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Thanks to my favorite UK blogger for sharing the title track from Jonquil's upcoming LP, due out next week on Try Harder. I'd never heard of this band, but "Lions" is a perfectly soaring and achingly sincere (if a little too short) introduction that, upon first listen, evoked admittedly hasty comparisons to Beirut and the Arcade Fire.

mp3:
Jonquil Lions

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the limes

Our friends in transatlantic pop collective The Limes sent us their newest gem over the weekend, all the way from France/North Carolina. I'm not sure how Limes contributor Mina Tindle isn't a household name by now, but this can only speed things along:

mp3:
The Limes Beyond Blue