Matt McCloskey. His latest EP The Hard Rains is out now - head on over to Noisetrade to download it for free (and toss him a few bucks while you’re at it)!

Check out “Not Tonight” from The Hard Rains below:

(photo via Matt McCloskey)

Scott Thompson and Brian Barthelmes of Tallahassee. Their brand new album Old Ways has been one of my highest anticipated albums of the year (their previous album Jealous Hands ranked in The Sound & The Furry’s Favorite Albums of 2011) and it officially drops NEXT TUESDAY (5/7)! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Check out one of my favorite tracks from Old Ways “Minor Blues IV” below:

(photo via Tallahassee)

Junip - “Line Of Fire”

From their brand new self-titled album Junip - out TODAY (4/23) on Mute Records. This is the first of two brilliantly dark videos (directed by Mikel Cee Karlsson) from the album  (Part II “Your Life Your Call” HERE).

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José González, also of Junip. Junip’s brand new album Junip is out TODAY (4/23) on Mute Records!

Check out “Your Life Your Call” -the second single from Junip - below: 

(photo via MTV IGGY)

Iron and Wine - “Joy”

From his brand new album Ghost on Ghost - out now!

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Sam Beam of Iron & Wine. His brand new album Ghost on Ghost is out this week (4/16) on Nonesuch Records!

Check out “Singers and the Endless Song” below: 

(photo by Dave Lichterman via kexplive)

Neal Casal - “Need Shelter”

From his 2011 album Sweeten the Distance - out now on Royal Potato Family!

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Neal Casal, also of Chris Robinson Brotherhood and Ryan Adams & The Cardinals. His latest album, 2011’s Sweeten The Distance, is out now - and he’s got a brand new Record Store Day exclusive 7” single of The Grateful Dead’s “Mountains of the Moon” that will be available at your favorite neighborhood record store on Saturday (4/20)! For more details on Record Store Day 2013 exclusives click HERE.

(photo by Chandler Moulton)

Matt Pond (formerly Matt Pond PA). His new album The Lives Inside The Lines In Your Hand is out now!

Check out the lead track from the album “Let Me Live” below:

(photo by ahorsewithnoname)

Brown Bird - “Thunder and Lightning”

From their incredible 2011 album Salt For Salt.Their brand new album Fits of Reason is due out 4/2 on Supply & Demand! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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David Lamb of Brown Bird. Their new album Fits of Reason arrives this coming Tuesday (4/2) on Supply & Demand Music!

Check out the lead-off track “Seven Hells” from Fits of Reason below:

(photo via audioasis)

Michael Benjamin Lerner of Telekenesis. His new album Domarion isn’t out until Tuesday (4/2) on Merge Records, but if you can’t wait until then you can stream the entire album over on NPR!

Check out the fantastic video for “Ghosts and Creatures”, which is one of my personal favorite singles of the year so far:

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Yoann Lemoine AKA Woodkid. After 3 fantastic singles (and phenomenal videos) in the past 18 months, Woodkid’s highly anticipated full-length The Golden Age is out TODAY (3/19) and is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Check out the latest video installment of the Golden Age saga “I Love You” below:

(photo by musecube)

Sparrow and the Workshop - “Shock Shock”

Fantastic new video from their upcoming album Murderopolis, which drops in May on Songs, By Toad!

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Gregor Donaldson of Sparrow and the Workshop. Their upcoming album Murderopolis arrives in May on Songs, By Toad.

Check out the killer first single from Murderopolis ”Shock Shock” below!

(photo by markusthorsen)