For The Life Of Me - Closure (release date: February 7, 2012)
https://www.facebook.com/forthelifeofmepdx#!/forthelifeofmepdx?sk=app_1780911273 85
90s-esque Emo Rock / Indie-Punk from Portland, OR (RIYL: Balance and Composure, The Early November, Further Seems Forever)

A Minor Revolution - AMRica (Release Date: December 1, 2011
www.aminorrevolution.com
Pop Punk / Rock from New Hampshire

Automatic Static - Number IV (release date 03.20.2012)
www.AuthentikArtists.com
Alternative / Metal from CA (RIYL: Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, Deftones)

I Am The Icarus - The Father, The Heretic and The Son (release date 03.13.2012)
www.AuthentikArtists.com
Alternative from CA (RIYL: Silverchair, Smashing Pumpkins, Placebo and Nirvana)

Danger Friends USA! - Traditional Men (release date: 02/07/12)
http://dangerfriendsusa.bandcamp.com...raditional-men
Synth Punk from California

F.L.O.W. (Freedom Lies Only Within) - SoulFULL
http://www.twitter.com/flow349
Hip-Hop from Queens, NY

The 65's - Strike Hard! (Release date 12/13/11)
http://www.dromedary-records.com/artists/the-65s
Indie Rock from New Jersey (RIYL: Husker Du, Leatherface, Moving Targets, Replacements)

Guy Capecelatro III - North for the Winter (Release date: 2/21/12)
http://www.dromedary-records.com/art...apecelatro-iii
Indie / Folk / Americana from New Hampshire (RIYL: Vic Chesnutt, Elliot Smith)

The Ready Aim Fire! - Atheist Grief (release date: 2/21/12)
http://www.thereadyaimfire.com
Indie Rock from California (RIYL: Metric, Bright Eyes, Minus the Bear)

White Birds - When Women Played Drums (release date: 2/14/2012)
http://whitebirds.bandcamp.com
Lofi Pop from Bucks County, PA (RIYL: Dirty Beaches, Youth Lagoon, Best Coast, Fleet Foxes, Beach Boys)

Epic Ditch - 36-Hour (release date - 02/07/2012)
www.velocityofsound.com
Punk / Skate Punk from Nashville, TN (RIYL: Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Descendents and OFF!)

Sean Skyler - Big Mistake (release date: 1/24/12)
www.seanskyler.com
Rock from Chicago, IL (RIYL: Jimmy Eat World, Gaslight Anthem, Gin Blossoms, Third Eye Blind)

Jesus and his Judgemental Father - Kings and Queens (release date: 11.2.12)
http://www.myspace.com/jahjf
Pop-Punk from Leeds, UK

The Pharmacy - Dig Your Grave (release date: 02/08/12)
http://vimeo.com/35353880
Garage-Pop from Seattle, Washington (RIYL: Japanther, Night Beats, 60s tinged lo-fi pop)

Gasoline Thrill - Burn (release date - 2nd April)
www.gasolinethrill.com
Rock from London, UK (RIYL: L7, The Runway, Hole)

On Bodies - Planet Hospice (release date: 2/14/12)
http://www.eulogyrecordings.com
Hardcore from Ohio (RIYL: Terror, Judge and Youth of Today)

The Author and The Illustrator - Session I (release date: 6 January 2012)
www.theauthorandtheillustrator.band camp.com
Indie / Alternative from Kansas City, Missouri

The Audition - Chapter II (release date: 2/21/12)
https://www.facebook.com/theauditionband
Pop-Rock from Chicago

Some of Us Never Die - Someday, Brother (release date: 2nd March 2011)
www.facebook.com/someofusneverdie
Post Hardcore from UK (RIYL: Alexisonfire/Funeral for a Friend/Thursday)

The Veer Union - Divide The Blackened Sky (release date: 3/27/12)
http://www.facebook.com/theveerunion
Alternative Rock from Vancouver, BC (RIYL: Seether, Breaking Benjamin, Hinder)

Wave Sleep Wave - Wave Sleep Wave (release date: March 27th)
http://curbcutrecords.com
Indie / Post-Punk from New York (RIYL: Wire, The Blam, The Fall, The Velvet Underground)

Gentlemen and Scholars - Bad Apples (release date: 11/26/11)
http://www.facebook.com/gentlemenandscholars
Rock from Indiana

Rob Geer - Find Your Way Home (release date: January 6, 2012)
http://www.robgeer.bandcamp.com
Folk / Acoustic from Cleveland, OH

September Falls - In The Way We Move (release date: 2/03/12)
www.facebook.com/septemberfalls
Alternative Rock / Rock from Australia (RIYL: Anberlin, Thrice, Foo Fighters, Story of The Year, Lostprophets)

Estrogen Highs - Irrelevant Future (release date: April 10)
http://www.myspace.com/estrogenhighs
Rock from Connecticult (RIYL: Tall Dwarfs, Mikal Cronin, Eddy Current Suppression Ring)

Tomorrow's Cry - Hibernation is Grand (release date: June 2012)
http://www.myspace.com/winthorp
Alt Rock from NY

Bear In Heaven - I Love You, It's Cool (release date: April 3)
http://bearinheaven.com/
Psych Pop from Brooklyn, NY (RIYL: Suckers)

Amoral - Beneath (Release date: Feb 14)
http://amoralweb.com/
Metal from Helinksi, Finland

I Am Oak - Skulk (release date: January 12, 2012)
http://iamoak.com/
Folk / Experimental from The Netherlands (RIYL - Beirut, Midlake, Beach House, Sufjan Stevens)

