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Almost Missed: San Francisco’s Cool Ghouls’ Debut Album

Cool Ghouls - Natural Life
On April 23rd, the San Francisco band Cool Ghouls released their self-titled debut album, featuring stand-out tracks like "Ballin," and "Natural Life" and "In The Morning," and we almost missed it. Even though they have a decidedly '602s psychedelic rock/country guitar twang sound, mixed with unmistakable hippie pop infusions and funky rhythms, Cool Ghouls don't [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Link Text:“Natural Life”
File Name:coolghouls-naturallife.mp3
Artist:Cool Ghouls
Title:Grace
File Name:SoundCloud

2013 BFD Live 105 Sunday at the Shoreline in Mt. View – Passion Pit, 30 Seconds to Mars, Awolnation, Diplo, Of Monsters and Men

Tomorrow the BFD LIve 105 mini-music fest gets underway at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mt. View, California. This year's line-up features bands like 30 Seconds to Mars, Passion Pit, Of Monsters and Men, Silversun Pickups, Wavves, The Airborne Toxic Event, Atlas Genius, Capital Cities, Diplo, The Crystal Method, DJ Shadow, Fits and the Tantrums and [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe

Best New Music Releases, Week of May 14th – Vampire Weekend, Wild Nothing, Small Black, Pure X, Classixx

We surveyed IRC readers asking what's their favorite album of the week, and not surprisingly, the vast majority picked Vampire Weekend's first album in three years, the just dropped Modern Vampires of the City. By the time Contra, the band's sophomore album, was released in 2010, a backlash was already building up against the wildly [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
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Link Text:“Envenom Mettle”
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Link Text:“Free At Dawn”
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Link Text:“Holding On”
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Link Text:“Hurricane”
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Link Text:“My Old Friend”
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Link Text:“The Captain”
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Link Text:“The Hardest Part”
File Name:kisses-the-hardest-part.mp3
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Link Text:“With Every Beat”
File Name:the-features-with-every-beat.m p3
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Artist:Bibio
Title:A tout a l'heure
Link Text:“A Tout A L’Heure”
File Name:bibio-a-tout-a-lheure.mp3
Artist:MSMR
Title:Hurricane
Link Text:“Hurricane”
File Name:ms-mr-hurricane.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Pure X
Title:Things in my Head
Link Text:“Things in My Head”
File Name:pure-x-things-in-my-head.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:The Fall
Title:Wray
Link Text:“Sir William Wray”
File Name:the-fall-sir-william-wray.mp3
Genre:Alternative
Year:2013
Artist:The Quick & Easy Boys
Title:Hey Hey Hey
Link Text:“Hey Hey Hey”
File Name:thequickandeasyboys-heyheyhey. mp3
Artist:Vampire Weekend
Title:Diane Young
Link Text:“Diane Young”
File Name:vampire-weekend-diane-young.mp 3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Alternative
Year:2013
Artist:Wampire
Title:Trains
Link Text:“Trains”
File Name:wampire-trains.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

Artist of the Week: New York City DIY Band The Rotaries

When a band has so many ace songs that it's a real challenge to pick just a few of them to include in an Artist of the Week profile, that's when you know that you have come upon something truly remarkable. That's the case with New York City DIY band, The Rotaries. Last August, the [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Link Text:“Before Leaving”
File Name:10 Before Leaving.mp3
Artist:The Rotaries
Title:Of Age
Link Text:“Of Age”
File Name:the_rotaries_-_before_leaving_ -_02_of_age.mp3
Artist:The Rotaries
Title:Red Letter Day
Link Text:“Red Letter Day”
File Name:the_rotaries_-_before_leaving_ -_08_red_letter_day.mp3
Artist:The Rotaries
Title:So to Speak
Link Text:“So To Speak”
File Name:the_rotaries_-_before_leaving_ -_03_so_to_speak.mp3
Artist:The Rotaries
Title:Temporary End
Link Text:“Temporary End”
File Name:the_rotaries_-_before_leaving_ -_09_temporary_end.mp3
Artist:The Rotaries
Title:Tomorrow's Game
Link Text:“Tomorrow’s Game”
File Name:the_rotaries_-_before_leaving_ -_01_tomorrow_s_game.mp3

