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Elise Nordling's top indie pop and indie rock picks
October 19 - October 29
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Cold War Kids, "Hang Me Up To Dry"
The Cold War Kids' highly anticipated debut record. For fans of Kings of Leon, Tapes 'n Tapes.
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from Robbers & Cowards [Downtown Recordings (US), V2 Recordings (UK)]
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The Decemberists, "O Valencia"
The Decemberists are back with their quirky, strange kind of indie pop, this time with their first major label release. For fans of Death Cab for Cutie, Devendra Banhart.
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from The Crane Wife (Capitol / Kill Rock Stars)
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Oxford Collapse, "Please Visit Your National Parks"
Fun rock 'n roll from Brooklyn, NY. For fans of Mission of Burma, fIREHOSE.
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from Remember the Night Parties (Sub Pop)
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IV Thieves, "You Can't Love What You Don't Understand"
Brit pop-rock from Nottingham and Newcastle. For fans of Nine Black Alps, Arctic Monkeys.
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from If We Can't Escape My Pretty (One Little Indian / New West Records)
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The Kooks, "Eddie's Gun"
Fun-loving, catchy pop-rock from Brighton, England. For fans of Silver Sun, the Kinks, and the Police.
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from Inside In/Inside Out (Astralwerks)
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You Am I, "Thuggery"
You Am I wants to rock you, all the way from Australia. For fans of Cheap Trick, the Replacements.
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from Convicts (EMI Int'l)
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The Hold Steady, "Stuck Between Stations"
Another excellent rock band with particularly interesting and clever lyrics from Brooklyn, NY. For fans of Bruce Springsteen, Kings of Leon.
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from Boys and Girls in America (Vagrant)
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Capitol Years, "You Can Stay There"
The Capitol Years from Philadelphia return with a brand-new record that has more pop sensibility and less rock than their previous releases. For fans of the Kinks, Dogs Die in Hot Cars.
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from Dance Away the Terror (Park the Van)
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Communiqué, "The Sad Valentine"
This Bay Area pop/dance band comes back with a new EP that's sure to make your booty shake. For fans of Every Move a Picture, Maximo Park.
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from Walk Into the Light EP (Sabot)
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The Receiver, "In Tunnels"
One of my new favorites, the Receiver from Columbus, OH, creates textured, floaty electo-pop. For fans of the Album Leaf, American Analog Set.
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from Decades (Stunning Models on Display)
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– Compiled by Elise Nordling
Posted October 2006
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