Recent Concise Releases

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  Golden Retriever / Chuck Johnson
  Rain Shadow
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  An inspired, rewarding collaboration developed remotely by three highly inventive musicians.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Chris Stamey & the Fellow Travel … / Chris Stamey
  A Brand-New Shade of Blue
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  The dB's frontman moves forward into the past with this gorgeous evocation of late-night vocal jazz in the mid-century style.

  - Mark Deming
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  Honey Radar
  Sing the Snow Away: The Chunklet Yea …
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  A bracing collection of off-kilter, lo-fi and proud of it tracks released by the Philly band between 2015 and 2018.

  - Tim Sendra
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  Stroppies
  Look Alive
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  A home-cooked, more intimate take on the thoughtful and melodic jangle pop sound the quartet established on Whoosh!

  - Tim Sendra
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  Jonathan Bree
  After the Curtains Close
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  A post-breakup album finds the pop craftsman in a blue mood and dipping a toe into modern pop sounds.

  - Tim Sendra
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  Hazel English
  Wake Up!
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  A more polished full-length debut that retains her earlier '60s sensibilities, knack for breezy melodies, and dash of dream-pop luster.

  - Marcy Donelson
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  Primo
  Sogni
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  The Australian combo's second album is a near copy of their first that delivers more home-cooked, sparse, and fun indie pop.

  - Tim Sendra
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  Kidbug
  Kidbug
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  Members of Eerie Wanda and Dumb Numbers team up on a love letter to the alt-rock sounds of the early '90s, especially grunge.

  - Tim Sendra
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  Bad Moves
  Untenable
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  The second LP from these Washington, D.C. pop punks combines super-catchy melodies with smart, politically charged lyrics.

  - Mark Deming
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  Coriky
  Coriky
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  The debut album from members of Fugazi and the Evens is mature, literate, and impassioned music whether it whispers or shouts.

  - Mark Deming