
Lemuria is a female-fronted, catchy-as-hell indie pop/punk trio from Buffalo, N.Y. With plenty of Jawbreaker comparisons, this band is definitely a group worth checking out.
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Finally Punk is an all-gal lo-fi punk band from Austin, Texas, and have been described as “sounding like the Slits screwed and chopped through helicopter blades.”
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Monotonix is an energetic, bass-less power-trio from Tel Aviv, Israel, chock-full of “sonic force and physical fearlessness.”
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Murders & Mysteries is a Chicago-based one-man electronica act, combining “dance-influenced beats with anthemic and thematic melodies.”
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Aaron Lee Martin is a bearded indie/folk songwriter from Wichita, Kan., with songs that are filled with quality instrumentation and honest, thoughtful lyrics.
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From the fine folks that brought us Forget Cassettes (read, Beth Cameron), comes Elizabeth GRACE, the newest in Cameron’s art-rock endeavors. It’s a bit of a departure from what you’d expect, but there’s no disappointment in that.
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Yea Big + Kid Static is a hip-hop duo from Chicago, Ill., bringing beats that “will overcome you like a band of parkour ninjas wearing jet packs leaping over your grandmother’s privacy fence to steal a pie.”
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Louisville’s Wax Fang has been wowing me for some time now, so I apologize for not mentioning the band sooner. It’s a superstar lineup, too, with Louisvillians Kevin Ratterman (Elliott), Jake Heustis (Cabin) and Scott Carney (…and the Heavy Friends) bringing it consistently. Notice the exquisite use of scissors on The Doctor Will See You Now and the somewhat Ted Leo-esque guitar licks that open WWII PT2.
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You have to love any band who is “HAPPY TO BE YOUR FRIENDS AND WOULD LOVE TO GIVE YOU HUGS,” right? Then you have to love Lexington, Ky., natives Big Fresh. They just released an album of ambient, semi-electronic spaz-pop. Check out the song International Dateline for some 8-bit goodness.
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Ill Patriot plays quality hardcore punk music, complete with highly-opinionated lyrics and anthem-esque group vocals.
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