first recs of the year

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[COLOR=black]oh jens you're so silent jens lekman[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]lovely, quirky indie-pop from sweden that contains some great use of samples and has drawn comparisons with belle & sebastien, morrisey & stephen merrit. check out his website for more info and you can even download some of his songs for free here (and it’s all official) – be sure to check out the wonderful pocketful of money while you’re threre [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]inside in inside out the kooks[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]another group of hyped up kids that whilst aren’t exactly groundbreaking have written an album that includes some great songs that mixes 80s ska with jangly guitars and has a sense of humour that reminds me of early supergrass. their website has some audio tracks to listen to as well as a couple of free tracks to download. check ‘em out [/COLOR]