Ottawa’s The Eric St-Cyr Band just released their first album, Things Left Unsaid. Listen here.

Gaby Moreno is a Guatemalan singer/songwriter currently living in Los Angeles. Listen here.

New Jersey songwriter Zak Smith just independently released an album. Here are a few tracks:

Zak Smith : “Minstrel Show” (mp3)

Zak Smith : “The Last Beat” (mp3)

I first saw Loxsly down in their hometown of Austin. They quintet sent me their new Flashlights EP, which is worth a shout.

Loxsly : Lamprey Eels (mp3)

Goldcure is another band from Austin and has a debut LP called Portuguese Prince on Sorin Records.

Goldcure : “Make It Stop” (mp3)

Goldcure : “Too Long” (mp3)

Baltimore’s J-Roddy and The Business opened for Hold Steady last month and now have a small tour (skipping MN) and are gearing up for September 9th release of Hail Mega Boys.

J-Roddy and The Business : “Used to Did” (mp3)

J-Roddy and The Business : “Stop Rip and Roll” (mp3)

Bloomington, Minnesota’s Constant Velocity sent us a note about their new album, Muttonhead (Miscellaneous Music), claiming they sound like The Minutemen, The Flaming Lips and Stiff Little Fingers. Listen to the band here.