Around The World Playlist, Vol. I – The Strokes, The Shins, Akron/Family, Sufjan Stevens, The Clash, Calexico, Beach House

We are playlist lovers. All kinds of playlists - from playlists focused on particular genres and best songs of the week to playlists of obscure DIY bands to playlists that center on almost every topic, subject and theme under the sun (we've even published playlists with songs about the sun too, and the popular Summer [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe

Sonny & The Sunsets Change Course Again on New LP; Release New Tracks and Tour Dates

We've been fans of the San Francisco band Sonny & The Sunsets since hearing their splendid single, "Too Young To Burn," in 2010. That song, and the album it appeared on, Tomorrow is Alright, catapulted the band to indie stardom, and they've been riding high on that wave ever since with each recording or video [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe

Sonny & The Smiths Change Course Again on New LP; Release New Tracks and Tour Dates

We've been fans of the San Francisco band Sonny & The Sunsets since hearing their splendid single, "Too Young To Burn," in 2010. That song, and the album it appeared on, Tomorrow is Alright, catapulted the band to indie stardom, and they've been riding high on that wave ever since with each recording or video [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Artist:Sonny & The Sunsets
Title:dark corners
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Rock
Artist:Sonny & The Sunsets
Title:Green Blood
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Rock

Best New Music Releases, Week of May 7th – AM & Shawn Lee, She & Him, Deerhunter, Mikal Cronin, Savages, Fitz and The Tantrums

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Link Text:“Give Me”
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Link Text:“I Could’ve Been Your Girl”
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Link Text:“Monomania”
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Link Text:“Out Of My League”
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Link Text:“Shout It Out”
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Link Text:“Two Times”
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Artist:A Tribe Called Red
Title:The Road
File Name:SoundCloud
Artist:Mother Falcon
Title:Dirty Summer (Single Edit)
Link Text:“Dirty Summer”
File Name:mother-falcon-dirty-summer.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2013
Artist:Noah and the Whale
Title:Heart of Nowhere
Link Text:“Heart of Nowhere”
File Name:noah-and-the-whale-heart-of-no where.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Alternative
Year:2013
Artist:Savages
Title:Shut Up
Link Text:“Shut Up”
File Name:savages-shut-up.mp3
Year:2013
Artist:Shannon Wright
Title:The Caustic Light
Link Text:“The Caustic Light”
File Name:TheCausticLight.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:BRM/EJRC
Artist:Way Yes
Title:Get Healed (Single Version)
Link Text:“Get Healed”
File Name:WayYes-GetHealedSingleVersion. mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2013
Artist:We Are Loud Whispers
Title:04 Western Town
Link Text:“Western Town”
File Name:WeAreLoudWhispers_WesternTown. mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

7 Overseas Bands You’ve Gotta Hear, Vol. III – The Naturals, Echoic, Lausch, AppleTree, Bearskin, Captain Dangerous and The Shy Lips

One thing is for sure about the regular readers and listeners of IRC: you want to hear more underground, DIY, new and under-the-radar bands and artists. Over the past couple of years, the posts that usually get the most love, if you will, are often profiles and playlists that highlight DIY and small label bands [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Link Text:“Candyman”
File Name:Candyman.mp3
Link Text:“Concrete Sea”
File Name:01 Concrete Sea.mp3
Link Text:“Endgame”
File Name:Endgame.mp3
Link Text:“Finishing Moves”
File Name:02 Finishing Moves.mp3
Link Text:“Heather and Tommy”
File Name:04 Heather And Tommy.mp3
Link Text:“In Your House”
File Name:01_In Your House.mp3
Link Text:“Merrow Song”
File Name:05 Merrow Song.mp3
Link Text:“Nowadays”
File Name:02_Nowadays.mp3
Link Text:“Waiting for Nothing”
File Name:Appletree - Draft (EP) - 02 Waiting for Nothing.mp3
Title:Bear Skin - Dreams of Waking Up- MASTER 01
Link Text:“Dreams of Waking Up”
File Name:BEARSKIN - Dreams of Waking Up.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Echoic
Title:This Roof
Link Text:“This Roof
File Name:Echoic - Springbook - 02 This Roof.mp3
Artist:Echoic
Title:Unicorn
Link Text:“Unicorn”
File Name:Echoic - Springbook - 03 Unicorn.mp3

