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Artist : Caregiver Album : Bathing in Yesterday's Fires Quick Thoughts : Caregiver came into my list late this weekend, and the last thing I expected was to be blown away so quickly. There's an urgency and emotion to this that demands attention, setting it apart from other singer-songwriter fare, and each song feels as memorable as the one before it. Just a wonderful album and another contender for best in recent memory. Songs of Note : "First Love," "Everything," "Reason," "Myself" Artist : TDJ Album : TDJ123 Quick Thoughts : I wanted to highlight this as another album I loved this week, even though it serems more aggressively for me than a lot of other albums. This is a throwback to 1990s-style dance/electronic music, and it more than whets my appetite. If you're here for a good time? Check this one out. Songs of Note : "Addictive/Predictive," "Live On (Without You)," "Sway (The Places She Goes),...

For those that grew up on oldies and still have a fondness for the music of our parent's generation, the latest from the duo of Greg Loiacono and Jamie Drake is a pure delight. "Bound to Fall" is a duet from the co-founder of The Mother Hips and Los Angeles based indie folk singer/songwriter (Loiacono and Drake respectively). It sounds like a slightly modern update of 1950's heartbreak songs. As soon as it starts, it's a pure 50's crooner delight. It sounds like a remastered song straight from the oldies station you grew up with your parents listening to. As the song moves forward, it ever so slowly starts sounding more and more modern, until at the end when it sounds more like modern folk pop. It's the kind of transition you won't even notice until it's already happened. "Bound to Fall" is as fun as it is gorgeous. You can listen to "Bound to Fall" below. The song is available now as a single via Blue Rose. For more on Greg Loi...