Suburban Lawns - Suburban LawnsIf your brain has a shortlist of bands that instantly evoke New Wave, Suburban Lawns deserve a slot right next to the likes of Devo, Talking Heads and the B 52s. After putting out two singles on their own Suburban Industrial imprint, the Lawns signed to I. R. S. Records and released their debut LP in 1981. While the band gained cult status thanks in part to a Jonathan Demme produced music video which aired on Saturday Night Live, their self titled

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The Byrds sixth album (originally released in 1968) reissued on the We Are Vinyl label

the band soon under-went personnel changes with founder Howard Devoto leaving before they signed to United Artists and embarked on the recording of their debut album

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Dark Magus was produced by Teo Macero and featured four two-part recordings titled after Swahili names for the numbers one through four

When You See Yourself propels Kings of Leon into 2021 with a modern evolution of their sound

and a plane crash with the duo superimposed over it

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rhythm‰۪n‰۪blues and beat music

and even the fringes of funk

Following on from their 2017 demo cassette and a sling of singles

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