In The Mailbox # 2

Band: Voxtrot
Album: Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives EP
Release Date: April 4, 2006
Website: http://www.voxtrot.net/
Label: Cult Hero

Austin, TX is the home base for this young band with retro vision. Clear eyes and talent can make anything old sound young again… and this sound may just be wearing gold-plated diapers.

+ mothers, sisters, daughters, and wives

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Band: Murder By Death
Album: in bocca al lupo
Release Date: May 23, 2006
Website: http://murderbydeath.com/
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/murderbydeath
Label: Tent Show Records

Murder By Death is a midwestern band whose music can be as odd, obvious, and strange as their name.

+ boy decide

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Band: The Church
Album: Uninvited, Like the Clouds
Release Date: April 18, 2006
Website: http://www.thechurchband.com/
Label: Cooking Vinyl

The Church continue to follow a path unique to them after nearly a quarter century of making music together.

+ unified field

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Band: Camera Obscura
Album: Let’s Get Out Of This Country
Release Date: June 6, 2006
Website http://www.camera-obscura.net/
Label: Merge Records

Camera Obscura are from Scotland, forming a decade ago in the working class city of Glasgow. This latest release, Let’s Get Out Of This Country, is their first to benefit from an extended stay in a true studio setting (working in Stockholm with acclaimed producer, Jari Haapalainen).

+ let’s get out of this country

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Band: Phoenix
Album: It’s Never Been Like That
Release Date: June 13, 2006
Website: http://www.wearephoenix.com/
Label: Arts & Crafts

These Frenchmen know their way around a pop tune. They’ve forged another fine set of songs for the new album, It’s Never Been Like That, and, as is their want, have polished them until they gleam.

+ long distance call

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Band: Persephone’s Bees
Album: Note’s From The Underworld
Release Date: , 2006
Website: http://www.persephonesbees.com/
Label: Columbia

Persephone's Bees are based in San Francisco, led by Russian ex-pat, Angelina Moysov, and churn out a slickly updated 60's sound on this song…

+ nice day

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The Church, Camera Obscura, and Murder by Death, are found on the eMusic site. With eMusic's promotion of 50 Free Downloads coming to end shortly (May 31st), now's the time to get your free music.