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Alabama Shakes – Alabama Shakes EP
Awesome new four-piece Alabama Shakes hail from Athens. That’s not Athens, Greece or even Athens, Georgia but Athens, Alabama. Don’t worry, the clue is in the band name and if you get stuck just go with Athens and then back away from conversation at speed.
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Sharon Van Etten @ Cargo, March 1st / Serpents
What? Sharon Van Etten recently unveiled the first track from her new album, TRAMP, due out 6th February, it will be her first release for the Jagjaguar label (home to the likes of Bon Iver). ‘Serpents’ is joined by the announcement of a London headline show at Cargo in March. Tickets are on sale now, one not to miss. Grab ‘Serpents’ below.
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Real Estate @ Scala, London, Dec 6th 2011.
What? Words (ours at least) can’t describe our love for New Jersey’s Real Estate. Their second album ‘Days’ is a thing or rare, subtle, all encompassing beauty. They stole the show at their co-headline gig at The Garage with Domino label mates Twin Sister recently and will surely sound even better on the Scala’s booming speakers. Support comes from Leeds’ Spectrals.
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Tech Coast – Stay EP
Check out this kinda gorgeous free EP from Philadelphia’s Tech Coast. Stream below and grab over at his bandcamp. No shortage of this sort of stuff out this year but this catches the jaded chillwave ear.
