Abner Trio
“You’re Gorgeous, Believe It!” (mp3)
from “The Giant Crushes You”
(Joyful Noise Recordings)

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Ra Ra Riot
“Boy” (mp3)
from “The Orchard”
(Arts & Crafts)

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Pacifika
“Chocolate” (mp3)
from “SuperMagique”
(Six Degrees Records)

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Bear In Heaven
“Lovesick Teenagers” (mp3)
from “Beast Rest Forth Mouth”
(Hometapes)

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Cheikh Lo
“Jamm” (mp3)
from “Jamm”
(World Circuit)

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Yair Yona
“Brave Walls” (mp3)
from “Remember”
(Strange Attractors Audio House)

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Brooklyn based rockers Bear In Heaven have had quite a run over the last 10 months since the original release of their highly praised LP Beast Rest Forth Mouth. From a Pitchfork Best New Music accolade, to a non-stop Europe and US tour schedule and a busy SXSW week including the IODA Opening Day Bash, these guys have vaulted onto the scene. Their newest effort, Beast Rest Forth Mouth, is sure to add to their momentum and secure their place in the indie community.

The Story of Bear In Heaven from Hometapes’ website: “Bear in Heaven started out as Jon Philpot, alone, in a studio, after hours, in Atlanta Georgia. Then he moved to New York and it was him, all alone, in his room, unemployed, trying to figure out how to make music in his bedroom and get a job. Then comes along James Elliott, a friend of friends from Table of the Elements. They became friends, drank many drinks and went to Europe with Presocratics. James started The Social Registry with Rich Zerbo, left TSR and made music under the name Ateleia. Around that same time, Sadek Bazarra moved to New York with his company GHAVA. Jon and Sadek hung out, talked about girls, art and music. Adam Wills was soon to follow. Jon and Adam worked together at the studio in Atlanta. The first day Adam was in NYC he knew more people than Jon did in a year. Soon all the friends came together and Jon finished some songs. Old friend Scott Herren released “Tunes Nextdoor to Songs” A short album. Some call it an EP. Excitement was in the air and they started playing the songs. Sort of. At that time, the group consisted of everyone minus Joe Stickney, plus guitarist David Daniell. Joe was an old friend of Adam. He played drums with Paul Duncan and liked Jon’s drum kit. Joe jumped in, David jumped out, they started writing songs and now I present to you Bear in Heaven.”

And because we know you love free samples, check out these promotracks, fresh out the oven for your listening pleasure:
Bear In Heaven
“Lovesick Teenagers” (mp3)
from “Beast Rest Forth Mouth”
(Hometapes)

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Bear In Heaven
“Ultimate Satisfaction” (mp3)
from “Beast Rest Forth Mouth”
(Hometapes)

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“Lovesick Teenagers”

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Bear in Heaven have trapped echos, tremors, winds, and fading light. They’ve redefined time, and folded it. They’ve unbuttoned sound, and realigned it. Within four walls in Brooklyn, Jon Philpot, Adam Wills, Sadek Bazaara, and Joe Stickney mined the democracy of their collaboration, plus the endless hours of stream-of-consciousness recorded documentation of rehearsals over the past years, to conceive the crystalline form of Beast Rest Forth Mouth, their second album, their exaltation. Catch them on tour on the following dates:
Sep 7 – Cannery Ballroom : Nashville, TN
Sep 8 – Masquerade Music Park : Atlanta, GA
Sep 9 – Club at Firestone : Orlando, FL
Sep 11 – Lincoln Theatre : Raleigh, NC
Sep 12 – Rock and Roll Hotel : Washington, DC
Sep 29 – Castaways : Ithaca, NY
Sep 30 – La Salla Rossa : Montréal, Québec, CANADA
Oct 9 – Austin City Limits : Austin, TX
Oct 26 – Brillobox : Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 27 – Magic Stick : Detroit, MI
Oct 28 – The Bishop : Bloomington, IN
Oct 29 – Lincoln Hall : Chicago, IL
Oct 30 – Grinnell College : Grinnell, IA
Nov 2 – Crocodile : Seattle, Washington
Nov 3 – Doug Fir Lounge : Portland, OR
Nov 5 – The Independant : San Francisco, CA
Nov 7 – Troubadour : West Hollywood, CA
Nov 9 – Casbah : San Diego, CA
Nov 10 – Club Congress : Tucson, AZ
Nov 13 – Spanish Moon : Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 16 – The Southern : Charlottesville, VA
Nov 17 – Johnny Brenda’s : Philadelphia, PA
Nov 18 – The Middle East Downstairs : Boston, MA
Nov 19 – Music Hall of Williamburg : Brooklyn, NY

