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The eyes have it — Ty Segall Band release Slaughterhouse Words: Drake Lelane Welcome back Drake! – ed. I’ve been taken out of the game for a bit, thanks to Sasquatch! Music Festival (with editing nearly 5k photos) and a new job. There have been some great releases I’ve lost out on in the process... Read More The post Drake’s Take: New Releases 06.26.12 appeared first on Bumpershine.com.

Beach House release another stunner with their new album Bloom Words: Drake Lelane Maybe it’s the effects of a full week of sunny weather, but it’s been hard not to feel optimistic about new music, even when there’s only a couple albums with May release dates that I’m wearing out in the headphones. One of... Read More The post Drake’s Take: New Releases 05.15.12 appeared first on Bumpershine.com.

Ex-Fleet Fox Josh Tillman, aka Father John Misty Words: Drake Lelane Welcome to the merry month of May, where promises of summer melt under clouds of impending rain. That’s Seattle, though… it’s enough to drive a Pacific Northwesterner south, like it did with J. Tillman, formerly the drummer for Fleet Foxes. Holed up in the... Read More The post Drake’s Take: New Releases 05.01.12 appeared first on Bumpershine.com.

Ty Segall and Timothy “White Fence” Presley Words: Drake LeLane We’re [Drake et al. -ed.] back after taking a week off for a little R&R in Mexico last week (sorry Spiritualized and Moonface… we’ll get you next time). This week is marked by a lot of classic guitar-based rock influences. Ty Segall and White Fence... Read More The post Drake’s Take: New Releases 04.24.12 appeared first on Bumpershine.com.

Alabama Shakes Words: Drake Lelane Alabama Shakes dish some soulful rock on their debut release.There’s plenty of post-Easter, post-Passover new releases to sneeze at as you reach for the Clariton amidst all the bloomage (YOU SWORE, NO MORE FLOWER METAPHORS!). It’s Spring Break somewhere, so pop in a few of these tasty offerings in your... Read More The post Drake’s Take: New Releases 04.10.12 appeared first on Bumpershine.com.

Justin Townes Earle Words: Drake Lelane I’m mostly back after an Amazon-related debacle. You’ll notice there’s no more links to Amazon here going forward, which has been a hassle, but the switch to in links to emusic, Insound and others should be better in the long run for users. I’ll grant that Amazon was convenient,... Read More The post Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.27.12 appeared first on Bumpershine.com.

Delta Spirit Words: Drake Lelane Daylight savings is a bitch, man [I call it the worst day of the year. -ed.]. I still miss that hour I lost, and have been trying to get it back all week. New releases this week seemed to ‘spring forward’ as well, leaving us with scant to digest. Of... Read More The post Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.13.12 appeared first on Bumpershine.com.

The Men Words: Drake Lelane What’s the saying? “March enters like a lion and leaves like a lamb?” Between the sophomore releases from both The Men and Mike Wexler, we’ve certainly achieved the first part of that equation. Other artists with new releases this week include Andrew Bird, Bruce Springsteen, The Magnetic Fields, Bowerbirds, Time... Read More The post Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.06.12 appeared first on Bumpershine.com.

New Multitudes Words: Drake Lelane A new Anais Mitchell album is always something to look forward to. -ed. February ends with a shiver, a cough, unwanted mucus on seemingly every child’s sleeve, and a handful of releases to welcome a hopefully warmer March. This year marks the 100th year since Woody Guthrie’s birth, so we’re... Read More The post Drake’s Take: New Releases 02.28.12 appeared first on Bumpershine.com.

Damien Jurado Words: Drake LeLane Seattle Folk pioneer Damien Jurado releases Maraqopa this week. Another week in the shortest month sees plenty of fine releases fall into our laps. From Damien Jurado’s magnum opus to the sophomore release from the sugared razor blades of Sleigh Bells, it’s not a bad week at all. There’s also... Read More The post Drake’s Take: New Releases 02.21.12 appeared first on Bumpershine.com.