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Traveling this week so the entries are short but sweet:

1. of Montreal – Coquet Coquette
Band members: Kevin Barnes, James Huggins, Bryan Poole, Dottie Alexander, Davey Pierce
Band location: Athens, GA (album recorded in LA at Ocean Way Recording)
Album information: False Priest is out on 9/14. Pre-order it now HERE. Download this track for free now HERE (under the track listings section). Album is being produced by Jon Brion. The bands name supposedly comes from a failed romance Kevin Barnes had with a woman from Montreal.
MySpace: of Montreal
of Montreal – Coquet Coquette

2. Florence & The Machine – Cosmic Love (Short Club Remix)
Band members: Florence Welch (primary), Robert Ackroyd, Chris Hayden, Isabella Summers, Mark Saunders and Tom Monger.
Band location: London, England
Album information: Cosmic love is going to be officially released as a digital single on 7/4. You can pre-order it now HERE. This remix comes as part of the digital bundle.
MySpace: Florence and The Machine
Florence and the Machine – Cosmic Love (Short Club Remix)

3. Best Coast – Boyfriend
Band members: Bethany Cosentino & Bobb Bruno
Band location: Los Angeles
Album information: Crazy For You out on 7/27. You can Pre-order album HERE. It’s worth noting that the album art features her cat Snacks. Download track for free on NME HERE.
MySpace: Best Coast
Best Coast – Boyfriend

4. Orphan Boy – Remember
Band members: Rob Cross, Paul Smith and Chris Day
Band location: Manchester, England
Album information: Passion, Pain and Loyalty is out on 7/26. You can pre-order it now HERE. You can download this track for free when you register on their website HERE. Their first album Shop Local (2008 release) is also worth owning. You can buy that now HERE. Find their MySpace page HERE.
MySpace: Orphan Boy
Orphan Boy – Remember

5. Quantic Presents Flowering Inferno – Dog With a Rope
Band Members: Will Holland
Band location: Cali, Columbia (previously from the UK)
Album information: Dog With a Rope comes out on 7/13. Buy this single now HERE. You can hear the entire album now via NPR HERE. This is Quantic’s 12th album – the Flowering Inferno moniker represents his latin dub reggae style.
MySpace: Quantic
Quantic Presents Flowering Inferno – Dog With A Rope

6. The Young Sinclairs – Girl I’m For Real
Band members: John Thompson, Daniel Cundiff, Sean Poff, Jonathan Woods and Samuel Jones.
Band location: Roanoke, Virginia
Album information: We Spoke Our Minds comes on on 7/20. Pre-order it now HERE. Download this track for free now HERE. Amazing 60s throwback splendor. They are currently on tour with The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Catch them if you can.
MySpace: The Young Sinclairs
The Young Sinclairs – Girl I’m For Real

7. Geographer – Kites
Band members: Mike Deni, Nathan Blaz & Brian Ostreicher
Band location: San Francisco
Album information: Their EP Animal Shapes is out now. You can buy it now HERE.
MySpace: Geographer
Geographer – Kites

8. Electric Sunset – Soda
Band members: Nic Zwart (previously of Desolation Wilderness)
Band location: San Francisco, CA
Album information: His debut album will be out on K Records on 9/7.
MySpace: Electric Sunset
Electric Sunset – Soda

9. Tortoiseshell – This Girl
Band members: Rick Mansfield, Dom Broadhurst, Paddy Dagg, Dom Kirkwood & Will Mansfield
Band location: Sydney, Australia
Album information: Buy the single “This Girl” now HERE. They describe their sound as: “Tortoiseshell ride the sunny currents of Talking Heads, ESG, afro pop, the 80s, Howard Arkley, deep wave, Roxy Music et al. They will take you to crystal, clear turquoise waters”
MySpace: Tortoiseshell
Tortoiseshell – This Girl

10. Ugly Cassanova – Here’s To Now
Band members (current): Isaac Brock, Eric Judy, Tom Peloso, Joe Plummer and Clay Jones
Band location: Issaquah, Washington
Album information: This track comes off of the soundtrack for “180° South” which also features songs by Mason Jennings and James Mercer.. You can buy that now HERE. You can buy the movie HERE. If the voice sounds familiar that is because Isaac Brook is also the singer for Modest Mouse.
MySpace: Ugly Cassanova
Ugly Cassanova – Here’s To Now

11. Brasstronaut – Slow Knots
Band members: Bryan Davies, Edo Van Breeman, John Walsh, Brennan Saul, Tariq Hussain & Sam Davidson
Band location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Album information: Buy their album Mt. Chimaera now HERE. Download this song for free on their MySpace page now HERE. Brasstronaut was nominated for a 2010 Polaris Music Prize.
MySpace: Brasstronaut
Brasstronaut – Slow Knots

Oldies but worth a re-listen:

1. George Harrison & Bob Dylan – If Not For You (Live)

2. The Rolling Stones – Miss You

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