La Dispute - Wildlife [2011]

[post-hardcore/literary lyricism]

I'm not all that into post-hardcore, give or take a few bands. One of those bands is La Dispute who have released nothing but good. I posted their spoken word EPs before. The band aren't your typical scream, scream, cheesy, cheesy post-hardcore, but rather a talented potent group with emotional lyrics that aren't 'hurr she dun left me and now I'm alone'. La Dispute tell stories with their lyrics, and the do it well. So download this, give it a chance, don't be so fucking hipster.

Chancha Via Circuito - Rio Arriba [2011]

[Breakbeat/Experimental]

You're either gonna like it, or you aren't.

  Chancha Via Circuito - Rio Arriba 2010 by zzkrecords

Slow Loris - Routine Glow [2011]

[Lo-fi/guitar-pop]

Wesley Doyle makes music, it's okay, you should download this.

  Slow Loris - Routine Glow - 02 People You Meet by Slow Loris

Sweet Nothings - Night & Day

[folk/indie/pop]

I've uploaded this to mediafire, but you can also listen/get it free/pay for it here.

This is a pretty EP by Sweet Nothing. An unsigned Indie Folk / Neo-soul band from Atlanta, United States. Making music from their own living room, Matthew and Lea Herring “transform accosting words into an alluring display of raw and delicate emotions”.
(Guest musicians include: Stephen Banister, Julie Wynne, and Jordan Bush)*

(Always count on last.fm for a description when you're too hungover to write your own.)

The So So Glos - Low Back Chain Shift [2010]

[Indie-punk]

I meant to post this a good while back, back in 2010 actually. I like The So So Glos, a small indie-punk outfit from brooklyn. They make fun energetic music that we can all kick a can to.

They aren't punk per-se, but they do have some fugaziesque elements. If you were alive in 2008 you probably heard the song My Block playing on pretty much every "counter-culture" radio station across the world, or not. I don't know, I don't speak for the world. However, yes, check 'em out.

Also, this is an EP.
If you like them, check out their 2008 full length Tourism/Terrorism.

Idaho - You Were A Dick [2011]

[Indie/slowcore]

You might know Idaho, you might not. They're a pretty good slowcore band kind of in the same vain as Bedhead and Codeine. They probably hate the term slowcore too. But it's one of those genre titles that gives people an idea of what to expect. Anyway, yeah, this is their latest album, and if you haven't heard them by now, get it, I guess. If you have heard 'em, get it anyway, it's good.

YoungTeam - Daydreamer [2011]

[Shoegaze/indie/whatever, fuck genres]

When listening to Youngteam my memory often floats back to when all I did was sit and listen to My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. Now, when I tell people this they assume that Youngteam are just another band trying to relive the days they listened to Slowdive and MBV. The truth is however, while the influence is strong, you can tell that these guys have incorporated everything that has came since the shoegazing days of the 80s. 90s and 00s indie rock for example is also heavily present as an influence here and it all works together to make a rather interesting album.