Below is all the music I highly recommend and why I do.  Most of it is independent stuff because that's where the real music is.

 

 

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 Blair Packham: Could've Been King
A true songwriter hailing from Canada with a great voice and ear for music.  His lyrics and tunes are catchy and vivid.  I will go back for his first album, Everything That's Good.  Highlights on the album are "Could've Been King", "The Opportunists", "One-Hit Wonder", "Coming Undone", "Mister Bitter" .. oh hell, the entire album is awesome. (myspace) (official)

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 Class Three Overbite: Rendezvous
A group from Michigan that sounds like a mix of Beatles, Queen and Jellyfish.  Amazing sound that totally rocks.  Highlights on the album are "Milkshake", "Rendezvous" and "No Good Rotten."  (myspace) ("Life Is A Piece Of Cake" on YouTube

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 Fools and Horses: Pop Filter
Out of Baltimore, Maryland, this group is catchy and rocks.  Highlights include "Would You Know", "The Therapy", "Frera" etc.  The whole album is great!  Put this on at a party and people will rock to it without having ever heard the songs. (myspace) (official)   ("Fly Me To The Moon" on YouTube) ("Would You Know" on YouTube)

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 Junebug: First
From Wales in the United Kingdom, they are a good representation of what The Beach Boys would sound like if they got their start today.  Add a little Weezer punk sound and 80s rock for good measure and you have Junebug.  I actually bought their second and third albums too, each named Second and Third .  Highlights – "Can't Get You", "Cathode Sun", "Stuck on You."   (myspace) (official)

 

 

 

 Second Saturday

I gotta throw a shout-out to my favorite Indie band from Nashville, a power pop group whose influences include Brian Wilson, Green Day, ABBA, The Ramones and Lennon/McCartney among others.  Their first album was amazing and their second, an EP named Greetings from Mount Rockmore, was equally exciting.  Their next full-length album is due out this fall (any time now!!) and I'm holding my breath.  I've heard some demo tracks and the guys have outdone themselves.   (purevolume )

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