Best New Music Releases, Week of April 30th – Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Guided By Voices, Akron/Family, Daughter, Wolf People, King Tuff, Hands

Leading of this week's new releases are two blockbuster albums from veterans of rock and roll, two bands that no doubt have been, and continued to be, an inspiration to countless popular and obscure alternative and indie rock artists. First up, is the latest album from Iggy Pop and The Stooges, and it sounds excellent. [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Link Text:“Burn”
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Link Text:“Family”
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Link Text:“Smother”
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Artist:Adventure
Title:Happiness
Link Text:“Happiness”
File Name:happiness.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2013
Artist:Akron/Family
Title:Until the Morning
Link Text:“Until The Morning”
File Name:akronfamily-03-until-the-morni ng.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2013
Artist:Alice Russell Official
Title:Twin Peaks
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Soul
Artist:Cayucas
Title:East Coast Girl
Link Text:“East Coast Girl”
File Name:cayucas-east-coast-girl.mp3
Genre:Alternative
Year:2013
Artist:Guided By Voices
Title:Noble Insect
Link Text:“Noble Insect”
File Name:guided-by-voices-noble-insect. mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2013
Artist:Hands
Title:Trouble
Link Text:“Trouble”
File Name:hands_-_trouble.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2012
Artist:King Tuff
Title:Sun Medallion
Link Text:“Sun Medallion”
File Name:king-tuff-sun-medallion.mp3
Genre:17
Year:200
Artist:Ola Podrida
Title:Staying In
Link Text:“Staying In”
File Name:ola-podrida-staying-in.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Indie/Pop-Rock
Year:2013
Artist:Wolf People
Title:All Returns
Link Text:“All Returns”
File Name:wolf-people-02-all-returns.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:255
Year:2013

Best New Music Releases, Week of April 30th – Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Guided By Voices, Akron/Family, Daughter, Wolf People

Leading of this week's new releases are two blockbuster albums from veterans of rock and roll, two bands that no doubt have been, and continue to be, an inspiration to countless popular and obscure alternative and indie rock artists. First up, is the latest album from Iggy Pop and The Stooges, and it sounds excellent. [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe

Artist of the Week: International Songwriting Competition Names Joshua Hanson of Yellow Red Sparks as Grand Prize Winner

The International Songwriting Competition, widely recognized as the world’s premier songwriting event, today announced its 2012 winners. ISC’s Grand Prize has been awarded to Joshua Hanson of Irvine, California, for his song, “Monsters With Misdemeanors,” which he entered in the folk singer-songwriter category. Therefore, it only made sense to name Hanson as IRC's Artist of [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe

Under The Radar: South Korean DIY Band, Language of Shapes

Tristram Burden is a South Korean artist and ex-pat from Kent, England, who travelled the world for a number of years with his mandolin and some songs in a quest to meet other musicians who shared similar tastes in music. After numerous musical incarnations, he finally found what he was looking for in 2010 in [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe

Best New Music Releases and Singles, April 2013 – Young Galaxy, Phoenix, Kurt Vile, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dead Confederate, OMD

