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New Music Monday: The Best Music We Missed

By Dave Sanford December 22, 2014

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We’re continuing with our favorite tracks of 2014 this week. Below you’ll find videos from 5 artists whose releases we missed this year. As you’re enjoying the holidays, take a minute to watch the videos below. They range from the Brazil’s biggest up-and-coming star to garage rockers from Chapel Hill, NC to a New Orleans by way of the Bronx folk group.

5. Silva – “Janeiro” from Ocean View (Six Degrees Records)

Buy the record on Amazon or iTunes.

4. TV on the Radio – “Happy Idiot” from Seeds (Harvest Records)

Buy the record on Amazon, iTunes, or TV on the Radio’s official shop.

3. Sharon Van Etten – “Your Love Is Killing Me” from Are We There (Jagjaguwar)

Buy the record on Amazon, iTunes, or through SC Distribution.

2. Spider Bags – “Chem Trails” from Frozen Letter (Merge Records)

Buy the record on Amazon, iTunes, or through the Merge store.

1. Hurray For the Riff Raff – “The Body Electric” from Small Town Heroes (ATO Records)

Buy the record on Amazon, iTunes, or through ATO’s store.

And now that we’ve shared some of our favorite tracks of 2014, let us know what yours were, too! What did we miss?

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