“Broken Brights” is the first piece of new music for 2012 from Angus Stone. There is more to come later in the year on Angus’ solo album.

Click here for more inforomation on his solo project and here for more information on Julia’s solo project. In focusing on their solo records, Angus and Julia Stone are not collaborating the year as a duo.

“Playing this record live is going to be quite a euphoric walk for me. I’m ready at the end of the year to get a rucksack together with a few well needed treasures & a bunch of new n old friends & get to taking off down the road throwing our hats to the wind. See you on the road…” ~ Angus Stone

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“Broken Brights” by Angus Stone

mp3 cortesy of Triplej: new free music

Quiet Company played last Friday at Fitzgerald’s along with a slew of great local bands including The Literary Greats and Finnegan.

Since their inception in 2005, Quiet Company has traveled all over the country. They released their sophmore record, Everyone You Love Will Be Happy Soon, to critical praise in March of 2009 and shared the stage with bands such as The Toadies, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Los Lonely Boys and Dear & The Headlights.

In November of 2010 they began recording & self-producing their 6-song EP, Songs for Staying, which was released in May of 2010. Thier latest release is titled, We Are All Where We Belong. The song “The Confessor” is from this most recent project.

Visit KLRU’s Satellite Stages sission for some older photos and videos.

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“The Confessor” by Quiet Company

Brooke Waggoner is teaming up with Chad Howat from the band Paper Route for her new album. Also enlisting is Daniel James of Canon Blue; a band debuting in 2007 with the album Colonies, involving Chris Taylor of the band Grizzly Bear.

Visit Waggoner’s blog for more great photos, content and updates on the new album. For now, please have a listen to the tiltle track of her last album, “Heal For The Honey.”

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“Heal For The Honey” by Brooke Waggoner

Andrew Kenny of Wooden Birds (and, of course, American Analog Set) has been driving around Austin, TX with a Firebird decal on the hood of his Subaru – in honor of the new video for “Criminals Win“. It was directed by Alex R. Johnson (who also directed the short film, Pick Up and Return, featuring music by Andrew Kenny). It is the second video from the Wooden Birds’ latest release, Two Matchsticks (Barsuk).

A cover version of Jackson Browne’s “Somebody’s Baby” and the album version of “Criminals Win” can be downloaded for free from the band’s website.

And the two Wooden Birds full lengths are available on sale for a limited time on iTunes.

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“Criminals Win” and “Somebody’s Baby” by Wooden Birds

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Young the Giant has made several session appearances within the last year, ever since the release of their first single, “Apartment.” The latest is Young the Giant’s new In The Open session for “Every Little Thing.”

Folks in Houston, come out and see YTG at Warehouse Live on March 22.

Jack Matranga (Sacramento, California) and Brooke White (Mesa, Arizona), were blindly set up to co-write a song for what was supposed to be White’s next solo record. When they met, they found an instantaneous creative chemistry and one co-write turned into their first EP together as Jack and White, titled Gemini.

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“Double Trouble” by Jack and White

Singer-songwriter Reed Turner (Portland-born and Austin-raised), released the album Side One: See How Far I Get back in August. It’s the follow-up to his first album from 2009 titled All My Running, which was produced by Clay Cook of the Zac Brown Band. After spending two years touring and playing venues like Hotel Cafe, House of Blues and Bluebird Cafe and sharing the stage with Gary Clark Jr. and Bob Schneider, Turner has returned to Austin as “Austin’s always been home.”

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“See How Far I Get” by Reed Turner