DDG jump from channel Mazzy Star (on their most recent single “Coming Down”) to Tommy James & The Shondells (“Crimson and Clover”) on latest track “Lord Knows”. Not that we’re complaining, “Lord Knows” is a pitch perfect slice of the most majestic of dream rock. b3sci knows.
Dum Dum Girls 
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Rating 8.2
Check out this cool collab between Iggy and Best Coast’s Bethany. The song was recorded for True Blood and it aired under the closing credits of a recent episode a few weeks back. It’s grit from the garage just as you’d expect, and the title words perfectly. By Bruce Rave
True Blood (Official)
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NYC singer Kendra Morris pays soulful tribute to the great Wish You Were Here lead track. Perhaps what makes this so appealing is the attention paid to the songs original arrangement, which no doubt needn’t be tampered with (those Gilmour guitar licks we’re looking at you). Preview below the track from her forthcoming debut full-length Banshee.
Kendra Morris – Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd)Kendra Morris 
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Rating 8
We love She Keeps Bees. The Brooklyn-based duo consistently releases really great blues/soul-driven guitar music. New single “Counter Charm” features an especially strong vocal from singer Jessica Larrabee; the way she just wrenches out some of those more intense notes, pulling them up and out of the tape and straight at your guts. By Matt Easton
She Keeps Bees (Facebook)
Rating 8.5
Prairie indie rock sweethearts Rah Rah have their new album ‘Poet’s Dead’ coming out this October! Here is a one of their new songs. I have said it before and I will say it again, all of the vocalists in Rah Rah have this contrasting yet complimentary quality to their voices. So special. This is one of the most honest songs you will hear all summer. I am pretty sure that Marshall really just wants a life full of art and a wife, I believe it anyways. By Jon Herriot
Rah Rah 
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Rating 8.2
Electro goth pop wizards Crystal Castles have unleashed “Plague” as the leading vanguard from their third LP and the strength of which suggests more top draw material to follow. Complete with shrieking synths and vocals, consider this is a rubber-stamped summer banger by all accounts. By Nathan Hetherington
Crystal Castles (Official)
Rating 8.3
Brooklyn rock band The Babies knock one down for Woodsist on new bumper “Moonlight Mile”. Expect to hear more “Moonlight Mile” into the late summer and fall, as the track will be featured on an upcoming limited 7″ due August 14th as well The Babies’ new LP Our House On The Hill due in October.
The Babies (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Philadelphia band Sun Airway’s “Close” is one of our favorite songs of the year. Get psyched for the duo’s Soft Fall LP due October 2nd.
Sun Airway – CloseSun Airway 
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Rating 8.9
Love “Dreams”. Love Fleetwood Mac. Love The Kills’ Alison Mosshart. Love this.
The Kills – Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)The Kills (Facebook)
Rating 8.5
Something gritty for you courtesy of new UK based band Findlay, of which offer up some raw power on their debut release (some puns intended). “Your Sister” sees release as limited 7″ in mid August via Manchester label Joyeux Anniversaire.
Findlay 
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Rating 8.1
They promised us a different album this time around. The title of their new album will be Come of Age and you can hear it. The fast drum intro hits you right away, and then comes that signature 50’s riff. Justin sings “I’m no teenage icon, I’m no Frankie Avalon.” The first song we heard from Come of Age was the surprisingly Dylan-esque “No Hope”, and now this killer. I’ve got heaps of hope for what the rest of the album will sound like. By Bruce Rave
The Vaccines – Teenage IconThe Vaccines (Facebook)
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Rating 9.3
Telepopmusik’s “Breathe” is pretty much one of my favorite songs ever. Not sure I’ve ever heard a guitar-driven version of it before. New Navy, the down under band that put out that good “Zimbabwe” single last year have a guitar-driven go at it. Let us know what you think below.
New Navy – Breathe (Telepopmusik Cover)New Navy 
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Rating 8.5
