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Portland, OR's Kassi Valazza is referred to as a "cult country sound," and once you hear her latest single you'll get it. "Watching Planes Go By" is definitely country, but it's not quite any country you've heard. It may have a bit of a 70's country base, but it just goes off in bizarre an unexpected directions. Valazza and her backing band (TK & the Holy Know-Nothings) have crafted a song that starts off quiet and haunting in an outsider art kind of way that slowly morphs into a psychedelic indie/noise art freak out. It has this wonderful Fairport Convention meets Daniel Johnston meets Sonic Youth sound, and if that even remotely sounds like your kind of thing, you need to check out "Watching Planes Go By." You can listen to "Watching Planes Go By" below. Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing is due out May 26 on Loose, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on Kassi Valazza, check out the artist's website ....

I normally wouldn't post music I know this little about, but I've been really digging this song and feel the need to share it with you all. Earlier this month, blog favorite Little Hag posted about a new song from a band called Texas Highway Killers on her Instagram story. I loved it, but couldn't find anything about it. I messaged her, and all she knows is that it's a new band fronted by Brian McKenna, formerly of Corrina Corrina. I'd share more, but the Google results for "Texas Highway Killers" are more along the lines of a true crime fan's fantasy than music related. What is most likely their debut single, "Loose," is this incredibly cool mix of early Strokes garage revival mixed with the phase of emo just before it went fully pop and your favorite laid back indie rockers like Galaxie 500. Needless to say, "Loose" is a great song and not being able to find out anything about the band is driving me fairly insane. So, if anyone ou...