix)
Policy - Something You Will never Forget (remix)
Scientist - Body and Soul (remix)

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William Onyeabor vs. Hot Chip - Atomic Bomb

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