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A slowish week, so this week's highlights include some we missed recently: Artist : Pip Blom Album : Boat Quick Description : Debut album from a favorite here. Why You Should Listen : Feels like we've been waiting forever for this. Overall Thoughts : Pip Blom has been releasing music for some time, but never as a cohesive package until now. The cohesive package? It's a great slice of fuzzy indie pop with the right balance of weird melodies and infection hooks, this is an album that was a fast favorite this week and might end up having some staying power for me. "Daddy Issues," an early single and the lead track, sets the tone with the most accessible Pip Blom track yet, and keeps its foot on the gas throughout. A must-listen. Recommendation : Best of the week, and one of the best of the year. Artist : Kitty Kat Fan Club Album : Dreamy Little You Quick Description : Indie supergroup with their first collective album. Why You Should Listen : For a ...

Pip Blom's latest single, "I Think I'm in Love," is a great mismatched collection of sounds all stuck into one song. The Amsterdam native brings some of the off tune quirkiness of Throwing Muses into "I Think I'm in Love," but with some stronger pop sensibilities. There's also just the slightest hint of post punk guitars in there, creating a noisy and catchy sing-a-long song that is all but guaranteed to get stuck in your head. "I Think I'm in Love" will be officially released on March 17 via Toaster Records. You can listen to the song below. This is the first of multiple releases Pip Blom has planned for 2017, so you'll want to keep track of her via her website and Facebook .

Apologies to all for the truncated nature of this week's first listen. It's been a busier past few days than anticipated, and I'm not entirely sure there's any sign of it stopping, so it will be a quick hit version this week and hopefully we're back on track next week. Album of the Week : * Drive-By Truckers - American Band : DBT have always been hit or miss for me, but this album is a musical masterpiece and, for many listeners, will absolutely hit the right lyrical notes in the current political climate. Political music done right by a band that knows what it's doing. Other Quality Listens : * La Sera - Queens * Microwave - Much Love (sounds like if Weezer was just starting out) * Luke Winslow-King - I'm Glad Trouble Don't Last Always (quality classic roots music) * Banks - The Altar * Regina Spektor - Remember Us to Life (her best effort in nearly a decade) * Tami Neilson - Don't Be Afraid (definitely a top listen this week) ...