Ra Ra Riot
“Boy” (mp3)
from “The Orchard”
(Arts & Crafts)

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Ra Ra Riot is Milo Bonacci, Alexandra Lawn, Wesley Miles, John Pike, Mathieu Santos, and Rebecca Zeller. The Orchard is 10 bittersweet, endearing and ultimately stunning offerings. The Orchard follows the band’s debut full-length, The Rhumb Line, which was hailed by such publications as Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and Exclaim! They are currently on tour, so go see them at the following shows:
Aug 27 – Funk ‘n Waffles : Syracuse, NY
Aug 28 – Molson Canadian Amphitheater (w/ Tegan & Sara) : Toronto, Ontario , CA
Sep 5 – Bumbershoot Festival @ The Seattle Center : Seattle, WA
Sep 9 – MUSICFESTNW : Portland, OR
Sep 12 – End of the Road Festival @ Larmer Tree Gardens : Salisbury, Wilts, UK
Sep 18 – The Cracker Factory : Geneva, New York
Sep 21 – Bowery Ballroom : New York, NY
Sep 22 – Bowery Ballroom : New York, NY
Sep 23 – Music Hall of Williamsburg : Brooklyn, NY
Sep 24 – Music Hall of Williamsburg : Brooklyn, NY
Sep 27 – Pearl Street : Northampton, MA
Sep 28 – Toad’s Place : New Haven, CT
Sep 29 – The Met : Providence, Rhode Isla
Oct 1 – Royale : Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 2 – Trocadero : Philadelphia, PA
Oct 3 – Diesel : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oct 4 – Blind Pig : Ann Arbor, Michigan
Oct 5 – Metro : Chicago, Illinois
Oct 7 – Varsity Theatre : Minneapolis, MN
Oct 8 – Waiting Room : Omaha, Nebraska
Oct 9 – The Granada Theatre :Lawrence, Kansas
Oct 11 – Bluebird Theatre : Denver, CO
Oct 12 – In The Venue : Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 13 – Crystal Bay Club : Crystal Bay, Nevada
Oct 17 – Treasure Island Festival : San Francisco, CA
Oct 19 – Glass House : Pomona, CA
Oct 20 – The Music Box : Los Angeles, CA
Oct 21 – Belly Up Tavern : Solana Beach, CA
Oct 22 – The Clubhouse : Tempe, Arizona
Oct 24 – White Rabbit : San Antonio, TX
Oct 26 – Emo’s : Austin, TX
Oct 27 – Warehouse Live : Houston, TX
Oct 28 – Granada Theatre : Dallas, Texas
Oct 29 – Rev Room : Little Rock, AR
Oct 30 – EXIT/IN : Nashville, TN
Nov 1 – WorkPlay Theatre : Birmingham, AL
Nov 2 – Masquerade : Atlanta, GA
Nov 3 – Orange Peel : Asheville, NC
Nov 4 – Cat’s Cradle : Carrboro, NC
Nov 5 – 9:30 Club : Washington D.C.
Nov 13 – The Commodore (w/ Wintersleep) : Vancouver, CANADA
Nov 17 – MacEwan Hall (w/ Wintersleep) : Calgary
Nov 19 – Louis’ Pub (w/ Wintersleep) : Saskatoon
Nov 20 – The Garrick Centre (w/ Wintersleep) : Winnipeg, CANADA

Les Shelleys
“The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise” (mp3)
from “Les Shelleys”
(Fat Cat Records)

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Les Shelleys are an acoustic guitar/vocal duo from Los Angeles, consisting of FatCat’s folk asset Tom Brosseau and his singing partner Angela Correa, better known as the indie-pop singer/songwriter Correatown. Their debut album together, is a collection of tracks taken from a vast body of recorded works – beautiful, harmony-heavy voice and guitar arrangements of American standards and folk traditionals from various points of the last century. Catch them at these shows in the United Kingdom:
Sep 9 – Slaughtered Lamb : London, UK
Sep 10 – Fairtrade Gallery : Brighton, UK
Sep 12 – End of the Road Festival/The Local Stage : Salisbury, UK
Sep 14 – Bush Hall : London, UK
Sep 15 – Tin Angel special low dough night : Coventry, UK
Sep 16 – The Cluny : Newcastle, UK
Sep 18 – Twyford Swiss Cottage : Winchester, UK

