Black Foxxes - Sæla

Exeter's Black Foxxes are cool. Their 2016 release, I'm Not Well, showcases fiery alt-rock that spans quite a bit of creative ground and stylistic influences. I hear everything from Pacific NW grunge to Scottish glam on there. It's a great listen. They've got a new album, Reiði coming out soon, and the first track, "Sæla", is terrific, evoking a bit more prog and polish than anything on I'm Not Well, a direction that works well. Hope they come by Austin sometime soon.

RIYL: Lonely The Brave, Black Map, Far, Placebo, Buffalo Tom, Sweetwater

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The Wombats - Turn

The Wombats are back with their latest, another bombastic, fun and at times hilarious album, Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life. "Turn" is today's Most Important and probably the easiest-to-love track amongst a bunch of easy-to-love tracks.

RIYL: The Kooks, Editors, Courteeners, Maximo Park, The Pigeon Detectives

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The Decemberists - Severed

The Decemberists seem to get more and more 80's new wave every time I hear them. Their new song, "Severed", is a great example of what I'm talking about. Now, I don't follow them all that closely, so I might be wrong there, but in my not-at-all-expert opinion, it's a cool move they're making.

RIYL: The Mountian Goats, The New Pornographers, Wolf Parade, Bright Eyes, Roxy Music

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Young Fathers - In My View

Young Fathers are back with a terrific new single, "In My View", which builds and sort of remixes the sound they had going on White Men Are Black Men Too, it reminds me a bit of "Shame" from that album, but more polished and more sophisticated, maybe. Anyway, I'm digging it and looking forward to more from them.

RIYL: TV on The Radio, Wax Taylor, Mount Kimbie, Arca

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Tune-Yards - Look at Your Hands

Is this the first time we've had Tune-Yards on the Most Important? Looks like it is; that's surprising. Well, she (Merrill Garbus) has a new album out, I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life, and while it can be a hard listen at times, as it's both sonically and thematically confrontational (by design, I think), there are some good cuts. My favorite is "Look at Your Hands" which captures nicely all that Tune-Yards does really well.

RIYL: YACHT, Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, Yeasayer, Tennis

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