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Yes! New music from indie rock band Here We Go Magic. Their new album, A Different Ship will be in stores May 8th, so keep a look out for that. Check out their single "How Do I Know" on their soundcloud

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Wire Method is indie-folk band from Marietta, Georgia. This band performed at my school last night and  they blew my mind. The vocals are beautiful, and their music is sure to put you in a good mood. Check out their music here or here it doesn't really matter as long as you check these guys out. They're phenomenal!

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The Temper Trap is back with their highly anticipated second album. The self-titled album will be released on June 5th through Glassnote Records. The first single off the album, "Rabbit Hole", can be purchased through iTunes and the music video can be seen here. The band's 2009 debut album,Conditions, provided international recognition for the band with the song "Sweet Disposition" being featured in the movie (500) Days of Summer.

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Stream the new track from Brooklyn's experimental-indie rock band, Dirty Projectors, "Gun Has No Trigger", from their upcoming album (allegedly due this spring on Domino Records). The song has a really nice simple vibe to it. The vocals are beautiful, and the harmony is flawless. We're stoked for new music from DP!

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'Gun Has No Trigger' is the first single from the forthcoming new Dirty Projectors album, 'Swing Lo Magellan', out July 9/10th. Download the song NOW on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/DPs_GunHasNoTrigger ON TOUR THIS SUMMER BUY TKTS - https://www.crowdsurge.com/dirtyprojectors/ Jul 05 Ottawa ON - Ottawa Blues Fest Jul 06 Toronto ON - Danforth Music Hall* Jul 07 Montreal QC - Club Soda* Jul 08 Boston MA - Paradise Rock Club* Jul 10 Brooklyn NY - Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park*^ Jul 11 Pittsburgh PA - Mr. Smalls* Jul 13 Chicago IL - Pitchfork Music Festival* Jul 14 Milwaukee WI - Pabst Theater* Jul 15 Minneapolis MN - First Avenue* Jul 17 St. Louis MO - The Pageant^ Jul 18 Lawrence KS - Granada Theater^ Jul 20 Denver CO - Bluebird Nightclub^ Jul 21 Salt Lake City UT - In The Venue^ Jul 23 Seattle WA - Showbox^ Jul 24 Vancouver BC - Commodore^ Jul 25 Portland OR - Crystal Ballroom^ Jul 27 Oakland CA - Fox Theater^ Jul 28 Los Angeles CA - Wiltern^ Jul 29 San Diego CA - House of Blues^ Jul 31 Marfa TX - The Crowley Theatre^ Aug 02 Austin TX - Emo's East^ Aug 03 Dallas TX - Kessler Theater^ Aug 04 New Orleans LA - House of Blues^ Aug 06 Orlando FL - The Beacham Theatre Aug 07 Ft. Lauderdale FL - Culture Room Aug 09 Atlanta GA - Variety Playhouse Aug 10 Asheville NC - Orange Peel Aug 11 Knoxville TN - Bijou Theatre Aug 13 Nashville TN - Cannery Ballroom Aug 14 Louisville KY - Headliners Music Hall Aug 15 Pontiac MI - The Crofoot Ballroom Aug 17 Washington DC - 9:30 Club^ Aug 18 Philadelphia PA - Union Transfer^ *With Purity Ring ^With Wye Oak

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Brooklyn's pop/indie-rock duo Tanlines releases a video for their newest single "All of Me" from their album Mixed Emotions (click here to buy from itunes!) The song is very fun and it sounds even greater turned on full blast. The video is quite interesting. Click here to watch it!

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Check the newest video from Portland-based lo-fi band, Blouse. The track is entitled "Ghost Dream". The surreal music video features floating soda cans, raining basketballs, and falling RVs. It's very  fun to watch and the vocals are lovely. 

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Blouse is currently on tour, click here to see if they're coming to your city. Hear more from Blouse here!

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In case you've missed it, check out English shoegaze band, The Horrors' newest fun and cosmically colored music video for their single "Changing the Rain", which can be heard on their latest album Skying, which brought home this years Album of the Year award at the 2012 NME Awards.

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The Horrors "Changing The Rain" : Skying

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Brooklyn indie rockers Suckers are making an effort to follow-up their 2010 album Wild Smile.  They are currently prepping a new release called Candy Salad, which will be released April 14th. Check out their first single, “Turn On The Sunshine,”:

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Suckers "Turn On The Sunshine"

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New single "Exactly Nothing"  from indie-rock band Real Estate has a very smooth and springy vibe to it. It will be featured on their sophomore studio album, Days. Listen here.

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Punk/Indie-rock band Titus Andronicus releases new single, "Upon Viewing Oregon's Landscape With the Flood of Detritus". The song features additional vocals from Alex Levine of the So So Glos and will appear on an upcoming split 7" with recent Titus tourmates Diarrhea Planet

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Titus Andronicus

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The OF Tape Vol. 2 is officially out today, in stores and on iTunes, though it leaked a few days early. Check out their newly released video for "Oldie", which is one of Earl Sweatshirt's unreleased tracks. The crew is simply rapping their verses while at a photoshoot. It features rhymes from Tyler the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean, Mellowhype, and more. Watch HERE.

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If you like bands that know how to work their instruments and can produce flawless vocals to accompany them, you'll love Tan Vampires! We're big fans of Big Ugly Yellow Couch and they featured a Couch Session with these guys and we're already hooked. They've listed some tour dates on their website so check those out! Watch them play their song "Digital Riot" live acoustic on Big Ugly Yellow Couch below: