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Get More of The Horrors!!

Found The Horrors through Spotify late this year.  Launched the program and there they were on the front page.  To be honest, the album art is what drew me in.  I have no shame in that though as I have found a ton of my favorite artists by the look of their albums.  Anyway, I [...]

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Get More Johnny Cash!

The MAN does Danzig.  Enough said. – Bill Ryan Click the image below to get more Johnny Cash through Amazon!

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Get More Poesie Noire!!

A major flashback on my list, this track reminds me of nights spent hanging out with friends at my favorite little Goth club in Hollywood. This Belgian band had marginal success in the mid 80’s alternative scene and while they incorporate some of the usual industrial trappings into their sound, it’s very different than the [...]

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Get More Vezelay!!

This track reminds me of what I fell in love with in 90′s digital musicians like Aphex Twin and Mum.  In fact while listening to this track as I type in those bands names, I have flashes of the mystery and intrigue that they used to fill me with as I would bask in their music in the [...]

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Get More OMD!!

Q: When do large popular bands cover smaller, up-and-coming bands?  A: When the song is really good. (orig. done by The Xx) – Bill Ryan Click the image below to get more OMD through Amazon!

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Get More Lykke Li!!

Again feeling late to the party, this song was a recent discovery for me on one of the many trips my wife and I took this year. While walking through the Height Ashbury we stopped into a crazy little sock shop and this song filled my head and sparked my interest. I couldn’t tell you [...]

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Get More La Roux!!

The purpose of this post is to primarily investigate Skrillex as an artist and not La Roux although they are a talented pair in their own right.  I stumbled upon Skrillex at the very beginning of 2011 and didn’t even know what I was getting into.  Now, DubStep is sweeping the globe with its punky take on dance [...]

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Get More Alison Krauss!!

Usually, not my style of music, but this IS a great song.  Ms. Krauss is the most awarded singer, the most awarded female artist, and tied for the third most awarded artist overall in Grammy history.  Pretty impressive resume. – Bill Ryan Click the image below to get more Allison Krauss through Amazon!

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Get More Editors!!

I recently discovered this band, sadly coming late to the party. Hard to go wrong with British Indy Rock and this Birmingham band has such an eclectic catalogue of sounds that it’s hard to not find something enjoyable for every taste. They’ve been compared to Echo & The Bunnymen, Joy Division, and the Chameleons and [...]

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Get More Kitchens of Distinction!!

Kitchens of Distinction have long been on the list of possibilities for Fruitcake selection, but never seem to make the cut.  I had planned on saving them for the 80′s Fruitcake back in 2008 only to then remember that they were in fact a 90′s band.  This song was what I wanted to close that [...]