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First Listen: The Shouting Matches, 'Grownass Man'

4.8.13 at 12:00am by Stephen Thompson

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon leads a loose, Tom Petty-esque blues-rock trio with an ear for beauty. But this isn't the stuff of mystery or misery; it's the work of a guy who loves playing music and saw an opportunity to have a blast on the side with friends he's joined on stage whenever possible.

First Listen: Villagers, '{Awayland}'

4.1.13 at 11:55am by Stephen Thompson

Villagers' Conor O'Brien has a great gift for songs that almost always turn something on its head. On {Awayland}, he mixes thoughtful approachability with an assortment of trips down more surprising side roads.

First Listen: Kurt Vile, 'Wakin On A Pretty Daze'

4.1.13 at 12:15am by Otis Hart

The laid-back Philadelphia guitarist has become something of a patron saint for the Great Recession's legions of accidental bohemians, who work hard while hardly working. Vile's transfixing new album is arguably his best yet.

First Listen: 'The Music Is You: A Tribute To John Denver'

3.25.13 at 5:55pm by Robin Hilton

The Music Is You showcases some of the late singer's most beloved songs, as performed by a cross-genre, cross-generational and entirely impressive mix of musicians. Lucinda Williams, Dave Matthews, My Morning Jacket, Emmylou Harris, Josh Ritter and others all turn up to pay tribute.

First Listen: Bombino, 'Nomad'

3.24.13 at 11:15pm by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach pairs up with monster Tuareg guitarist Bombino for a dream-team album. The result balances tightly coiled melodies with wide-open, Saharan spaciousness.

First Listen: Caveman, 'Caveman'

3.24.13 at 11:15pm by Stephen Thompson

What Caveman's second album lacks in overt grabbiness, it gains in inviting, atmospheric warmth; this is a band that, only two albums into its career, already understands the art of the slow burn and the subtle build.

First Listen: Telekinesis, 'Dormarion'

3.24.13 at 11:15pm by Stephen Thompson

On his third album as Telekinesis, Michael Benjamin Lerner infuses his compact, concise pop-rock nuggets with warmth and messy emotions that make them feel human.

First Listen: Julian Lynch, 'Lines'

3.18.13 at 12:15am by Logan K. Young

The Ridgewood, N.J., native grew up playing with members of indie-rock favorites Real Estate and Titus Andronicus. On Lynch's new album, Lines, he employs clarinets, saxophones and iPhones for an unusual take on American folk music.

First Listen: DJ Koze, 'Amygdala'

3.18.13 at 12:15am by Brandon Bussolini

In the so-serious world of underground dance music, Hamburg producer and trickster DJ Koze isn't afraid to bring the quirk. His largely collaborative new album may seem willfully off-kilter but feels just right.

First Listen: Wavves, 'Afraid Of Heights'

3.18.13 at 12:15am by Stephen Thompson

The new album from these sons of grunge has the mix of pop and pessimism pioneered by Nirvana and others. Without the earlier bands' studio slickness — and despite various onstage and offstage upheavals — Wavves battles personal demons with powerhouse choruses.

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