The Felice Brothers

The Felice Brothers seem to have a good time spinning out bizarre, wistful Bob Dylan-esque songs about deals gone wrong and inevitably bad relationships. The sloppy fun of "Frankie's Gun!" makes me wish I'd been in that studio, banging on something, making some noise as the tape rolled. Made up of three actual brothers from the Catskills — Simone, Ian and James Felice — plus "a 19 year old called Christmas," according to the press info, these guys don't mind playing a wrong not or two. It's the thought that counts, right? And their thoughts seem as pure and sincere as a streetcorner singer in the middle of summer, telling everyone how it is.

Frankie's Gun! [MP3, 4.7MB, 160kbps]
Wonderful Life [MP3, 4.7MB, 160kbps]

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www.thefelicebrothers.com

A Weather

A Weather are a whisper out of Portland, Oregon, playing the some of the softest and easiest sounds of the year. Slow, smooth, captivating, trance-inducing — the intertwined vocals of Aaron Gerber and Sarah Winchester are hard to break away from once they've caught you. There is an incredible beauty to these tracks, all off the band's debut efforts on Team-Love Records. If you like things low, lush, hushed and hazy, this is the place to be.

from The Feather Test 7":
The Feather Test [MP3, 5.7MB, 160kbps]
One More Night Stand [MP3, 6.3MB, 160kbps]

from Cove LP:
Spiders Snakes [MP3, 6.2MB, 160kbps]
Screw Up Your Courage [MP3, 5.1MB, 160kbps]
Oh My Stars [MP3, 4.7MB, 160kbps]

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aweathermusic.com

Gruff Rhys

The singer for Super Furry Animals has a knack for writing Super Catchy Songs all on his own. Well, he did take his recordings down to England to add some strings, courtesy of Sean and Marcus of the High Llamas, then down to Brazil for Mario Caldato Jr.'s percussive touch. So songs that began as meditations for acoustic guitar and voice ended up sounding greater than the sum of their parts.

Candylion [MP3, 2.9MB, 160kbps]

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www.candylion.co.uk