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Various Artists- Shout Out Loud Prints Mixtape

In The Pocket Tapes/ buy

Columbus, Ohio’s DIY screen printing company, Shout Out Loud Prints, releases their first Mixtape on fellow C-town label In The Pocket Tapes. A collection of tracks from artists whose shirts the company has printed in the past, the 31 track tape features a mix of released and unreleased songs from your favorite DIY groups from Andrew Jackson Jihad to Paul Baribeau, Letters to the Moon to Heathers, and everyone in between. Lots of local CLE artists too! It’s only 4 bucks, snag it while they’re hot!

The Tallest Man On Earth – The Wild Hunt

Dead Oceans/ buy

Sweden’s Kristian Matsson is the Tallest Man on Earth, a passionate folksy songwriter who drops his sophomore LP The Wild Hunt today. A follow up to 2008′s gorgeous Shallow Grave, which landed him tours with John Vanderslice and Bon Iver, this is a definite 2010 must-have record. Matsson picks up where he left off for the most part, juggling between piano and acoustic to back his Dylanesque lyrics. It’s simple, raw emotion – and isn’t that, after all, what we like about folk music?

Freelance Whales – Weathervanes

Frenchkiss / buy

There’s been a good amount of buzz surrounding the debut LP from Queens’ fun and poppy fivesome Freelance Whales. The hooks and quirky instruments found on Weathervanes will appeal to just about everyone (especially if you like surprisingly placed banjos). After a string of dates supporting the Shout Out Louds they’ll hit the Grog Shop solo on June 12th.

Also Out This Week
The Bitters – East General
Child Abuse – Cut and Run
Chin Chin – Sound Of The Westway
Dead Meadow – Three Kings
John Wiese – Circle Snare
Kaki King – Junior
Lali Puna – Our Inventions
Library Voices – Denim on Denim
Matt Pond PA – The Dark Leaves
MGMT – Congratulations
Mi Ami – Steal Your Face
Mimicking Birds – Mimicking Birds
Rafter – Animal Feelings
Senryu – Inkling
Sightings – City Of Straw