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While a band containing a set of siblings isn't exactly a new thing, one containing two sets of siblings certainly is. The Vespers are made up of two sisters (Callie and Phoebe Cryar) and two brothers (Bruno and Taylor Jones) and the familial bonds are wonderfully apparent in the way they interact, write, perform, and even do interviews. The Vespers are getting set to release their brand new album, the aptly named Sisters and Brothers, on February 10 and to prime the pump a bit, they've compiled Sisters and Brothers Primer - an engaging sampler of new songs, live cuts and a couple tracks from their widely-praised last album, The Fourth Wall.

Well, hello there, NoiseTraders! With it being such a strong week for new album releases from some of my favorite artists, I thought I’d take the opportunity to revisit some of our coinciding NoiseTrade Eastside Manor Sessions from a couple of them. After enjoying the “in the room” feel of those exclusive live EPs, be sure to check out their new releases from this past Tuesday as well. Rounding out this week’s music recommendations is a remix EP from Madi Diaz that is more than well worth your time. Plus, there’s never a better time than the cold days and early nights of winter to pick up a literary classic, so settle in to the dog’s-eye-view devolution of The Call of the Wild and keep the tissues close!

– WILL HODGE, NoiseTrade Music Editor

Dr. Dog

NoiseTrade Eastside Manor Sessions

With the release of Dr. Dog’s unbelievably magical live record (Live At A Flamingo Hotel) this week, I thought it might be appropriate to remind you of another killer live release of theirs. We recorded Dr. Dog for a NoiseTrade Eastside Manor Sessions around the release of their last studio album B-Room and catching them in a live environment is truly a mesmerizing experience. Check out their unique mix of Philly soul, alt-folk, and fearless experimentation on tracks like “Distant Light,” “That Old Black Hole,” and my can’t-get-enough favorite “Too Weak To Ramble.”

Justin Townes Earle

NoiseTrade Eastside Manor Sessions

With Justin Townes Earle also releasing a stellar new album (Absent Fathers) this week, I thought it might be appropriate to you remind you of the intimate NoiseTrade Eastside Manor Sessions we did with him last fall around the release of Single Mothers, his prequel/companion album to Absent Fathers. With just his resonant rasp and his unique acoustic work, Townes seriously wows in the one-voice-one-guitar environment. Take just one listen to his stirring Billie Holiday-influenced “White Gardenias” and there’s a good chance you’ll be seeking out every album he’s ever released.

Madi Diaz

Stripped Chopped + Screwed

Madi Diaz’s most recent album Phantom was labeled “the most danceable break up record ever” by LA Weekly and a listen through her remix EP Stripped Chopped + Screwed will show you why. While the tracks on Phantom feature Diaz’s pop-perfect voice soaring lightly over big beat productions and a slick sonic sheen, the acoustic and remixed versions of the same songs presented on Stripped Chopped + Screwed prove she’s no creation of studio trickery. The acoustic version of “Stay Together” is as strong in its vulnerability as its Phantom counterpart is in its tenacity.

Jack London

The Call of the Wild (eBook)

Jack London has been called “the most widely read American writer in the world” and with a literary resume that includes classic novels like The Call of the Wild and White Fang, as well as a mesmerizing collection of poems, plays, and short stories (“A Thousand Deaths” and “To Build a Fire” are both must-reads), the claim may not be all that far-fetched. The Call of the Wild is a fantastically pastoral return-to-nature story that follows one dog’s harrowing journey from domestication to primitivism during the Klondike Gold Rush period of the late 1800s. It’s a guaranteed great-read page-turner (or screen-swiper) from beginning to end.

When writer Will Hodge isn’t minding the usher, you can find him running off at the keyboard about music, concerts, and vinyl My So-Called Soundtrack .

Top Downloads of the Week

MUSIC

1. The Vespers

Sisters and Brothers Primer

2. Zach Winters

Monarch

3. The Bros Landreth

Sketches

BOOKS

1. Moody Publishers

A Field Guide for Everyday Mission

2. Joyce Meyer

A New Way of Living

3. Be Prolific

Be Prolific

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