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I don’t have much time to spend on telling you why I love all of these songs on these bands’ new albums, but trust me, this is all good shit:

Album Leaf – The Green Tour EP
Fear of Flying
A real return to form for TAL, much more personal and lively than the last album and more accurately reflects what it’s like to see and hear them play live.

Rogue Wave – Asleep at Heaven’s Gate
Lake Michigan
I’m not sure what’s up with the latest swath of compelling music named after the midwest, but Rogue Wave finally sounds exactly like I always wanted them to.

The Hourly Radio – History Will Never Hold Me
Closer
During a recent night at Sputnik, I overheard this band playing this song at the Hi-Dive and I had to learn more. Lovely dance-able dream pop.

The Hush Sound – Like Vines
Out Through the Curtain
While following a link chain related to typographical music videos, I came across a lovely track by The Hush Sound and followed through to their latest album. This track is a little lower-key than some of their other, more rocking tracks that follow in a Hold Steady vein.

Video in question:

Pinback – Autumn of the Seraphs
Blue Harvest
Either you like Pinback’s tight, melodic math-rock or you don’t. If you do, then this track will sound excellent to you. If not, well, you have issues you need to work out.

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