# 2013 DIY Releases – The Stone Foxes, Wild Wants, Brave Baby, Giuseppe Andrews

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- Published: 2013-02-18T14:03:58-05:00
- Author: Max Hammer

The Best New Releases post from this week featured lead tracks from highly anticipated
2013 albums by **Foals, The Little Ones, Veronica Falls**, among others, including
a dozen more singles from a variety of artists and bands.

In addition to the official release this week of new albums, EPs and singles from
indie and alternative artists signed to record labels both large and small, there
has also been a huge number of excellent, even out-of-this-world, new releases in
the past week from talented and promising DIY bands that most people have never 
heard of before. In fact, many of the unsigned and talented artists who DIY drop
new material each week do not even appear on the radars of high profile indie blogs
and music sites, and are often either brand new or simply unknown by even the most
intrepid indie music enthusiasts.

That’s why IRC has become a top web destination for music lovers that are hungry
for new, exciting, original and talented artists and bands, most of whom have not
been profiled on a major music blog before, and for some. We are constantly amazed
and thrilled by how much fantastic, totally under-the-radar music is sent to us 
directly by DIYers that we’d otherwise never hear. For the tens of thousands of 
music lovers that have been regularly visiting IRC for months and years, we salute
you, because you favorite so many of the songs and bands we feature on a regular
basis, as evidenced by the weekly Top 10 Songs playlists – which are a reflection
of the most popular songs posted in a given week.

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#### Band (Still) to Watch: SF’s The Stone Foxes

**San Francisco** rock band **The Stone Foxes** have opened for bands like **The
Black Keys** and Cage The Elephant at San Francisco’s **Outside Lands** festival
and New Orleans’ **Voodoo Music Experience**. They’re also no strangers to these
pages with a number of profiles on IRC over the years. And yet for all of their 
talent, the band is still under-appreciated in the larger arena of well-known alternative
garage rock and indie rock bands, which we still find to be a head-scratcher.

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The first single from _Small Fires_, “Everybody Knows,” has been making the rounds
in the past couple of months on a number of blogs and mainstream press websites 
thanks to the song’s standout rock sting. In fact, the track is a modern representation
of Edgar Allan Poe’s “A Tell Tale Hear.” The second single, Psycho, is gritty, hard
edge garage rock that serves as yet another example of the band’s truly remarkable
talents. The track has more of a bluesy rock feel to it than “Everybody Knows,” 
and includes a Jack White type of harmonica jamming that beckons the memory of classic
rock blues bands like the Yardbirds and newer bands like Wolfmother, Dead Weather
and The Black Keys. In fact, as mentioned earlier in this post, The Stone Foxes 
are often compared to Keys – and there are few higher compliments than that nowadays.

[“Everybody Knows”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/The_Stone_Foxes-Everybody_Knows_Single.mp3)–**
The Stone Foxes** from _Small Fires_ – Feb. 12th

[“Psycho”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/TheStoneFoxes_Psycho.mp3)–**
The Stone Foxes** from _Small Fires_

[The Stone Foxes Official Website](https://indierockcafe.com/2013/02/top-new-diy-small-label-releases-from-the-stone-foxes-wild-wants-brave-baby-giuseppe-andrews-fever-hut/ thestonefoxes.com)

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#### Hearts & Plugs’ New Sampler Features Brave Baby Single

First up, here are a couple of tracks from a recent **Hearts & Plugs Records**‘ 
sampler, including a track from one of our (and based on the statistics, many of
you as well) favorite ‘new’ bands of 2013 – **Brave Baby** – and another from the
artist **Mr. Jenkins**. The sampler also includes tracks from **ELIM BOLT, The Lovely
Few**, and **Run Dan Run**.

“Lakeside Trust” – **Brave Baby** from _Hearts & Plugs Sampler, Volume 2_ – Feb.
1st

“You’re Free” – **Mr. Jenkins** from _Hearts & Plugs Sampler, Volume 2_

![excellence album cover](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/excellence-
album-cover-490x480.jpg "excellence album cover")

#### Seattle Musician Drops Debut Solo Album

Unsigned **Seattle** musician **D.A. Wright**, who performs solo as the force behind
the new project, **Wild Wants**, released his debut album, _We Are Committed To 
Excellence!_. The album, according to Wright, was “sporadically self-recorded and
mixed in various bedrooms, bathrooms, and bandrooms, between day-naps and nights
out from July 2011 to December 2012.” Except for the drums, every instrumentation
and vocal is Wright’s work, and his penchant for melody, layering and utilization
of the full stereo spectrum add a special flare to the album’s overall production,
as the two signals here demonstrate. It’s no surprise that his major musical influences
include **Guided By Voices, The Magnetic Fields, Dr. Dog, The Beatles** and **The
Smiths**.