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Link Text:“From a Window Seat”
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Link Text:“Lovers’ Revolution”
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Link Text:“Metroland”
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Link Text:“Needle”
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Link Text:“New Summer”
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Link Text:“Pretty Boy”
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Link Text:“Retrograde”
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Link Text:“Sacrilege”
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Link Text:“The Low Highway”
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Link Text:“The Sunset”
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Link Text:“Try To Explain”
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Link Text:“Unfair”
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Link Text:“Vacations”
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Link Text:“Virginia Slims”
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Title:01 - CHILDREN OF THE SUN
Link Text:“Children of the Sun”
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Title:03) You
Link Text:“You”
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Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Junip
Title:04 Your Life, Your Call
Link Text:“Your Life, Your Call”
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Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Kurt Vile
Title:Wakin On A Pretty Day
Link Text:“Wakin on a Pretty Day”
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Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Indie Rock
Year:2013
Artist:The Knife
Title:A Tooth For An Eye
Link Text:“A Tooth For An Eye”
File Name:A-Tooth-For-An-Eye.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:The Postal Service
Title:Such Great Heights
Link Text:“Such Great Heights”
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Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Alternative & Punk
Year:2002
Artist:The Veils
Title:04 Dancing with the Tornado
Link Text:“Dancing With The Tornado”
File Name:04 Dancing with the Tornado.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Twin Tigers
Title:Racecar
Link Text:“Racecar”
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Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Villagers
Title:Nothing Arrived
Link Text:“Nothing Arrived”
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Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2013

Top 2013 Record Store Day Releases, Vol. I – The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Best Coast, Phoenix, MGMT, Dan Deacon

Since its humble beginning in 2007, Record Store Day has grown into a huge international success for independent record stores across the nation and the world. In fact, it is now considered the music holiday of the year for indie music lovers, artists, record stores and music collectors. The special day started six years ago [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Artist:whoismgmt
Title:Alien Days
File Name:SoundCloud

Album Review: The Besnard Lakes’ LP ‘Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO’

by J. Hubner I’ve only recently began listening to The Besnard Lakes, and I can say without a doubt that they create some of the most beautifully dense, imaginative music that’s being written today. Much like their album titles, such as The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse, The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night, [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Link Text:“And Her Eyes Were Painted Gold”
File Name:And Her Eyes Were Painted Gold.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

Band of the Week: The Away Days

The Away Days // ''Galaxies''
In the past 18 months, the college-formed Istanbul indie dream rock band The Away Days have been on quite a whirlwind journey, performing alongside music giants like Pulp and Kaiser Chiefs (at the One Love Festival), as well as Mark Ronson and Sam Sparro (at and Adidas All Originals Party event), and Factory Floor at [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Link Text:“Dear Blender”
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Link Text:“Dressing Room”
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5 DIY Bands to Watch, Vol. V – Copies, Plastic Animals, Carson, Monkeybird, Sictor Valdana and The Check This Outs

During the past few months, IRC has published dozens of posts that highlight promising DIY and small label indie bands to watch, including the 5 DIY Bands to Watch series. For the fifth installment of this popular series, the focus turns to highlighting overseas unsigned bands like Copies (Brazil), Plastic Animals (Scotland); Carson (Switzerland); Monkeybird [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe

2013 Coachella Music Festival Kicks Off Today; Coachella Playlist and Live YouTube Webcast from Indio

Coachella Webcast - Live on YouTube - April 12-14, 2013
The 2013 music festival season gets under way in just a few hours with the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. While last month's South By Southwest in Austin is the biggest musical event each year in sheer numbers, it is not a musical festival per se. Therefore, over the past [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe

5 DIY Bands to Watch, Vol. V – Copies, Plastic Animals, Carson, Monkeybird, Sictor Valdana and The Check This Outs

During the past few months, IRC has published dozens of posts that highlight promising DIY and small label bands to watch. Among the most popular has been the 5 DIY Bands to Watch series. This is the fifth installment of this new series, and for this installment, we decided to highlight overseas bands to watch [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Link Text:“Born to Roam”
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Link Text:“Come”
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Link Text:“Dial M For Motherfu*ker”
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Link Text:“Ghosts”
File Name:02 Ghosts.mp3
Link Text:“One Together”
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Link Text:“Release”
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Link Text:“Spark”
File Name:Spark.mp3
Link Text:“Yellowcraig”
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Artist:Carson
Title:Chlorine Boogie
Link Text:“Chlorine Boogie”
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Genre:Rock
Year:2012
Artist:Carson
Title:I Guess
Link Text:“I Guess”
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Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2012
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