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Check out “Cloak And Cipher,” the brand new album from Land Of Talk. //

When Ontario College of Art student Mark Gane wrote “Echo Beach” for Martha and the Muffins back in 1978, he had no idea if such a place existed.

The track was recorded during sessions for the band’s third album, 1991′s Badmotorfinger.

So you’re in a band famous for having a billion people gather onstage to play long jams in front of rapturous crowds.

No one was really expecting any big numbers this week because there was really nothing new of note in the last seven days.

Now that July is half-baked, it’s (sadly) time to start looking ahead to the fall album release schedule.

One big advantage small indie labels have over the majors is their ability to be flexible and pro-active with the music created by the artists on their roster.

Today marks the end of the first half of 2010. Here’s a list of my favourite songs for the first six months of the year. Check it out.