Laura Gibson released her album Beasts of Seasons in 2009. Now, she teams up with Ethan Rose for Bridge Carols. You may download the single “Younger” for free from their website.

Laura Gibson & Ethan Rose — Younger from Holocene Music on Vimeo.

Fly Yellow Moon is the debut solo album from British artist Fyfe Dangerfield. It was released on January 18, 2010 in the United Kingdom on Polydor Records. “She Needs Me” was featured on the Downtown Music Sampler 2010 which is available for free download.

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“She Needs Me” by Fyfe Dangerfield

The Wild Hunt is the second album by Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, under the moniker The Tallest Man on Earth. It was released April 13, 2010. Featured on RCRDlbl and NPR is the song, “Burden of Tomorrow.”

Green River Ordinance from Fort Worth, TX released the album Out of My Hands on Virgin Records last year. Now up on their YouTube channel is the official video for “On Your Own.”

Kate Miller-Heidke is currently on tour with Ben Folds and will be at Houston’s House of Blues this Saturday, May 8, 2010. She released the album Curiouser in October of 2008. The single “Caught in the Crowd” was featured on NPR just yesterday.

Caught In The Crowd

Kate Miller-Heidke | MySpace Music Videos

Compass, the new album from Jamie Lidell, will be released on Warp Records on May 18, 2010. I picked up a pre-release at Cactus on Record Store Day last month.

As soon as he’s finished galavanting through Zurich, Paris, and wherever else his 2010 tour takes him, he will be back in the States (in Chicago) for LOLLAPALOOZA.

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“Compass” by Jamie Lidell

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s debut album Penelope, features vocalist Shara Worden. Worden is known for her work as singer/songwriter for the indie-rock band My Brightest Diamond and for vocals with Sufjan Stevens and The Decemberists.

Snider’s compositions are inspired by The Odyssey—the journey of two individuals both finding their way back into each other’s lives and memories post war trauma.

The album is available from New Amsterdam Records.

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“This Is What You’re Like” by Sarah Kirkland Sinder and Shara Worden

Minus the Bear’s new full-length album OMNI is available today on Dangerbird Records.

They will be playing the Houston, TX House of Blues next Friday, May 14th. Click here to find them on tour in your area.

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“My Time” by Minus the Bear

Marcone, hailing from Burlington, Ontario, has released an album titled Raven: the story of Mad Love. In three episodes it captures his “adventure with love, luck, and lies.”

Episode descriptions taken from Marcone’s MySpace page:

Episode 1 is the reason, the realization, the cause and the effect. It’s the catalyst that creates the events to come, and a probe into the mindset of the lover’s quarrel.

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“SoulPiano” by Marcone in Episode I

Episode 2 follows the process of moving on while being haunted by past relationships. Ignorance is bliss with substance-induced entertainment and a new companion… but love still lingers in the dark.

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“Raven (i) Sweet Angel” by Marcone in Episode 2

Episode 3 is the discovery of a new love and the need to come clean. But facing demons is more than she can handle, and only true love will survive.

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“Turn The Page” by Marcone in Episode 3