ON THIS EPISODE

D-load: June 8th, 2009

1

Plastic Operator (UK and Belgium)
"Couch"
Different Places (iTunes, Amazon MP3)
similar: Erlend Øye

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3

The Whitest Boy Alive (Berlin, Germany)
"High on the Heels" and "Keep a Secret"
Rules (iTunes, Amazon MP3)
similar: Erlend Øye, Kings of Convenience

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5

Soko (Bordeaux, France)
"The Dandy Cowboys" and "I'll Kill Her"
Not Sokute (not released in the US, but try the music blogs...)
similar: Lykke Li, Laura Marling

6

The Superpowers (Brooklyn, NYC)
"AR #2"
Trance of Nations (iTunes, Amazon MP3)
similar: Nomo, The Budos Band

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8

Plushgun (Brooklyn, NYC)
"Just Impolite" and "How We Roll"
Pins & Panzers (iTunes, Amazon MP3)
similar: The Postal Service

9

Neko Case (Tucson, AZ)
"The Pharoahs"
Middle Cyclone (iTunes, Amazon MP3)
similar: Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins

ALSO ON THIS SHOW

This episode features clips from Real Time with Bill Maher (subscribe) discussing a new statue of Ronald Reagan as well as a clip from the first week of the new Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien with guest Patton Oswalt discussing his recent introduction to fatherhood (watch).