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A gritty story teller weaving tragedies, triumphs, smiles, and scorns with a charming voice and a folksy sound. She reminds me a bit of Mazzy Star, but that's only a first impression. Here's an in studio session with four streamable songs. Enjoy!

clever lyricist moving toward hand made hip hop rather than sampled - with a rich smokey vocal style that deceives his appearance (he looks like a punk ass kid)

Analog electronic practitioner Tobacco uses whacked out synths & beats that are easy to label psychedelic. But much more, it's mad nasty funk. Here's two downloads: Dirt featuring Aesop Rock and Truck Sweat.

guitar synth duo - music that both rocks hard and is completely danceable - bang your head and shake yo' booty ;-) - four downloads here - all are good, but Mirando stands out

Hers another CK DL. If you don't know these boyz, where you been at? They hardly underground these days.

Rootsy and fly NW blowin up! Gutterfly is H.O.T. hot with ultra smooth delivery an Fly & the Family Stone style backing.

if you haven't heard Vampire Weekend yet, do yourself a favor and follow this link - two previously unreleased tracks here - thank you daytrotter

I was beginning to doubt it, but creativity is surely alive and well! Highly experimental, but deliciously accessible, Deerhoof is hitting their stride with the new release Offend Maggie. If you know them, you'll notice a richer more folksy vein and Satomi Matsuzaki's vocals, as playful as ever, seem that much refined. Here's an assortment of downloads & streams both new and old.

DC underground DJ / producer with a smooth rhymin story tellin style, free from tired hip hop cliché. Twangy Motown guitar samples over break beat fare that gets heads bobbin. Features the likes of Radel Esca & Comel_15.

nice, very easy to listen to, subdued crooner, elegant rock and roll - creative and visceral lyrics