Singles: Sunflower Bean, Itasca, Trans Am, Run The Jewels, Mega Bog, Deaf Wish

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Sunflower Bean: "Tame Impala" (via Dark Matter Media/Interview Magazine/Soundcloud)


Itasca: "Nature's Gift" (via Force Field PR/Vogue/Soundcloud)


Trans Am: "Insufficiently Breathless" (via Thrill Jockey Records/Vimeo)
Trans Am - Insufficiently Breathless from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Run The Jewels: "Blockbuster Night Part 1" (via Stereogum/Soundcloud)


Mega Bog: "Cologne in the Night" (via Couple Skate/Soundcloud)


Deaf Wish: "St. Vincent's" (via Sub Pop/Soundcloud)


Sincerely,
Letters From A Tapehead

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