Artist: Kirk Whalum
Title: Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway
Label: Rendezvous Music
Genre: Jazz : Smooth Jazz
UPC: 881284514526
Territory: World
Release Date: 08.31.10
There could be no better standard bearer for Donny Hathaway’s work than eight-time Grammy® nominee. tenor saxophonist Kirk Whalum. Highlights include “You Had To Know,” featuring a heartfelt performance by Donny’s daughter, Lalah, and neo-soul crooner Musiq Soulchild’s retro take on “We’re Still Friends.” Catch him at these shows:
Sep 5 – Pattengill Middle School : Lansing, MI
Sep 11 – Jackie Robinson Stadium : Los Angeles, CA
Oct 23 – Capital Jazz Super Cruise IV : Miami, FL (Caribbean)
Nov 5 – Kick Back Café : Tokyo Japan
Dec 4 – Odyssey Grand Ballroom : Tinley Park, IL
Dec 12 – Mississippi Blvd. Church : Memphis, TN

San Francisco, CA — February 10, 2010 — IODA, the global leader in digital distribution, marketing, and technology solutions for the independent music and film industry, today announced the details of its Annual IODA Opening Day Bash at the upcoming South by Southwest Conference and Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. Over the last six years, the concert has proven itself as an important showcase for some of the hottest acts of the year including Blind Pilot, Deer Tick and We Were Promised Jetpacks – all who played at the 2009 event. Sponsored by LimeWire Store, this year’s event features bands from Brooklyn to Beijing, San Francisco to Melbourne. During the conference, IODA’s VP of Marketing Adam Rabinovitz will be speaking on the Global Music Marketing panel: How to Reach Fans Worldwide on Thursday, March 18 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm and IODA’s VP of Content Erik Gilbert will be speaking on the Trends in Taking Your Music to Market panel on Wednesday, March 17th from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm.

What: IODA’s Opening Day Bash at SXSW

Where: Emo’s Annex, 603 Red River (corner of 6th & Red River), Austin, TX

When: Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Time: 12 – 6 PM

IODA Sampler: All bands are represented by IODA and will be part of IODA’s free SXSW music sampler. To hear this collection of music, go to www.iodasxsw.com.

Performing Artists:

• A Sunny Day in Glasgow (Mis Ojos Discos)
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA / Sydney, AUS
With the release of their new LP, Ashes Grammar, Philadelphia’s ambient pop outfit, A Sunny Day In Glasgow, are continuing to dazzle and amaze with new material and exploration into uncharted musical grounds while consistently providing their fans with the dreamy, ethereal comfort their highly loved previous material was heralded for.
http://asunnydayinglasgow.com

• Bear in Heaven (Hometapes)
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Growing from a seed planted in the Southern US years ago (all members hail from Georgia or Alabama) Bear in Heaven began as the musical arm of Jon Philpot in 1998. “Bear in Heaven’s greatest trick is creating music that evokes the sort of physicality and scope that could soundtrack a Hollywood film, but also works equally well at stirring up intimate bodily passion.” Pitchfork (8.4/10 rating)
http://bearinheaven.com

• Carsick Cars (Maybe Mars Music)
Hometown: Beijing, China
Sonic Youth collaborators and Bejing’s hottest export, Carsick Cars, are racking up critical praise for their genuine, youthful, and empowering brand of garage rock. In June, the group released its second album, You Can Listen, You Can Talk, on the Maybe Mars label, with songs in both English and Mandarin. The album solidifies Carsick Cars’s status as the leaders of the Beijing rock scene.
http://carsickcars.com

• Les Shelleys – Tom Brosseau and Angela Correa (Fat Cat Records)
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Les Shelleys is a partnership of two top Los Angeles artists, Tom Brosseau and Angela Correa. Enamored by field recordings and making unique new arrangements of songs they loved, the two recorded in Tom’s Echo Park bungalow with a mini-disc recorder given to Tom by a friend. You can hear dogs barking from a neighbor’s yard or a man coming down the street with a cart full of bottles to recycle – and the catch of pure and simple moments. Their debut album will be released on Fat Cat Records in Summer of 2010.
http://myspace.com/lesshelleys