Electric Flower - EP II (release date – 03/27/12)
www.electricflowergroup.com
Psych Rock from California (RIYL: The Black Angels, Can, This Heat)

Aspiga / Hanalei - Split (release date: Feb. 28th 2012)
http://jumpstartrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split
Punk / Alternative from NJ/CA (RIYL: Aspiga: Jawbreaker, Osker, The Weakerthans; Hanalei: Lisa Loeb, Kate Bush, Fingers Cut Mega Machine)

Cheers Elephant - Like Wind Blows Fire (release date: April 24)
http://teamclermont.com/roster/12304/cheers-elephant
Psychedelic Pop Rock from Philadelphia, PA (RIYL: Real Estate, Gardens & Villa, Girls)

Voltaire Twins - Romulus (Release date: October 7, 2011
http://voltairetwins.com/romulus/
Indie / Electro / Synthpop from Australia (RIYL - Ladytron, Crystal Castles)

Sun Glitters - High (release date - January 30, 2012)
http://musicisforlosers.bandcamp.com/album/high-ep
Electronic from Luxembourg (RIYL: Boards of Canada, Burial, Balam Acab)

Lost in Gravity - Your Song to Sing (release date: February 5, 2012)
www.facebook.com/ligravity
Indie Rock from California (RIYL: Something Corporate/Taking Back Sunday)

The Creepy Crawlies - Get Buried! (release date: 4/10)
http://teamclermont.com/roster/12254...reepy-crawlies
Indie Rock from California (RIYL: Mates of State, The Unicorns)

Edgar Breau - Patches of Blue (release date March 1)
www.edgarbreau.com
Singer-Songwriter from Canada (RIYL: John Fahey, Ray Davies, Malcolm Holcombe)

Tiny Riots - Platonic (release date: September 16th, 2011)
www.reverbnation.com/tinyriots
Alternative from Wisconsin (RIYL: Death Cab, Superchunk, Cursive, Rainer Maria, Pixies, Weezer, Built to Spill, Brand New)

Total Chaos - Battered And Smashed (Release Date: Feb 14, 2012)
http://www.myspace.com/totalchaospunx
Street Punk from California

Ro·Shon - I Am Ro•Shon (release date: 2/14/2012)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-a...le/id502542896
Pop / Hip-Hop / R&B from California (RIYL: will.i.am, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake)

Cosi Fan Tutte - Extents (release date: 02.22.2012)
http://facebook.com/cosifantutte
Electronic from France

Black Oxygen - The American Dream (release date March 6)
www.blackoxygenmusic.com
Rock from Kansas City, MO

American Bloomers - Part One (release date Nov 22, 2011)
www.facebook.com/pages/American-Bloomers/178402658867350
Pop from Los Angeles, CA

PaperDoll - Sashimi Deluxe (release date April 24)
www.paperdollband.com
Indie Pop from New York City (RIYL: Metric, No Doubt, The Killers, Muse, The Sounds)

Hellyeah - Band of Brothers (release date – June 5, 2012)
http://www.hellyeahband.com
Metal / Hard Rock from Texas (RIYL: Pantera, Mudvane, 5 Finger Death Punch, Disturbed, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Avenged Sevenfold)

Ramona Falls - Prophet (release date: May 1, 2012
http://www.ramonafalls.com/
Art Rock from Portland, OR (RIYL: Menomena, Death Cab for Cutie, The National)

Brett Newski - In Between Exits (release date: 1/16/12)
www.brettnewski.com
Rock / Road / Folk from Saigon, Vietnam (RIYL: Elliot Smith, Bright Eyes, Ezra Furman, Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Shins)

Roma - Torschlusspanik (release date: 2/14/2012)
http://www.romava.bandcamp.com
Post-Hardcore from Virginia

Oddland - The Treachery Of Senses (release date: 5/8/12)
http://www.oddlandband.com
Progressive Rock / Metal from Finland

Headcharger - Slow Motion Disease (release date - January 2012)
www.headcharger.com/
Metal / Hardcore / Rock / Stoner from France

Transitshop - Five Thousand (release date 2/21/12)
www.transitshop.net
Alternative / Indie Rock from Philadelphia, PA (RIYL: The Cure, The Killers, The Bravery, The Bouncing Souls

Bobby Conn - Macaroni (release date: April 3rd)
http://teamclermont.com/roster/12159/bobby-conn
Indie from Chicago, Illinois (RIYL: Insanity, Chocolate, Dancing, Muppets)

Yamantaka // Sonic Train - Yamantaka // Sonic Train
http://www.ytstlabs.com/
Black Metal / Chinese Traditional / Psychedelic from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Wishes and Thieves - Forest Fire (release date: 5/15/12)
http://www.wishesandthieves.com
Electronic Induced Pop from NY (RIYL: Portishead, Morcheeba, Brazilian Girls)

Kacttus - Protests And Rebellions (release date: 02/12/2011)
www.facebook.com/kacttus
Hardcore / Punk / Rock from São Paulo/Brazil (RIYL: Strike Anywhere, No Trigger, Rise Against, Propagandhi, Pennywise)

Beaten To Death - Xes and Strokes (release date: Jan 13 2012)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Viral-...56639717737930
Grindcore / Death Metal from Norway (RIYL: Brutal Truth, Fuck The Facts, Nasum)

Various - Vixens Vol. 1 (release date: Feb 14)
www.hrxrecords.com/hrxvixens
Alternative / Mixed

The Chrome Cranks - Ain't No Lies in Blood
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ch...s/122677111755
Rock from OH / NY

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