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The Catbirdseat Jeff Hanson , the really talented artist who’s most widely known as “that dude that sounds like a chick” is set to release his third album, Madam Owl , just… Read full post »

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The Catbirdseat Merge is releasing the first new material from The Music Tapes (ex-Neutral Milk Hotel) since way back in the 20th Century. Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes comes out 8/19,… Read full post »

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Boston Spaceships - Guided by Voices, Inc. Go For The Exit Found on Jul 1st, 2008 Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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The Catbirdseat The Catbirdseat July Mix/Podcast has been posted . And to hell with “the jump,” here’s the tracklist right here: Let’s Get Started - Frisbie Go For The Exit - Boston… Read full post »

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The Donkeys - Walk Through A Cloud Found on Jun 26th, 2008 Play Stop POPUP Favorite

The Catbirdseat The Donkeys , who released one of my favorite records of 2006 *, have signed with Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar’s red-headed stepchild, Dead Oceans . We can expect the Donkey’s new slab… Read full post »

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The Catbirdseat I’m very happy to announce immediate availability of the newest Catbird Records release; it’s Brooklyn’s Forest Fire , returning with their full-length follow-up to last year’s sold-out Psychic Love Star… Read full post »

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Boston Spaceships - Guided by Voices, Inc. Go For The Exit (bostonspaceships.com preview) Found on Jun 18th, 2008 Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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The Catbirdseat Boston Spaceships , Bob Pollard’s new band isn’t half bad, actually. Their upcoming album, Brown Submarine , is out 9/9 on Rockathon . Here’s the MP3: ::: Boston Spaceships -… Read full post »

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Golden Shoulders - Let My Burden Be Found on Jun 16th, 2008 Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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The Catbirdseat States Rights ‘ amazing 2005 comp, Bro Zone , was filled with great stuff ( Dirty Projectors , White Rainbow , Yacht , Jib Kidder ), but I always had… Read full post »

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The Catbirdseat Tomorrow night, 6/6, come out to the Knitting Factory and catch James Ausfahrt , aka sax/keyboardist for Love Is All , aka Åke from most-beloved Catbird Records alumnus Hemstad .… Read full post »

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The Catbirdseat The Matablog just posted a new track from Shearwater ’s new one, Rook . Enjoy: ::: Shearwater - Leviathan Bound ::: Read full post »

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Bottle Up And Go - All My Trials Found on Jun 3rd, 2008 Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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The Catbirdseat Bottle Up & Go , who we introduced you to just about a year ago , will see their new EP, These Bones , released by Kill Normal Records next… Read full post »

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The New Pornographers - The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism Found on May 27th, 2008 Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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The Catbirdseat Mike McGonigal chimes in over at Pitchfork today with an 8.3 for Brooklyn’s Crystal Stilts , who I’ve heard a lot of people digging on, and whose song “Crippled Croon”… Read full post »

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Silver Jews - Strange Victory Strange Defeat Found on May 20th, 2008 Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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The Catbirdseat The first mp3 from the Silver Jews’ upcomer Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (out 6/17 on Drag City ) has surfaced. Sounds similar to the updated-ish SJ sounds we heard from… Read full post »

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NPR - 20080430_asc_divorcesong Found on May 19th, 2008 Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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The Catbirdseat Carrie Brownstein’s NPR Blog has up another track from that upcoming Exile In Guyville spesh edish: ::: Liz Phair - Divorce Song ::: And today also brings news that Liz… Read full post »

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Devon Williams - Elevator Found on May 12th, 2008 Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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The Catbirdseat Bada Bing recently released the debut full-length, Carefree , from Schmilssonesque young singer Devon Williams . You may recall me mentioning him to you back in February . ::: Devon… Read full post »

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The Catbirdseat What would you say if I offered you up a 10,000 word debate on the merits of Destroyer ’s Streethawk vs. Destroyer’s This Night ? On the freakin’ Washington Post… Read full post »

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Jason Anderson - You Already Have Found on Apr 28th, 2008 Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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The Catbirdseat If you see Jason Anderson and he seems a bit tired, it’s probably because he is. And if he’s not, he should be. Since last year’s full-length, Tonight , came… Read full post »

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