• Sleepy Sun (ATP Recordings)
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Whether droning madly, spiraling into cascades of infinitely echoing vocals or kicking back with their blissed-out take on classic Americana rock, Sleepy Sun are a band that demand your attention. Formed in Santa Cruz and now based in San Francisco, this intense sextet of twenty-somethings released their breathtaking debut album, Embrace, in May 2009 and will follow it up with Fever in 2010. Though the press is quick to rifle off a laundry list of rock’s greatest ghosts to describe their sound, one live show is all you need to know Sleepy Sun have stumbled upon something very much their own.
http://sleepysun.net

• Summer Cats (Slumberland)
Hometown: Melbourne, AUS
Summer Cats play upbeat pop songs in a Stereolab-meets-Go-Betweens style, replete with distorted keyboards, feedback guitars and hook-laden basslines and all accompanied by Scott Stevens’ distinctive vocals. They are best played loud, in your bedroom, while your parents are out. The Melbourne five-piece know how to write addictive pop songs with just a hint of ’60s garage edge
http://myspace.com/summercats

• The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! (Luaka Bop)
Hometown:New York , NY
Founded in late 2007 as means for front man Neil Fridd to yell about his romantic mishaps, The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! has blossomed into a real juggernaut of epic dance floor revelation. What do they sound like? It’s sorta dance-soul music, like synthed out Otis Redding covers on fast forward. Dance music with too many cooks in the kitchen, but in a good way. That is to say, there are sweet beats mixing with four vocals and two horn lines happening too, making for a unique, dense, dance floor throw down that’s suitable for both club rock outs and secluded headphone listening.
http://theterrorpigeondancerevolt.com

• Tobacco (Rad Cult/anticon)
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
As a member of psychedelic/electronic indie pop outfit Black Moth Super Rainbow, enigmatic Pennsylvania-based artist Tobacco cast summery spells with analog synths and tape machines. As a solo artist, Tobacco employs many of the same styles and strategies that fuel his work with the band, but with a darker, more fractured edge.
http://myspace.com/tobacco

• Zeus (Arts & Crafts)
Hometown: Toronto, CAN
Zeus was born from the musical friendship of Mike O’Brien and Carlin Nicholson. The two Toronto-based musicians have been living on the road for the past few years as the backing band for singer/songwriter and Broken Social Scene member Jason Collett. As astute students of the history of rock n’ roll and purveyors of a sound that cross-references the British Invasion with ‘70s southern U.S. rock, Zeus’ music demonstrates a band with an innate ability to create powerful and infectious music and do so as though it’s an entirely natural process.
http://themusicofzeus.com

For more information about the event, featured artists and other IODA artists and labels playing during SXSW 2010 visit http://www.iodasxsw.com.
IODA, the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, is one of the industry-leading digital distribution companies for the global independent music and video community. IODA provides comprehensive services to record labels, physical distributors, artists, and filmmakers, including license negotiations; media encoding and metadata management; royalty payment administration and reporting; and marketing and promotional support. Founded in 2003, IODA represents a rapidly expanding roster of more than two million music tracks and over 5,000 independent film and video titles. IODA distributes its music and video catalog to hundreds of digital storefronts worldwide, including all major digital music services like iTunes®, Amazon MP3 and MySpace Music and mobile carriers and outlets such as Verizon Wireless, Sprint and Nokia. The company’s website is www.iodalliance.com.

Hometapes is home to audio artists Bear In Heaven, Slaraffenland, Brad Laner, Megafaun, The Caribbean, Stars Like Fleas, Shedding, Feathers, CYNE and more. Their visual portfolio bears the stamp of artist like Friends With You, Cody Hudson, Josh Keyes, Kathleen Lolley, Graphic Havoc, and of course Adam and Sarah’s own work as well. Hometapes boasts a truly a diverse roster of talent from all over the globe spanning many genres and styles. So what is the underlying theme that brings these artists together? This quote from their website gives us a glimpse in to what Hometapes really stands for:

“Hearing and making music, taking pictures, writing something down, designing a page or a package, watching through windows, driving, walking, talking: these are the modest pillars of Hometapes. We engineer products that represent us, our friends/collaborators, and creative everyday life. Sometimes they exceed our expectations and we surely hope they excite yours. Hometapes = music, art, and everything else.” -home-tapes.com

2009 was Hometapes most successful year to date with releases from Bear In Heaven, Megafaun, Slaraffenland and others and 2010 looks to be even better. Recently featured by Billboard in their article “Class of 2010: Keep an Eye Out For These Up-And-Coming Indie Labels,” it’s clear Hometapes is poised and ready to take it to the next level. We look forward to seeing what they have coming up. Whatever it is we know it will be beautifully presented and true to it’s form.

