today's my birthday. here's my present to you.

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Fergus & Geronimo.

"If Berry Gordy Jr. got sick of Detroit and moved to Denton he would be sitting in the sunny garden of the house that Tamla built, listening to the kids in the DIY punk band next door muffled through the wall of the basement. He’d go round with some Tammy and Marv vinyls for them and the next day they would have transformed into Fergus & Geronimo" 

They come out on Transparent this Autumn...

Fergus & Geronimo - Tell It (In My Ear)

Sharon Van Etten. 

"This coming Tuesday Language of Stone Records will released the debut full length from Brooklyn songstress Sharon Van Etten. For quite some time New York has been spoiled by the power of Sharon's voice and her sensitive and beautiful songs, but I have a feeling that as soon as Because I Was In Love is released the secret will be out and other places will be clamoring for a little more Sharon Van Etten in their lives."

Sharan Van Etten - Consolation Prize

Black Moth Super Rainbow.

"Their lo-fi, writhy grooves have stepped up to a studio album debut (complete with live drummer), Eating Us (May 26th, 2009), a recording they call their 'dark bubblegum freakout for 2009' produced by Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips).

Here's the track from the new release, Eating Us, which sits among ten other juicy nuggets from Bubble Gum Animals to Tooth Decay:

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Born On A Day The Sun Didn't Rise"

John Vanderslice. 

"The irony here is that as John Vanderslice’s character sings about his need to leave his life behind and go it alone, his voice is shadowed by that of a woman, and the tune itself is open and inviting, like a futuristic campfire song. He sounds as though he is trying to talk himself into the decision, and can barely stand the thought of feeling so alone, even if he’s halfway there."

John Vanderslice - D.I.A.L.O. 

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