Young Man has premiered the new video for their track "Fate". This is the first single from their new album Vol. 1 which is the second album in the Young Man trilogy and drops via Frenchkiss on May 22nd.

If you thought the Smith Westerns were a you should take a second look at the press photo for High Street. With an average age of 13 it is surprising that the band has been together for four years now. The band just released their second ep, Nocturnal and play a surprisingly polished brand of power pop and blues.

You can stream the band’s ep on the website. They are currently working on videos for the ep, but below is the video for "People Are" from the band’s first ep, Out Of The Attic.

Late last month Shy Technology released their latest full-length album, Getting Rich, Staying Poor. Lead by the strong, southern-tinged vocals of David Coulson, Shy Technology brings a powerful mixture of rock and storytelling that is very compelling.

Don’t miss our Best Emerging Artists of 2011 Showcase at Beat Kitchen this Thursday, April 12th. The line-up includes Hemmingbirds, Sharpless, Driftless Pony Club, and Mutts.

The word unique has never been more fitting then when it is used to describe Bobby Conn. With a career dating back to the mid ’90’s Conn is always bringing something distinctive, flashy, and aggressive. His latest album, Macaroni, drops on May 1st and it blends style after style while addressing issues of greed, war, growing up in the 80’s and politics.

You can catch Bobby Conn at Empty Bottle on May 25th.

MP3: Bobby Conn "Underground Vktm"

Unicycle Loves You has released a new video for their track "Garbage Dump" from their recently released album Failure.

You can catch Unicycle Loves You with Terry Malts on April 24th at Empty Bottle.

Cains & Abels are back with a new release called My Life is Easy on the local label Whistler Records. The album was released on March 27th.

You can catch Cains & Abels at Saki on April 21st for a special Record Store Day in-store performance.

Chicago-based indie rockers Exit Ghost are thrilled to announce the release of their first full album, Move Alone, May 2nd at Township in Chicago’s Logan Square! Check out the new video "Like I Did Before", directed by Chicago filmmaker wunderkind Jack Lawrence Mayer setting up shop at the Viaduct Theater. The album is also currently streaming in its entirety via the band’s website and Soundcloud. Enjoy! Exit Ghost HQ

Local blogger (Count Me Out) and musician Brendan Losch is releasing his third full-length album, Low, on April 10th. The album will feature a backing band consisting of John Morton and Aaron Sandberg (Bullets in Madison) and guest vocals from Gia Margaret (Little Light).

From the sound of the first single, "Son of a Gun", the addition of the band has given Losch a fuller sound to support his always powerful vocals.

The husband and wife duo of Paul and Krystal Jean Masson known as The Great American Canyon Band has released the b-side of their new 7" single "Tumbleweed". The track is called "Burn" and can be grabbed below. The duo will be recording a session with Daytrotter on April 11th.

MP3: The Great American Canyon Band "Burn"