Since you are interested in Monsters of Folk, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Vampire Weekend
Contra [ XL Recordings / CD - released 11/Jan/2010 ] Bustling with fresh ideas & immediately familiar; 'Contra' is heavily layered but taut & kinetic; it chews ravenously through sound palettes & rhythms, yet it's nimble & assured; it's still breezy, yet it smoulders with a newfound emotional heft.... |
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My Morning Jacket
Evil Urges [ ATO / CD - released 16/Jun/2008 ] Co-produced by Jim James and Joe Chiccarelli (The Shins, White Stripes), 'Evil Urges' is another fine effort from MMJ, whose sound is lonesome, haunting, almost classic country at times. |
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Bright Eyes
Cassadaga [ Universal Music / CD - released 17/Apr/2007 ] This is Conor Oberst and his band's most confident work so far - an album so full of soaring strings and female harmonies that it feels almost buoyant in comparison to previous releases. |
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Grant Lee Phillips
Little Moon [ Yep Roc / CD - released 9/Nov/2009 ] With golden voice and silver-dipped pen Grant-Lee Phillips presents another milestone in a career brimming with the like. 'Little Moon' is track after track of well-anchored classic American music. |
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Volcano Choir
Unmap [ Jagjaguwar / CD - released 2/Nov/2009 ] With the vibe of some intimate backwoods gospel, plus a spirit of patience & thoughtful repetition, the music Volcano Choir have captured on 'Unmap' is as dynamic as it is lovely. |