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Ha Ha Tonka

With a "Bible in one hand, broken bottle in the other" (Spin June '09) Ha Ha Tonka return with their sophomore effort on Bloodshot Records, Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South. The album takes listeners on a complex tour of the South—through lynchings and mob violence, sacrifice and reconciliation. It’s dense subject matter for any artist, but delivered beautifully on this record by these native sons of the Ozarks from Springfield, Missouri.

Cloud City

Cloud City is a 4-piece out of Springfield, Missouri that’s musical style fits right in with the likes of Copeland, Lydia, and Lost Ocean. I’d hazard a guess that if you like Copeland at all, you’ll probably dig Cloud City. They play a jangly indie rock with typically melancholy vocals and lots of cymbal. The mix is a bit loose, but nothing that’ll hurt your ears. Lyrically, the five songs that make up Cloud City’s “Everything Is Getting Colder” EP are all about global warming. Just kidding. This CD has nothing to do with global warming.

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