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And the rest! Artist : Dr. Dog Album : Critical Equation Quick Description : The latest from the popular indie act. Why You Should Listen : Dr. Dog is pretty consistent and loved for a reason. Overall Thoughts : People love Dr. Dog and I’ve never 100% understood them, but this record feels like a pretty solid effort from the band. The opening track really grabbed me, and I found the rest of it to be fairly listenable on a whole. I don’t know how fans will feel, but I dug this. Recommendation : Worth a shot. Artist : Forth Wanderers Album : Forth Wanderers Quick Description : Latest from a group I'm really fond of. Why You Should Listen : This is an act that you should know if you don't already. Overall Thoughts : I've enjoyed this band for some time, and the new album is the same sort of sneaky quiet great stuff that I’ve come to expect. This is one of those bands where you listen to a couple songs and start to wonder why this band isn’t more popular. Rec...

Here are the rest of the releases from this week! Artist : Psychic Twin Album : Strange Diary Quick Description : Debut synth pop from Polyvinyl. Why You Should Listen : Aspects of this stand out in a crowded genre. Overall Thoughts : Synth pop is so flooded right now that it's hard to break through, but Psychic Twin makes a solid effort this week. While nothing dives out as exceptional at first listen, this does have a raw indie quality to it that's often lacking from a lot of like acts. Definitely worth a shot if this is your genre. Recommendation : A good listen. Artist : Okkervil River Album : Away Quick Description : Latest album from the popular indie act. Why You Should Listen : It's probably the best thing they've done since "Lost Coastlines." Overall Thoughts : I cannot admit to being a huge Okkervil River guy, but I have lots of friends who are really into them. "Lost Coastlines" is a classic, but this album is, I feel, th...

A few high-profile releases combined with some indie highlights form the foundation of this week's new release schedule: Volcano Choir - Repave : I don't consider myself a fan of Bon Iver, even though I find Justin Vernon to be incredibly talented and interesting. I don't know what it is about Bon Iver that doesn't resonate with me, but I do know that Repave , the second Volcano Choir album, inhabits the space I wish Vernon was always in for me. It's stark and weird and different without being completely inaccessible, and while it has a lot of indie tropes that people love to hate on, it's an album that deserves to be heard at least once, and probably multiple times. Definitely tops my list as the most interesting new release of the day. Over the Rhine - Meet Me at the Edge of the World : Over the Rhine is a folk band that exists in the same headspace as Hem, mostly because I saw them open for Hem a number of years ago. Their music is both more folky an...