If It's Too Loud...

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...

When you see that there's an artist named Dusty Stray performing a song called "You Couldn't Wait to See Me Cry," you know exactly what you're going to get: A downtrodden country song about heartbreak. And you'd almost be right. That's how Dusty Stray started the song off, but slowly it evolved into a more angry "synth-folk" song. I had never heard of anything that could be called synth-folk before this song, but that might be one of the better song descriptions I've heard in ages. It's a great ever so slight change to a classic genre that works magnificently. You can listen to "You Couldn't Wait to See Me Cry" below. Estranged,  the new album from Dusty Stray, will be out October 12 on Great Waters. For more on Dusty Stray, check out his website .