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CHARTtrack: Amy Millan's "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" (Death Cab For Cutie Cover)

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By CHARTattack Staff September 8, 2009 11:27 am
Amy Millan's countrified cover of Death Cab For Cutie's "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" can be found on her sophomore solo release, Masters Of The Burial, which is in stores now.
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CHARTtrack: Cymbals Eat Guitars' "Tunguska"

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By CHARTattack Staff September 1, 2009 1:08 pm
"Tunguska" was released as a B-side to Staten Island, N.Y. indie rock band Cymbals Eat Guitars' most recent single, "...And The Hazy Sea." The quartet released their critically-acclaimed Why There Are Mountains debut full-length earlier this year.
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CHARTtrack: Young Galaxy's "Destroyer"

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By CHARTattack Staff August 25, 2009 12:46 pm
"Destroyer" appears on Young Galaxy's sophomore album, Invisible Republic, which came out on Tuesday through Fontana North. It features the band's typical atmospheric indie rock.
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CHARTtrack: Still Life Still's "Pastel"

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By CHARTattack Staff August 24, 2009 10:50 am
If Still Life Still's "Pastel" resembles Broken Social Scene, it's with good reason considering the band's upcoming debut album, Girls Come Too, was recorded by BSS' Kevin Drew and producer Martin Davis Kinack.Girls Come Too is out on Tuesday.
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CHARTtrack: Cage The Elephant's "Tiny Little Robots"

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By CHARTattack Staff August 20, 2009 12:12 pm
"Tiny Little Robots" can be found on Cage The Elephant's self-titled debut album, which came out last year. Its punky riffs and singer Matt Shultz's vocals mean it resembles bands like Arctic Monkeys.   
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CHARTtrack: Chapterhouse's "Pearl"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 5, 2010 2:57 pm
You kiddies are probably all very familiar with My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus And Mary Chain, but Reading, England's Chapterhouse often get overlooked whenever shoegaze music gets mentioned. The band formed in 1987 and released two discs — 1990's Whirlpool and 1993's Blood Music — before splitting in 1994. They reunited at the end of 2008...
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CHARTtrack: Daniel Lanois Previews Nuit Blanche Set With Free Download

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 30, 2010 4:44 pm
Daniel Lanois spoke to us earlier this week about how his set at Toronto's Nuit Blanche is going to melt your mind. Now we've stumbled upon a special preview of the event. We've got a free download of "Trance Ascent - Full Nuit Blanche 2010," what's being characterized as a "revisitation" of "An Ending (Ascent)" from Brian Eno's 1983 Apollo:...
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CHARTtrack: K-OS And Sebastien Grainger's "BlackWater"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 30, 2010 3:14 pm
"BlackWater" will appear on K-OS' upcoming Anchorman Mixtape, which is out Friday. It was inspired by K-OS and Sebastien Grainger's trip to the U.S. Gulf coast, where they saw the damage caused by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occurred in the Gulf Of Mexico in April. "BlackWater" will be released as a single...
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CHARTtrack: Gravity Wave's "HSGAS (High School Girls Are Sluts)"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 29, 2010 3:02 pm
Gravity Wave are firmly resolved about something: high school girls are sluts. They're so sure of this they've written a song about it, and it can be found on their recently released Gambol album. The folky ditty closes the disc... and don't worry, they're just kidding.CHARTattack contributor Adam Kovac attempted to defend the...
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CHARTtrack: Jesse Matheson's "Good Times"

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By CHARTattack Staff June 24, 2010 4:15 pm
Being optimistic in the face of adversity is always better than being a whiny brat. That's kind of the gist behind Vancouver singer/songwriter Jesse Matheson's "Good Times." Whether you've been given the entire first full season of Felicity, have had a bris and converted to Judaism only to have your girlfriend tell you she isn't Jewish after all,...
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CHARTtrack: Bettye LaVette's "Salt Of The Earth"

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By CHARTattack Staff June 7, 2010 1:20 pm
Bettye LaVette is a soul music legend, and she's covered The Rolling Stones' "Salt Of The Earth" (from 1968's Beggars Banquet). It appears on Interpretations: The British Songbook, which also features her covers of songs by The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Derek And The Dominos and Pink Floyd.
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CHARTtrack: Lost In The Trees' "All Alone In An Empty House"

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By CHARTattack Staff May 25, 2010 2:15 pm
"All Alone In An Empty House" is the title track to the album of the same name by Chapel Hill, N.C.'s Lost In The Trees, a musical collective founded by Ari Picker. The group features a core of seven members and an "extended family" of 20 other members. Alone In An Empty House will be released Aug. 10.
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CHARTtrack: Dan Mangan's "Robots"

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By CHARTattack Staff May 20, 2010 3:36 pm
We've picked Dan Mangan's "Robots," from last year's excellent Nice, Nice, Very Nice, as our next Best Song Ever, which means we're offering it as a free download. Check out our interview with Mangan about the song here.
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CHARTtrack: The MacHams' "Glide"

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By CHARTattack Staff May 19, 2010 3:00 pm
The MacHams are brothers Noel, JP and George Dabbagh, a band based out of Toronto who sound borrows from '90s Can-Rock. They're just released their self-titled debut album, on which you can find "Glide."
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CHARTtrack: Indofin's "Sunshine"

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By CHARTattack Staff May 14, 2010 4:32 pm
"Sunshine" appears on Austin, Texas rockers Indofin's 2x Broken album, which is out now. Singer/guitarist TJ Huerta, bassist Albert Huang and drummer Donny Mann play laid-back reggae rock.  
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CHARTtrack: Jon McLurg's "Big Band Theory"

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By CHARTattack Staff May 12, 2010 2:09 pm
"Big Band Theory" can be found on Canadian singer/songwriter Jon McLurg's The Auctioneer album, which is out now. The tune is an interesting mix of folk, classical and indie pop.
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CHARTtrack: Sons Of Hippies' "Spaceship Ride"

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By CHARTattack Staff May 11, 2010 5:03 pm
"Spaceship Ride" is the opening track to Florida neo-psychedelic rockers Sons Of Hippies' new Warriors Of Light album, which is out now. These kids don't sound like they're imitating Hendrix, Joplin or Jefferson Airplane, though. They're more about the apocalypse than spreading peace and love while dropping acid.
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CHARTtrack: Gladshot's "He Was Gone"

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By CHARTattack Staff May 7, 2010 3:26 pm
"He Was Gone" appears on Gladshot's Burn Up And Shine debut album, which is out now. The New York duo of Mike Blaxill and Debbie Andrews are influenced by the likes of Fleetwood Mac, Aimee Mann, and jangle pop.
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CHARTtrack: Marcy Mars' "The Doctor"

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By CHARTattack Staff May 6, 2010 3:28 pm
Marcy Mars is a Brazilian singer/songwriter whose influences include Neutral Milk Hotel, Amanda Palmer and The Mars Volta. "The Doctor" appears on her recently released Poison album.
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CHARTtrack: Nicholas James' "Water On Cigarettes"

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By CHARTattack Staff May 4, 2010 2:12 pm
Nicholas James is a Connecticut-based songwriter whose acoustic songs have been compared to Pete Yorn and John Mayer. "Water On Cigarettes" appears on his recently released Lights On album.
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