Hard Time Pressure by Sugar MinottSugar Minott Reggae RIYL: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Jimmy Cliff Sugar Minott bridged four decades of transformation in reggae music. At the age…

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  First One by Hamish Cook Hamish Cook Instrumental Blues RIYL: B.B. King, Rory Gallagher, Eric Clapton Articulated guitar notes. If you wanted a guitar lesson, who would you go…

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Mirror Reaper by Bell WitchBell Witch Doom RIYL: Pallbearer, Rosetta, Wolves in the Throne Room Seattle doom metal duo Bell Witch have created a monolith with their third full-length record…

  Heart it Breaks by ThoughtsThoughts Power Pop / Psychedelic Rock RIYL: Tame Impala, The Beach Boys, Moon Taxi Some say that power pop and psychedelic rock are two sounds…

  The Trouble With Teeth by Little CoyoteLittle Coyote Alt / Indie Rock RIYL: Joanna Newsom, Tori Amos, Feist Most of the time, first records cause bands to rely too…

  Thomas by The Shaftons The Shaftons Pop-Punk RIYL: Dropkick Murphys, Green Day, Bad Religion If you weren’t sure what an Austrian version of the Dropkick Murphy’s would sound like,…

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