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Fan of the fierce and fuzzy distortion and gritty, free-wheelin’ production of early Husker Du, Squirrel Bait and Dinosaur Jr? If so, you’ll love this popular young duo. Download MP3: No Age “You’re A Target” More: From the Losing Feeling EP out on October 6th (Sub Pop). Website: MySpace

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Cursive The pride of Omaha is back and Tim Kasher’s voice has never sounded better. Beautiful! Download: “From The Hips” [MP3] Website: www.cursivearmy.com Vally Lodge Heaping helping of power pop served with a side of awesomeness. Download: Baby It’s a Shame [MP3] Website: www.valleylodgemusic.com Lukestar Highly-inventive and super catchy indie rock from Oslo, Norway. Download: [...]

Love these kids, nice marriage of melody and math rock hijinx, a must for fans of Les Savy Fav, Minus The Bear, Dismemberment Plan and Maximo Park. Free MP3 Download: “Once, Twice, Again!” Websites: www.dartzisgood.co.uk and MySpace

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yUZmE8RSB8[/youtube] We played this high-energy, eclectic Brazilian band on our podcast many moons ago and I loved them, then their slightly annoying song “Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex” became much more annoying when it appeared on some national TV commercial ad nauseam. I’ve gotten over it and these crazy kids are back with an [...]

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Let’s start off Monday with a little ray of Southern sunshine, shall we? Ninja Gun mixes Americana, melodic pop, alt-country with the perfect dose of hazy classic rock. It will warm your soul, a must for fans of New Ruins, Tom Petty, Frog Holler, Chad Rex, Band of Horses and Hanalei. Download MP3: “Restless Rubes” [...]