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Photo via Facebook The Watson Twins (aka sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson) are back with a new single from their upcoming Bloodshot Records album! (And how great is it to have Bloodshot back?) "The Palace" is a perfect example of the whole alt-country/country rock thing. The song is just oozing with country twang while being a fuzzed out rock song. But seeing that this is The Watson Twins, the focus will always be the vocals of the Watsons, particularly their harmonizing. "The Palace" is a modern day take on honky tonk music, and it's just simply a fantastic song that is impossible to resist as long as you have a soul. You can watch the Bridget Everett starring video for "The Palace" below. HOLLER is due out June 23 on Bloodshot Records, and can be pre-ordered here . For more on The Watson Twins, check out the artists' website .

Sorry for two weeks of quick hits in a row - I was out of town at a wedding, so I was unable to do as much prep. Should be back on course next week. Must-Listens : * Dusty Stray - Estranged * K Michelle Dubois - Harness * The Watson Twins - Duo * Yowler - Black Dog in My Path * Arc Iris - Icon of Ego * Anna St. Louis - If Only There Was a River * Matthew Dear - Bunny Of note : * Adwaith - Melyn * John Hiatt - The Eclipse Sessions * Tom Morello - The Atlas Underground (very polarizing) * Ben Katzman's DeGreaser - Quarter Life Crisis * The Persian Leaps - Pop That Goes Crunch * Haley - Pleasureland * Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - Rocket * Jess Glynne - Always In Between EPs : * Young Jesus - The Whole Thing is Just Here * Live - Local 717 * Alexa Melo - Mute EP Also out : * Blues Traveler - Hurry Up & Hang Around * Tom Robbins and Ben Lee - B is for Beer: The Musical * Django Django - Marble Skies * Young the Giant - Mirror Master * Elvi...

This week brings at least three new releases I've been waiting on for some time. Sarah Jarosz - Build Me Up From Bones : Sarah Jarosz keeps getting better and better. Her second album, Follow Me Down , was one of my favorite releases from 2011, and her follow-up, out today, continues being expansive and interesting. No one is doing what she's doing with bluegrass instruments and such stark, shadowy undertones. Plus, the album has its mandatory cover toward the end, with a version of Joanna Newsom's "The Book of Right-On," that meshes perfectly with everything Jarosz is doing. Early on, this is quickly becoming another candidate for best of the year. Mazzy Star - Seasons of Your Day : The last we heard from Mazzy Star was a European tour about 13 years ago, so the announcement of a new album was pretty exciting. I've enjoyed lead singer Hope Sandoval's music with the Warm Inventions, but there's something specific about the tone and mood of Maz...