Baby D's Bagels
$20 Worth of Food and Drink for Only $10
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Betty

Oreo Jones
RAD SUMMER

If the name above evokes the awful Orlando of the Jones clan, don’t let it spoil your listen.

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Conversations With Myself

Nemo Achida
SELF-RELEASED

One can argue the logic of being signed to the great producer 88-Keys’ record label, Locksmith Music, and then self-producing your next project, but hey, maybe this is some covert ninja move

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3=4

Interstates
SELF-RELEASED

Dig, if you will, a picture. Because not only is that all an all-instrumental band can provide, but that’s precisely the intent of such soundscape specialists like Interstates.

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Mature Themes

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
4AD

Nobody today has done a finer job creating new sounds than Ariel Pink. Mature Themes follows up Before Today’s re-recorded soulful, lo-fi wonders.

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Fragrant World

Yeasayer
SECRETLY CANADIAN
Yeasayer isn’t just about the music. This is a band that’s all about concepts, image and finding the art in everything from music videos to onstage light shows.
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Heritage

Lionel Loueke
BLUE NOTE
Lionel Loueke has wowed audiences — with his own trio and with Herbie Hancock.
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That Noise

Gentlemen Hounds
ISLAND EARTH
Derek Monyhan’s new band is more of a quarter-turn from his main gig with the Villebillies.
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Love and Hip Hop

Ace Lib
SELF-RELEASED
Much like characters on the namesake television catastrophe, Ace Lib apparently has more money than he knows what to do with.
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Hasta la Muerte

Xibalba
SOUTHERN LORD
Xibalba is a Mayan word that roughly translates to “place of fear,” a realm of death equivalent with hell.
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The Relic: The Return of Magic Mill

Magic Mill
SELF-RELEASED
A parent’s love is sometimes best exemplified by their willingness to completely embarrass themselves in a misguided attempt at bonding.