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The Get Togethers, ‘June’ – Free MP3 Download
Singer Bethany Gray Frazier went through some harrowing stuff back in 2007.
Wake Up Lucid, ‘I Want’ – Song Premiere
Piercing hot fuzz blasts across your headphones like big boat chop from the Pacific Ocean. Laser-precision snare strikes rain hellfire from above. Singer Ryan Baca howls with hedonistic abandon. These are the ingredients in the sonic coffee you get from L.A. rockers Wake Up Lucid's new single 'I Want,' premiering today via Diffuser.fm. (Listen below.)
Bushwick Hotel, ‘Take Care of My Girl’ – Free MP3 Download
The Bushwick Hotel make classic rock cool again with aggressive sax solos, hot bongos and a pinch of the absurd.
No Valley, ‘Charlie Don’t Surf’ – Free MP3 Download
There's something about Charlie I'm beginning to feel uncomfortable about. See, out here in sunny California, where the waves are a way of life, and the burritos contain french fries, people surf all their blues away. Chuck doesn't surf, at all. But he really likes to play with knives. Oh, and he's a bit of a pyro. Should I be worried?
Electric Shepherd, ‘The Escapist’ – Video Premiere
San Francisco trio Electric Shepherd are bringing back the psychedelic mystique of bands like the Doors and Pink Floyd. Listening to their new album, 'The Imitation Garden,' is like being led through a black-light fun house by Lebowski and a talking dolphin.
Ula Ruth, ‘Let Down’ – Free MP3 Download
Ula Ruth consists of four fine lads from Connecticut whose songs resemble the steady pop of the Strokes combined with the playful nature of the Format.
Raccoon Fighter, ‘Santa Tereza’ – Free MP3 Download
The blues can only go so far. After the Black Keys and the White Stripes, what advancements can be made in the this old American tradition?
Bear Language, ‘Meet Me Outside’ – Video Premiere
The mind is a fascinating -- and terrifying -- place. If you think about it, we're all walking around with thousands of terabytes of information in our heads, constantly processing images and sounds, turning them into memories. Losing all of that valuable internal information would be incredibly sad, wouldn't it?
The Frail, ‘You Just Wanna Leave’ – Free MP3 Download
The first thing you'll notice about the Frail's new single 'You Just Wanna Leave' is lead singer Daniel Lannon's ability to pop a falsetto howl like a young Michael Jackson.
Quiet Life, ‘Devil’s Kin’ – Free MP3 Download
"My girl just wants to trick around," Quiet Life's frontman Sean Spellman sings of an intense crush. She's out there in the chilly Portland air, taking in the night with some other beau. It's a sentiment we've all felt at least once. A fleeting romance takes an unexpected turn, and suddenly, that person that was WAY out of our league to begin with is gone.