Foy Vance - Hope

Tracklist:

01. Be With Me
02. Shed A Little Light
03. Doesn't Take A Whole Day
04. Fifteen
05. I Was Made
06. Treading Water
07. Gabriel And The Vagabond
08. First Of July
09. Elshaneed
10. Indiscriminate Act Of Kindness
11. Hope Peace Love
12. If You Could See Yourself Like I See You
13. Dry Wells
14. Pull Me Through
15. Two Shades Of Hope

Genre: Alternative Acoustic
Website: www.myspace.com/foyvance

Release Date: 2007-07-02
Label: Wurdamouth

Feeder - Silent Cry

Tracklist:

01. We Are People
02. Itsumo
03. Miss You
04. Tracing Lines
05. Silent Cry
06. Fires
07. Heads Held High
08. 8.18
09. Who's The Enemy
10. Space
11. Into The Blue
12. Guided By A Voice
13. Sonorous

Genre: Alternative Indie Rock
Website: www.myspace.com/feederweb
Release Date: 2008-06-16
Label: Echo

Bag Raiders - The Bag Raiders EP (12" Vinyl)

Tracklist:

a1. Fun Punch
a2. Punch Reprise
b1. Nil By Mouth

Genre: Electro
Website: www.myspace.com/bagraiders
Release Date: 2007-08
Label: Bang Gang 12 Inches

Tanghetto - El Miedo A La Libertad

Tracklist:

01. El Testigo
02. Buscando Camorra
03. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These)
04. El Arte De Amar
05. Viajero Inmovil
06. Englishman In New York
07. Alguien Se Acuerda Del Mayo Frances
08. Media Persona
09. Canteloupe Island
10. La Deuda Interna
11. El Desvio
12. El Miedo A La Libertad

Genre: World Electronic Roots
Website: www.myspace.com/tanghetto
Release Date: 2008-03-18
Label: Constitution Music

Tanghetto is a great cross-genre blender. Track 1 is equal parts Gotan Project mixed with some techno vibes. Track 9 (a cover) is equal parts Gotan Project mixed with Herbie Hancock. I don't know how many of these tracks are covers, but the ones that I know are covers are covered pretty damn well all things considered. Get your tango on in any number of fashions with Tanghetto! PS AGAIN: Buenos Aires. That's 4 for 4 international.

Project Blubook - Severn Valley Soul Vs. Project Blubook Vol. 1

Tracklist:

01. When The Average Awake
02. Empty Eyes
03. Last Romance
04. Satisfaction
05. Push
06. Deep Inside
07. Beta Melodies
08. Tonight
09. Outerspace Innerchild
10. Laidback (But Not Lying Down)
11. Ride With It

Genre: Electronica
Website: www.myspace.com/projectblubook

Release Date: 2008
Label: CD Baby

The coolest thing about Project Blubook, assuming the truth of information, is that the percussion is done live over the mix. Either way there's some sick beats going on in this album and at only $10 a pop you should head over to cdbaby and pick up a copy. The first shared track is more beat heavy and the second shared track is melody heavy. Bust em out and bust em loud. Ears. P.S. Guess what? UK.

Miller Anderson - Chameleon

Tracklist:

01. City Blues
02. By The Night
03. Bad Mouth Mama
04. Fog On The Highway
05. Little Brother
06. Me And My Woman
07. Rich Man Poor Man
08. Eye On The Prize
09. The Dreamer
10. Sing Your Song

Genre: Blues Rock
Website: www.myspace.com/milleranderson
Release Date: 2008-07-08
Label: Inakustic Gmbh

Keep it international with this UK musician! Chameleon is an appropriate title for an album that starts off sounding ambient electronic and ends up bustin' some sweet blues jam. The first track actually reminds me of something Widespread Panic-ish. An interesting fact about this guy is that he guest toured with Deep Purple back in the dizay (at least that's what I assume cuz he isn't as young as most of the musicians that make it up here). Pre-order the album and in the meantime get ya ear on.

Matthew Barber - Ghost Notes

Tracklist:

01. Easily Bruised
02. And You Give
03. I'm Gonna Settle My Accounts With You
04. You And Me
05. Modern Woman
06. One Little Piece Of My Love
07. Where The River Bends
08. Sleep Please Come To Me
09. Somebody Sometime
10. Our Voices

Genre: Pop Folk/Singer-Songwriter
Website: www.matthewbarber.com
Release Date: 2008-04-08
Label: Outside Music

Matthew Barber isn't exactly new to the scene but I'm calling this his best album yet (especially considering this is his way of breaking a three year release hiatus). He's straight outta Toronto and of course keeps our non-American trendencies going. Mixing together pop, folk, and country elements, the production is on point and the layering is pristine. Just wait for those pianos to bust out in track 2!