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Molly Sarlé of Mountain Man shares an absolutely gorgeous/timeless, Sam Evian-produced new track, an instant addition to our rolling best songs of the year playlist. Watch the video for "Human", directed by Molly and D.L. Anderson, below:

We loved this one way back when it was a Mountain Man song, and with her new group Sylvan Esso's equally rousing version, Amelia Randall Meath takes it to the dance floor, teaming with Nick Sanborn to seamlessly transform what was essentially a timeless a capella folk hymn into a booming/pulsing electro-pop anthem...

The stunning, otherworldly harmonies of Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, + Amelia Randall Meath, collectively known as Mountain Man, shot by Vincent Galgano in Hell's Kitchen, NYC. "River" is the closing track on the group's forthcoming LP, Made the Harbor. Grab a track from the record below, and catch the band on their upcoming U.S. summer tour (dates after the jump). mp3: ***

mp3: Taken from Made the Harbor, out July 20 in the U.S. ******

Mountain Man's transcendent unamplified live performances are slowly becoming the stuff of legend, and we're looking forward to experiencing that next month in person at SXSW. In the meantime, the great Yours Truly captures the next best thing: this otherwordly, chill-inducing clip of "Mouthwings," performed by the ladies in a tunnel/natural reverb chamber on Hawk Hill in San Francisco..

A tiny x-mas miracle from our friends at Underwater Peoples + Chocolate Bobka: the UP Winter Review. Download the full comp for free here for a limited time. mp3: ******

Thanks to Chocolate Bobka and Ray Concepcion for this one: Bennington, Vermont's Mountain Man work their haunting autumnal magic, live at Monkeytown during CMJ. mp3: ********

Chocolate Bobka introduced us to Vermont's Mountain Man a month or so back, but it was CB's more recent post -- specifically, the amazing 3-part harmonies on the strikingly intimate "Dog Song" -- that really floored me. Sure to appeal to fans of Joanna Newsom, Alela Diane, Marissa Nadler and the like, Mountain Man creates sounds that are at once stark, fragile, and sad, but there's a ge