Wu-Tang
Return of the Wu
(Gold Dust)
SOUNDS LIKE: A Mathematics-produced comp. featuring the whole crew with some killer new songs like "Clap 2010" and "Steppin 2 Me"
FREE ASSOCIATION: The usual mix of found Asian sounds, chunky beats and fierce spittin'
FOR FANS OF: RZA, GZA, Ghost, Meth, Raekwon, NYC
Salvador Santana
Keyboard City
(Various Music/Quannum)
SOUNDS LIKE: Carlos' son with Money Mark, the 4th Beastie Boy, serve a grooved out hip hoppy fun kfest of the spiciest Latin variety
FREE ASSOCIATION: Those keys and horns might make you sweat and run for el bano
FOR FANS OF: Buena Vista, Herbie Hancock, funky T. Monk
Backyard Tire Fire
Good To Be
(Kelsey Street Records)
SOUNDS LIKE: Illinois brothers plus one have been churning out foot-stompin' country-fried bar rock for almost a decade now
FREE ASSOCIATION: This would be best listened to drunk around a fire (with the band)
FOR FANS OF: Cracker, early Wilco, Los Lobos, North Mississippi
Adam Green
Minor Love
(Fat Possum)
SOUNDS LIKE: One-time Moldy Peaches man's first on Fat Possum is a bluesy sad bastard rock record that sounds like a hundred others
FREE ASSOCIATION: Darkness in New York is leather, mild eyeliner and break-up songs
FOR FANS OF: Kimya Dawson, Elliot Smith, Leonard Cohen
The Living Sisters
Love To Live
(Vanguard Records)
SOUNDS LIKE: Pretty, harmonized vocal-oriented lady folk with touches of old-timey country and blues from a trio of girls in other bands
FREE ASSOCIATION: If Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Emmylou Harris were indie rock LA girls
FOR FANS OF: Bird and the Bee, Watson Twins, the Wainwrights
Organ Blues
This Didn't Just Happen
(Self Released)
SOUNDS LIKE: Fishtown hetero life partners inspired by Philly grit make bluesy, slightly grungy rock n' roll for spaceouts and buzzes
FREE ASSOCIATION: Solid rock borne of garages, basements, Lager and late nights
FOR FANS OF: Pavement, Pixies, Modest Mouse, NE Phil
Zeus
Say Us
(Arts & Crafts)
SOUNDS LIKE: Collett's backing band's debut LP is rich and folksy with a mix of tempos and moods but it's all clever and heartfelt
FREE ASSOCIATION: Some tracks are soft, but a couple are straight-up glam rock Bowie-style
FOR FANS OF: Canada, Rilo Kiley, a little My Morning Jacket
Jason Collett
Rat A Tat Tat
(Arts & Crafts)
SOUNDS LIKE: Toronto's Ryan Adams makes sunny, barbecued folk rock that's as humane as ever singing about life, love and hangovers
FREE ASSOCIATION: Where'd all your friends go? Idols of Exile rocked with guests
FOR FANS OF: Broken Social Scene, Andrew Cash, Metric, Feist
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