MP3: Mezzanine Owls- Snow Globe from Mezzanine Owls (February 26th, JAXART)
Driving, atmospheric guitars. Yup, they’re shoegazers.

MP3: The Republic Tigers- Buildings & Mountains from The Republic Tigers EP
(February 19th, Chop Shop)
Kansas City 5-piece strums out indie pop with a synth edge.

MP3: The One AM Radio- In The Time We’ve Got from This Too Will Pass
(February 20th, Dangerbird)
One-man songwriter, producer extraordinaire tackles bedroom-pop, melancholy with a guitar, strings, and a laptop.

MP3: Tall Firs- So Messed Up from Too Old to Die Young (March 2008 Ecstatic
Peace)
Thurston Moore signees recall Neil Young with a bit of Pavement thrown in for good measure.

MP3: The Federalists- Friendly Fire from The Federalists (February 12th,
Self released)
Bay area indie rockers mix it up with strong harmonies and electronica Bob
Mould-style.

MP3: Jason Collett- Out Of Time from Here’s To Being Here (February 5th,
Arts & Crafts)
Broken Social Scenester channels Bob Dylan for Canadian alt-country.

MP3: Citay- First Fantasy from Little Kingdom (November 2007, Dead Oceans)
Jammed-out folk and psychedelic guitar work are at the forefront of this tune we somehow overlooked in the fall.

MP3: The Explorers Club- Do You Love Me from Freedom Wind (May 20th Dead Oceans)
Valentine’s day wishes come a week late on this earnestly 60s inspired tune…If you haven’t heard, the Beach Boys are the new Gang of Four.

And now for this week’s Smorgasbord Sundae Wafer…

MP3: My Were They- Sixteen from After They Threw Me In the River and Before I Drowned (August 2007, Self released)
Drawing favorable comparisons to Interpol and Radiohead, this solid Chicago quartet opens for The Most Serene Republic on March 6th at Schubas.