Enjoy some free tracks from several of Hometapes’ most recent releases:
Bear In Heaven
“Lovesick Teenagers” (mp3)
from “Beast Rest Forth Mouth”
(Hometapes)

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Megafaun
“The Fade” (mp3)
from “Gather, Form & Fly”
(Hometapes)

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CYNE
“Pretty Apollo” (mp3)
from “Water For Mars”
(Hometapes)

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Slaraffenland
“I’m a Machine” (mp3)
from “Sunshine EP”
(Hometapes)

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Don’t miss the downloadable tracks at the bottom and stay tuned for the latest IODAcast featuring many of the artists included below!

Thanks and Enjoy!

Adam Rabinovitz- VP Marketing

1. We Were Promised Jetpacks- These Four Walls [Fat Cat Records]

2. A Sunny Day In Glasgow- Ashes Grammar [Mis Ojos Discos]

3. Deer Tick- Born On Flag Day [Partisan Records]

4. Bela Fleck- Throw Down Your Heart… [Rounder Records

5. Ultre- The Nest And Skull [Audiobulb Records]

Re-issue: The Monks- Black Monk Time [Light In The Attic]

Bethany Clayton- Marketing, UK

1. Various Artists- 5: Five Years Of Hyperdub [Hyperdub Records]

2. Brother Ali- Us [Rhymesayers Entertainment]

3. Bass Clef- May The Bridges I Burn Light The Way [Blank Tapes]

4. Felt- Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez [Rhymesayers Entertainment]

5. The Orb- Baghdad Batteries [Malicious Damage]

Re-issue: The Gun Club – Death Party [Cooking Vinyl]

Christophe LeBreton- Marketing, France

1. Imaad Wasif- The Voidist [Tee Pee Records]

2. Oumou Sangare- Seya [World Circuit]

3. Liquid Stranger- The Intergalatic Slapstick [Interchill Records]

4. Deer Tick- Born On Flag Day [Partisan Records]

5. Boo Boo Davis- Ain’t Gotta Dime [Black and Tan Records]

Re-Issue: not specified

Craig O’Neill- Marketing Account Manager

1. BadboE- Break The Funk [Auditorydesigns]

2. Black Moth Super Rainbow- Eating Us [Graveface Records]

3. The Prodigy- Invaders Must Die [Take Me To The Hospital]

4. The Phenomenal Handclap Band- The Phenomenal Handclap Band [Friendly Fire]

5. Big Boss Man- Full English Beat Breakfast [Blow Up]

Re-issue: Various Artists- Disco Loco, Vol. 1 [LocoBop]

Elijah Carroll- Marketing Coordinator

1. We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls [Fat Cat Records]

2. Mantis – Still Life [Brick Records]

3. Megafaun – Gather, Form & Fly [Hometapes]

4. Souls of Mischief – Montezuma’s Revenge [Hieroglyphics Imperium]

5. Tommy T – The Prester John Sessions [Easy Star]

Reissue: The Roots – Organix [Groove Distribution]

Greg Beshers – Director of Marketing

1. Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel – Willy and the Wheel [Bismeaux Records]

2. John Doe And The Sadies – Country Club [Outside Music]

3. The Phenomenal Handclap Band – The Phenomenal Handclap Band [Friendly Fire Recordings]

4. General Elektriks – Good City For Dreamers [Quannum Projects]

5. Tinariwen – Imidiwan: Companions [World Village]

Reissue: Rail Band – Belle Epoque Vol. 3: Dioba [Sterns]

Jillian Putnam-Smith- Programming Manager

1. Here We Go Magic – Here We Go Magic [Western Vinyl]

2. Choir of Young Believers – This is For the White in Your Eyes [Ghostly International]

3. Ultre – The Nest and the Skull [Audiobulb Records]

4. Sleepy Sun – Sleepy Son [ATP Recordings]

5. Bear in Heaven – Beast Rest Forth Mouth [Hometapes]

Reissue: Milton Nascimento – Travessia [Dubas Musica]

