1) “Salt in the Wound” • Delta Spirit • History From Below Nice down-tempo anthem with a bit o’ soul.
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2) "What’s It In For?" • Avi Buffalo • Avi Buffalo Hard to believe these guys are fresh outta high school. I look forward to future releases.
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3) “The Sun Goes All Around” • Thee Oh Sees • Dog Poison Some psychedelic s*%t that sounds like it was recorded in 1967.
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4) “Long Division Blues” • Peggy Sue • Fossils and Other Phantoms A druggy little folk song that starts soft and picks up along the way.
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5) “Fountain Stairs” • Deerhunter • Halcyon Digest The guitar in this song weaves such a pretty pattern in the background.
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6) “Brightest Minds” • Department of Eagles • Archive 2003-2006 A song that manages to be cheery and eerie at the same time.
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7) “Daddy Wrote You Letters …” • Pearly Gate Music • Pearly Gate Music Love when the drums come in—"Boom, Pop, Boom Pop-Pop." A sweet slice of Americana.
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8) “Sheep” • Gonjasufi • A Sufi and a Killer An eccentric gem. Has a weird ’60s Middle Eastern vibe with awesome female backing vocals.
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9) “Four Dreams” • Jesca Hoop • Hunting My Dress A regular rattle box of rhythms. Playful vocals play double Dutch all over this mutha.
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10) “You Were Never There” • Diego Garcia • You Were Never There A chilled out upbeat song with strings. I’m especially fond of the "Hoos" and "Hos" shouted in the background.
