This week Oliver catches up on more of the best indie new releases. Fresh music from Jess Locke, Slow Pulp, Mdou Moctar and the legendary The Jesus and Mary Chain.

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This week Oliver catches up on more indie new releases. This episode features The Hold Steady, laid-back funk from Khruangbin and Mexican-American alt-rock legend Alejandro Escovedo reworking songs from his past.

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This week Oliver catches up on indie new releases. Starting with another awesome African desert blues track from Niger's Mdou Moctar. Also, a new single from garage-rockers Dead Ghosts and a new album from Shoegaze pioneers Ride.

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This week Oliver celebrates the tenth birthday of The Hold Steady's sixth album 'Teeth Dreams'.

It's an album filled with Craig Finn's storytelling centered songwriting and The Hold Steady's big guitar-foward alternative heartland rock sound.

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This week Oliver celebrates the live magic of his favourite band, Drive-By Truckers, by playing his favourite live tracks. He picks songs from their years as a three guitar band, with a sound which evokes Neil Young and Crazy Horse, but also a masterpiece from their 'murder noir' record.

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This week Oliver looks at Nick Cave & The Bad Seed's 2008 album Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Filled with Cave's typically great lyrical themes, this album is one of the most energetic and upbeat in the discography of the legendary group.

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This week Oliver looks at some indie new releases from Melbourne's Jess Locke, Jade Bird, Blizten Trapper, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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This week Oliver looks at a favourite band of two of his music idols, Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett. It's Washington State's Chazzy Belt! Oliver takes a look at their catchy songwriting and fun lyrical themes.

Also, new funky guitar-foward rock & roll from Niger's Mdou Moctar.

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Legendary indie noisemakers Dinosaur Jr sound amazing on studio records... But Oliver thinks live Dinosaur Jr is something else. So this week, in celebration of seeing them live the weekend following this show's airing, Oliver plays his favourite Dinosaur Jr live takes.

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