Mai Sasaki- Marketing, Japan

1. Céu – Vagarosa [Six Degrees]

2. Madeleine Peyroux – Bare Bones [Rounder Records]

3. General Elektriks – Good City for Dreamers [Quannum Projects]

4. Abigail Washburn & The Shanghai Restoration Project – Afterquake [Undercover Culture Music]

5. Tinariwen – Imidiwan: Companions [World Village]

Reissue: Milton Nascimento – Travessia [Dubas Musica]

Matt Wright- Marketing Account Manager

1. Here We Go Magic – Here We Go Magic [Western Vinyl]

2. Ecstasy & Friends – Lone [Werk Discs]

3. Various Artists – 5: Five Years of Hyperdub [Hyperdub]

4. Yura Yura Teikoku – Hollow Me / Beautiful [Death From Abroad

5. Jega - Variance (Volumes 1 & 2) [Planet Mu]

Reissue: The Monks – Black Monk Time [Light in the Attic]

Ozgur Okter- Senior Manager, Marketing

1. Ancestors – Of Sound Mind [Tee Pee Records]

2. Astra – The Weirding [Rise Above Records]

3. Baroness – Blue Record [Relapse Records]

4. Cave – Psychic Psummer [Important]

5. Shrinebuilder – Shrinebuilder [Neurot]

Reissue: Ofege – Try And Love [Academy LPs]

Robert Litsen- Marketing, Scandinavia

1. Miss Li – Dancing the Whole Way Home [National]

2. The Prodigy – Invaders Must Die [Cooking Vinyl]

3. Ane Brun – Changing of the Seasons [Determine Records AB]

4. Florence Valentin – Spring Ricco [Startracks]

5. Pauline – Never Said I Was An Angel [Tri-Sound]

Reissue: The Hellacopters – Supershitty to the Max [MNW]

Tara Cuesta- Marketing, Spain

1. Matt & Kim – Grand [Artwerk Music]

2. Vic Chesnutt – At the Cut [Constellation]

3. Wojtek Godzisz – Wodjtek Godzisz [Tigertrap Records]

4. Bettina Koester – Queen of Noise [Asinella Records]

5. Apse – Climp Up [ATP/Recordings]

Reissue: Blue – Another Night Time Flight [Demon]

We Were Promised Jetpacks
“Ships With Holes Will Sink” (mp3)
from “These Four Walls”
(Fat Cat Records)

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Brother Ali
“Us” (mp3)
from “Us”
(Rhymesayers Entertainment)

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Liquid Stranger
“Soundboy Killa” (mp3)
from “The Intergalactic Slapstick”
(Interchill Records)

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Black Moth Super Rainbow
“Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” (mp3)
from “Eating Us”
(Graveface Records)

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Tommy T
“The Response (featuring Gigi)” (mp3)
from “The Prester John Sessions”
(Easy Star Records)

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Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel
“Hesitation Blues” (mp3)
from “Willie And The Wheel”
(Bismeaux Records)

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Here We Go Magic
“Fangela” (mp3)
from “Here We Go Magic”
(Western Vinyl)

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Milton Nascimento
“Canção do Sal” (mp3)
from “Travessia”
(Dubas Musica)

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The Monks
“Monk Time” (mp3)
from “Black Monk Time”
(Light In The Attic)

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Vic Chesnutt
“Chain” (mp3)
from “At the Cut”
(Constellation)

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Abigail Washburn & The Shanghai Restoration Project
“Sala” (mp3)
from “Afterquake”
(Undercover Culture Music)

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“Lovesick Teenagers”

“Wholehearted Mess”

Pitchfork‘s review of  Bear In Heaven’s sophomore effort, Beast Rest Forth Mouth went live today with an 8.4! The boys from Brooklyn by way of the South got a Best New Music nod from the music site.

A few choice quotes from PFM on the album:

“Take out the earbuds and let it fill a space: This is music that’s bigger than your iPod– music you’ll want to feel all around you.”

“An album like BRFM couldn’t exist without a paean to the most severe and high-stakes of endeavors, and first single “Lovesick Teenagers” more than meets the requirements for 2009′s Epic Song About Tortured Young Romance.”

Check out two tracks from the Hometapes-released LP and maybe click your way over to your favorite digital retailer and get your very own copy of the record!