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Here are some highlights of this week's new releases. Matt Costa - Unfamiliar Faces | but it at amazon Happy-go-lucky, upbeat rock music. As the album works towards the end, Grateful Dead influences are heard, but this is not a jam album. Mike Ladd - Nostalgialator | but it at amazon Originally released in [...]

These days, Tyler Ramsey's probably best known for playing guitar with Band of Horses, but he's also forging a strong solo identity.

Tyler Ramsay may have the first great release of 2008 under his belt with A Long Dream About Swimming Across The Sea ( Echo Mountain ). If that wasn't enough this young singer-songwriter and guitarist has just signed up as new guitarist for and opening band of Band Of Horses. It's too early to proclaim him the second coming (although the long hair and beard make it tempting) on the basis of one song but the boozy delivery on "No One Goes Out Anymore" combined with the slight guazey film on top of the fuzzy [...]

• Tyler Ramsey - No One Goes Out Any More