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Area Resident Ottawa, Ontario
Area Resident is Doug Hempstead. A CBC Radio journalist who does music between split shifts. This is the music he makes, mostly alone, but sometimes with some very talented pals.
Area Resident recommends:
Instant Holiday Album
by Jim Bryson
What I aspire to, currently
go to albumMy musical kin since I was a teenager and before.
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I AM JUST A BOY LEAVE ME ALONE !!!
by dad sports
Friend, co-worker and collaborator
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Love Descends
by Jody and the Jerms
A new record of bright-eyed and bittersweet jangle pop from this Oxford (where else?) band.
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Wake Up, Play Nice
by Ramonda Hammer
If Veruca Salt had continued down the path of their Bob Rock-produced second record, it might've sounded something like this L.A. group.
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Summertime in Grimsønville
by Grimson
Heartfelt, psych-y indie rock from this Berlin-by-way-of-NYC band, with just a touch of Americana.
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