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[“All Your Answers Will Be Questioned”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Wild%20Wants%20-%20All%20Your%20Answers%20Will%20Be%20Questioned.mp3)–**
Wild Wants** from _We Are Committed To Excellence!_ – Feb. 13th

[“Twirl My Curls”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Wild%20Wants%20-%20Twirl%20My%20Curls.mp3)–**
Wild Wants** from _We Are Committed To Excellence!_

#### Netherlands Band April Release Debut Single

Formed in 2011, **Utrecht**, Netherlands duo **APRIL** have a sound that has been
called “a muscular, Baroque approach to boy-girl guitar pop” supported by the rich
and melodic vocals of the **Julia Hendriks** as well as the growling croon in the
lower registers of the band’s frontman, **Jorn Mathijssen** on new tracks from their
new **Subroutine Records** 7″ single release, including the upbeat, joyous lead 
track, “The Rise And Fall Of A Beautiful Bird.” Think of a European **Matt & Kim**.
The band has previously opened for artists like **The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart,
Rats On Rafts**, and **Daily Bread**.

“The Rise And Fall Of A Beautiful Bird” – **APRIL** from _The Rise and Fall Of A
Beautiful Bird_ 7″ – Feb. 12th

APRIL Official Band Website

![rubberduckblog](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rubberduckblog-
500x242.jpg "rubberduckblog")

#### Austin’s Giuseppe Andrews Drops New LP

**Austin** artist **Giuseppe Andrews** is a prolific musician, filmmaker, and writer
who has completed 37 records, 37 films, and seven novels to date. As a teen, Andrews
and his father moved to Hollywood and lived in a van before landing roles in movies
like _Independence Day, Detroit Rock City, American History X, Never Been Kissed_
and _Pleasantville_. In 2002, he left Hollywood and acting to move to Austin to 
pursue music full-time. Giuseppe’s music includes experimental avant garde, pop,
rock, comedy, and rap. Here are two top singles from his newest album release, _Rubber
Duck_. This is a case where you cannot judge an album by the cover art (even though
people do; and it does make a difference), which itself leaves a lot to be desired.

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“Welcome to Air” – **Giuseppe Andrews** from _Rubber Duck_ – Feb. 12th

“White Mind” – **Giuseppe Andrews** from _Rubber Duck_

#### Orlando Band Stiletto Red Release Debut LP

**Orlando** alternative rock band **Stiletto Red** dropped their debut album, _Her
Love Is A Lie_, on Feb. 17th, featuring punchy, rhythmic grooves, sharp, melodic
hooks and an artistically-driven, yet classic rock sound. Thrust together by a unified
vision that drove them through thick and thin, the band members took leave from 
different bands and worked around hectic schedules to record their debut album. 
With songs you can hear and feel loudly, the album handles topics like angst, rage,
rites of passage, and finding hope.

“Her Love Is A Lie” – **Stiletto Red** from _Her Love Is A Lie_ – Feb. 17th

“Further Addiction” – **Stiletto Red** from _Her Love Is A Lie_

[Stiletto Red Official Website](https://indierockcafe.com/2013/02/top-new-diy-small-label-releases-from-the-stone-foxes-wild-wants-brave-baby-giuseppe-andrews-fever-hut/ stilettoredband.com)

#### Way Back Now: Old UK Boy Band Regroups

They were first featured by the legendary **John Peel** on his popular BBC radio
show in the mid 1980’s, but the oddly named ‘boy band’ **The Passmore Sisters** 
from **Manchester**, soon fizzled out and disbanded. Now, all these years later,
some of the original members have regrouped to create a new band, **Fever Hut**,
and just released a new album, _Segovia_. The album was written in Spain and recorded
in the U.K. and includes the two singles below, “Ropewalking” and “Love Like A Car
Crash.” Contributers to the album included renowned artists like drummer **Jonny
Cragg**, violin virtuoso **Davide Rossi** (Goldfrapp & Coldplay) and members of 
the English electro band **Zoot Woman** on keyboards. The album was dropped on the
small indie label, **Vegetable Records**.

“Ropewalking” – **Fever Hut** from _Segovia_ – Feb. 14th

“Love Like A Car Crash” – **Fever Hut** from _Segovia_