My full album stream pick of the week goes to What Made Milwaukee Famous. Its hard to believe Trying to Never Catch Up is the debut album for the Austin-based band as they’ve been at it for a while now. In reality, this is a reissue with some bonus tracks but it represents their first album with label support from new found friends, Barsuk records. The first time they crossed my radar was on an episode of Austin City Limits. One listen and I was instantly hooked. Stylisticly, their sound could be grouped in indie and rock genres. If you like Spoon, The Strokes or Brendan Benson, you’ll love these guys. After a first listen to the album, my favorite songs are “Mercy, Me”, “Hellodrama”, “Hopelist”, and “Sweet Lady”. Catch them touring later this year with Seattle-based The Long Winters.
- Listen to What Made Milwaukee Famous’s new album Trying to Never Catch Up. [AOL Music]
Some other full album streams catching my attention this week:
- Jennifer O’Connor, Over the Mountain, Across the Valley and Back to the Stars [AOL Music]
- Starsailor, On the Outside [AOL Music]
See more of this week’s releases in our Release Calendar.
Note: If you haven’t noticed, I’ve limited this post to full album streams. I’m going to try to isolate my finds this week into separate posts to offer more focused recommendations plus more frequent posts. As always, I’ll help you find the free stuff but if you like what you hear, throw the artists a bone by downloading their songs, buying their albums and of course if you have the opportunity, go see them live.
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