This week we’re sharing some albums from the Deer Tick camp. First is Deer Tick’s sophomore release Born on Flag Day and “supergroup” Diamond Rugs’ S/T album. Scroll down and have a listen!

Deer Tick – Born on Flag Day

Born on Flag Day is one of our top Deer Tick albums and backing our claim is Rolling Stone Magazine’s declaration of the album being “Country-Rock break-through of the Year”. Founder John McCauley originally started the band as a solo-project, but quickly progressed into a full line-up currently with a catalog of 4 full-length albums and a number of singles. We were lucky enough to catch them earlier this week at an intimate show at Pappy & Harriet’s (We have some photos from that show HERE).  Check out a couple of our favorite songs off this release:

“Song About A Man”

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“Houston Tx”

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Diamond Rugs – S/T

Diamond Rugs started McCauley originally approached Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick), Ian Saint Pe (Black Lips), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate) and Bryan Dufresne (Six Finger Satellite) to collaborate on an album he was making. Eventually, the other bandmates started adding songs of their own, and Diamond Rugs grew into more than just McCauley’s side project. This album encompasses everything great from each contributor. Enjoy!

“Call Girl Blues”

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“Motherland”

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This week we have a Massenger tape that our friend Tanner Ramsey sent down from Ventura, CA as well as a 7″ from the Mario Rubalcaba-led Spider Fever.

Massenger – S/T

Massenger is from Ventura, CA and starting making music in October 2011. The local pirate radio station started playing their 5 song demo, and buzz around town generated fast. Shortly after that, they recorded their debut self-titled album in one day, completely live with engineer Joel Jerome (Dios, Cherry Glazerr, Babies on Acid). Massenger has an unabashed brand of punk-surf-soul that stirs their booze soaked crowds. Thus far, Massenger has played exclusively throughout Southern California but is planning a West Coast tour to Seattle and back in April 2013. A cassette tape version of their debut full-length is available through Burger Records, and a vinyl version will be available later this spring through Rocketship Records.

“Power to the People”

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“Red Handed”

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Spider Fever - She’s No Saint

Lead by Mario Rubalcaba of Earthless, Rocket from the Crypt, Hot Snakes, OFF! etc. Spider Fever is another great addition to his long list of contributions. Since Rubalcaba can usually be found behind the drum set in those fore-mentioned bands, it’s pretty refreshing to see/hear him take the reins as frontman guitarist & lead vocals. These songs are straight hard-hitting punk rock with a little more structure, if you like em’ then go pick up their full length release from 2012 HERE on Windian Records.

“She’s No Saint”

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“Back To You”

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This week marks the final installment of our WOW featuring bands who are playing our Crashing the Capitol music showcase at SXSW in Austin, TX this Saturday. Here’s Papa, a side project from Darren Weiss of Girls and a live-to-tape recording of Nobunny at Jack White’s Third Man Records.

Papa – A Good Woman Is Hard To Find

Darren Weiss played drums for the recently split San Fransisco indie group Girls, but his new project Papa is something to look out for. This 5 song EP from last year has been on constant rotation here at Brixton and we can’t wait for our chance to see them on Saturday. If you’re a fan of Girls (and The Boss) then we suggest you pick this one up.

“Ain’t It So”

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“I Am The Lion King”

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Nobunny – Live at Third Man

This performance from the legendary Nobunny was recorded live to analogue tape at Third Man Records in Nashville, TN just before his official second LP “First Blood”. We’ve featured Nobunny more than a few times and are happy to do it again, especially with this one. Take off your pants and turn it up!

“Hocus Pocus”

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“Not That Good”

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This we’re sharing some more tunes from the bands scheduled to play our Crashing the Capitol event at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, TX. Here’s a 7″ from Nashville’s Natural Child with Summer Twins‘ debut LP.

Natural Child – Mother Nature’s Daughter

Natural Child released this 7″ last August, right before their LP Hard in Heaven… Which we W.O.W.’d for you guys awhile back. (Find it HERE). The two songs on here are pretty different from each other, side A’s title-track features their classic-rock influenced sound. Just as you get comfortable, the song is split up by a couple amazing guitar solos mashed into each other in an impressively technical but loose style. Side B’s “Bodyswitchers Part II” is a hard and heavy-hitting blues rock jam, as soon as it’s over you want to just flip the record and start from the beginning again.

“Mother Nature’s Daughter”

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“Bodyswitchers Part II”

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Summer Twins – S/T

This is the first album from sisters Chelsea & Justine Brown. Hailing from Riverside, CA, these two young ladies have been playing in bands since their early teens but have been gaining steam with their 50s & 60s rock and pop inspired songs, recently landing gigs with The Plimsouls and The Nerves. These songs will make you want to turn up your tape-deck and go cruise through some sunshine, enjoy!

“I Will Love You”

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“The More I think Of You”

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This week’s wax is a split 7″ from Stankhouse Records. One side features one of the headliners at our Crashing the Capitol event at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, TX and the other is from ex-Horror frontman Paul Cary.

Thee Oh Sees

These two songs are covers, “Hey Buddy” was originally recorded as “Buddy” by Iran (side project with Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio) and “Coma”, originally by Trio. Both songs are reassembled in only a way Thee Oh Sees can do and they are both great tracks.

“Hey Buddy”

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“Coma”

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Paul Cary

Paul Cary, originally from Midwest punk band The Horrors (Not to be confused with UK’s Horrors), made a great impression with his first solo album Ghost of a Man. The two songs featured on this 7″ are just as good, keeping that origanal lo-fi sound that can only be accomplished by recording in a basement. Which they were..

“Coyote”

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“Goner”

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