King of Prussia - 2008 - Save the Scene

Genre: Indie Pop
Label: Kindercore
If you like the Shins and similar

Here is some light weight Indie Pop by the King of Prussia.

Even if the summer is shite till now, the sun shines behind the clouds.

Tracklisting

1. Spain In the Summertime
2. Misadventures of the Campaign Kids
3. Shades of Hippiedom
4. Cheerleaders
5. The Doctor & the Mathmatician
6. Terrarium
7. Physics Never Stood a Chance
8. Spain In The Summertime (Live)
9. Oh Me (Live)
10. The Ascend (Live)

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Leopard Meat - 2006 - Dah Dah; 2006- Karma Burns EP

Genre: Freak Folk, Indie, Wave
Label: Borrowdeer (US)

If you like Khemo Rabbit

Leopards Meat is similar to Khemo Rabbit, no surprise - it's the same person. Maybe it's more freaky folk, but you will find strange No-Wave influences as well.

Clifton Von Smeltzer was born an early 80’s child, who now lives in Texarkana, Arkansas. Texarkana effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Texas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue. One can only assume this as somewhat of a symbolic significance which correlates with Khemo Rabbit’s brain and his possible double-personality complex. Could one half of his brain be a fan of Nick Cave and the other side a fan of Anthony and The Johnsons? Who knows? Whether that is the case or not, Khemo’s music is way beyond original. Sprinkles of influences you will hear, though, Khemo walks his own road.

Try Karma Burns EP

Try Dah Dah

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Cone - 2008 - Massimo

Genre: Psych Folk, Instrumental, Field Recording
Label: fieldmuzick (DE)

If you like Six Organs of Admittance...

Second EP by the dutch artist Cone / Hermann Blaupunkt. A guy who is running Casa Cassetta an analogue recording studio as well.

This EP mixes field recordings (on portable tape recorders) from Sicily with psychy folk guitar meanders. Very nice soundtrack like a surreal trip on the beach in the evening.

Check it out!

Repetitive sounds played on the six strings, while adding nice field recordings from a theatre, a train and the beach. The field recordings play a small role here, but they certainly add a nice element to the bittersweet guitar melodies. (Vital Weekly)

Tracklisting

1. Bus Stop Wake Up
2. Fire On The Mountain
3. Massimo's Secret Room
4. On the Beach
5. Summer Storm (Bonus)

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Killer / Killerlady - 1997 - Kulturschutzschuhe, 1998 - Hardcorekiller, 1998 - Ladyshave

Genre: Lo-Fi, Noise, Freak Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Label: Musikzimmer (DE)

If you like Woods... ;-)

Here is a bunch of 7"+10" by the german Killer / Killerlady.

Behind the name is the singer of the german punkband EA80 - one of the most independent, true punk band, since over 25 years. You may call them the german Joy Divison, but it's more like that. Anyway - Killer is another direction and just share the stronge and unique voice of Junge with his band. The records are mostly 4-track recordings with tiny songs with lot of feedback, distortion and home recording experiments, but stop - it's not noise at all. I would say it's kind of Singer-Songwriter/Industrial Noise :).

Some american influences, some electronic and lots of tape hiss and noizzzzzzzeee...

The most outstanding track is New Life Form, which differ from the rest. A spacey trip with mickey mouse on LSD. ;-)

So if you like Woods - check this, it's quiet comparable to them in aestethics and sound!

This is rad and more than 10 years old!

Tracklisting - Hardcorekiller

1. Silence Making Noise
   
2. Crisis What Crisis
   
3. With Patti Smith
   
4. Riot
   
5. Gods Monkey
   
6. Smell & Western
   
7. Pissed Off
   
8. Universe
   
9. In The Mood
   
10. Penis Microphone
    
11. Headpump
    
12. New Life Form
    

Tracklisting - Kulturschutzschuhe

1. Kulturschutzschuhe
   
2. God - Jesus - Crack
   
3. Research S.P.K.
   
4. Noize Jeans
   
5. Fuck III
   
6. Fire the warm gun
   

Tracklisting - Ladyshave

1. Hardline Numbskulls
   
2. Vibes of Screaming fear
   
3. Bullshit Propaganda
   
4. Waste of Breath
   
5. Why do we suffer

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Woodcraft Folk - 2005 - Trough of Bowland

Genre: Folktronica, Electronic
Label: earworm records
If you like electronica and folk...

This is "Folktronica" in the best sense. Mostly electronic tracks with a trippy, folky vibe, sometimes with additional guitar and sometimes plain frickel-electronic. The opening track reminds me a bit on Balustrade Ensemble

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I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - 2003 - I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness EP

Genre: Post-Rock, Indie
Label: Secretly Canadian

Similar Artists: Bloc Party, Interpol

This is maybe the best bandname ever. It's their first ep and if you like Interpol or Bloc Party or Joy Division you may like them too. Maybe it's not 100% compareable with them, but just to give you a direction. Enjoy!

Tracklisting

1. We're Still The Weaker Sex
   
2. The Less You See
   
3. I Want To Die In The Hot Summer
   
4. When You Go Out
   
5. Your Worst Is The Best
   

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