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	<title>Indie Music Song Recommendations by IndieChristmas.com</title>
	
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		<title>Dawes’ “Stories Don’t End” Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I first found about Dawes from Chicago&#8217;s 93XRT radio station. They played their song &#8220;Time Spent in Los Angeles&#8221; off their sophomore album Nothing is Wrong. I enjoyed what I heard so much I decided to check out the rest of the album. I instantly found one of my new favorite rock/folk bands. Last Tuesday (April [...]<br/>
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		<title>What A Gift: Recapping My First SoFar Sounds Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerod</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[What a gift musicians give us. As I sat in a cozy Deep Ellum living-room-turned-secret-concert-venue yesterday, taking in the sights and sublime sounds of my first ever SoFar Sounds show, that simple thought kept ebbing into and flowing out of my mind. I'd like to share with you my impressions of each of the wonderful musical acts that performed yesterday.<br/>
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		<title>PAPA: A Band You Need to Know About</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 06:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been awhile since I&#8217;ve written anything here at Indie Christmas. I apologize for that. It&#8217;s not that I haven&#8217;t been listening to some good music&#8211;I have. But when it comes to recommending music, (or books and movies) I feel like my reputation is on the line, so I wait till I find a band I really really like and am [...]<br/>
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		<title>Band of Horses Release New Album Release Date, New Song</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Indie folk/country band, Band of Horses, has released the title, release date, and first single (Knock Knock) off their new album Mirage Rock. Mirage Rock is the band&#8217;s follow up to their Grammy nominated Infinite Arms and will be released September 18th. Pre-orders are availble through iTunes and Amazon. If you pre-order it off of iTunes you get the single Knock [...]<br/>
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		<title>Take a Listen to Andy Hull’s New Song “When I Met Death”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Frontman of Manchester Orchestra, Andy Hull, has a new solo album that was released today. Rolling Stone is letting you listen and download the track &#8220;When I Met Death&#8221; for free.  It&#8217;s a magnification song. I&#8217;ve had it on repeat for the last 30 minutes, so I thought I&#8217;d share it with you all. Hull has also [...]<br/>
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		<title>Two Gallants Announces New Album “The Bloom and the Blight”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Indie rock/folk duo from San Francisco, Two Gallants, announced today their new album titled &#8220;The Bloom and the Blight&#8221; will be released on September 4th on ATO Records. This is the band&#8217;s first record on ATO records, and their first full album release in five years. The band has been touring the US and Europe [...]<br/>
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		<title>Father John Misty’s Terrific New Album ‘Fear Fun’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 20:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerod</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Once I got tickets to see Father John Misty play here in Dallas - show is tonight at Sons of Hermann Hall - I figured I better delve into the entire record and get myself prepared. I sure am glad I did, because it is filled with outstanding songs.<br/>
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		<title>Indie Christmas in the Spring 2012 Playlist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 19:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerod</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The first playlist of 2012 is ready to go! There are few blog posts I prepare and write that give me more pure enjoyment than when I have a new playlist to publish. Hopefully you enjoy these 15 songs as much as I have.<br/>
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		<title>“Guttersnipe” and “Crime of Passion” by Bhi Bhiman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 19:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerod</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm quite glad that HearYa.com has entered my normal rotation of sites to find great new music. I just posted about The Glory Fires, and now I'm back with another terrific artist: Bhi Bhiman. He recently did a live session with Hear Ya, which has now served as my introduction to his acoustic guitar and vocal greatness.<br/>
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		<title>“Righteous, Ragged Songs” by Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerod</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Over at HearYa.com today, Woody blogged about a new band he found - Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires. They are a rock/blues/country band that definitely sounds like Alabama, as Woody describes. Not the band Alabama, the state.<br/>
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