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1.	Broken Radio - Transistor Lullabies 05:29	buy track
2.	Endrick And The Sandwiches - Hot Spot 04:12	buy track
3.	Seal Prince & The Roof Rats - Shining Golden Turd 04:45	buy track
4.	Joe Schaefer - Prove It Everyday 03:17	buy track
5.	JD Miner - Drifting 04:25	buy track
6.	Sid Whelan - Midnight In The Country 03:50	buy track
7.	Mick Shaffer - Get Me Wrong 03:21	buy track
8.	The Gated Community - Reeling 04:21	buy track
9.	Richard Ohrn - Someone To Forgive You 03:42	buy track
10.	Falsetto Boy - You Are The Highway 02:21	buy track
11.	Matt Chellini - Push Me Over 03:04	buy track
12.	Kyle Rightley - Rabbit Hole 03:16	buy track
13.	The Legendary Ten Seconds - House Of York (Richard Of York) 02:51	buy track
14.	Dan Thomas - Loving You Ain't Fun Anymore 03:40	buy track
15.	Philippe Bruno - Deep Within My Tears 03:52	buy track
16.	Stefan Neumann - Springsteen 02:38	buy track
17.	The Journals Kept - Heartache 04:00	buy track
18.	DECIBEL - Town 03:14	buy track
19.	F! - Santo Bouzino 02:28	buy track
20.	Chasin' The Train - Izzy Lee (Radio Edit) 04:44	buy track
21.	RockTown Blues - Shady Tavern Blues 03:42	buy track
22.	Marcellus Rex - Angst Blues 04:16	buy track
23.	Kristin Young - The Earthers 04:14	buy track
24.	Jim Baumer - Info War 07:06	buy track
25.	Karl Naegelen & Julien Gaillard - Cariaque (2 Fois) 02:00	buy track

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Independent Music Sampler #160

Aldora Britain Records proudly presents Merit The Moniker, an eclectic collection of 25 independent and underground artists from all around the globe. This release is dedicated to Sam Cutler, tour manager for The Rolling Stones and Grateful Dead, and George Tickner of Journey. Thank you for the music. The title of this collection is sampled from a passage in Julian Palacios' book, Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd: Dark Globe.

This week, we welcome back the twanging new wave country of Broken Radio, the catchy indie pop soul of Endrick And The Sandwiches, and the soulful Americana roots rock of Joe Schaefer. JD Miner return with their joyously kind-hearted Canadian folk, Sid Whelan gives us smooth rootsy blues rock, and Mick Shaffer delivers his optimistic Americana heartland rock. There is soaring country roots sound from The Gated Community, surfing garage rock revival from Richard Ohrn (courtesy of Big Stir Records), and lo-fi jangle pop punk from Falsetto Boy (courtesy of Snappy Little Numbers Quality Audio Recordings).

Matt Chellini contributes his emotive catchy synthpop revival, Kyle Rightley brings his alternative traditional folk rock, and The Legendary Ten Seconds give us Middle Ages folk rock. We have charming tender indie folk from Philippe Bruno, lo-fi DIY indie pop from Stefan Neumann, and crunching noir post-punk from DECIBEL. There is the heavy surfing garage rock of F!, the dirty gumbo blues rock of Chasin' The Train, and the spoken-word gritty blues rock of RockTown Blues.

Our final returning artists are Marcellus Rex with their crunching hard blues rock, Kristin Young with his experimental avant-garde rock, Jim Baumer with his lo-fi singer-songwriter sampling, and Karl Naegelen (courtesy of Umlaut Recordings) with his French free-form avant-garde. As always, please download, listen loud, dig deeper with your discoveries, and support Aldora Britain Records and independent music.

Tom @ Aldora Britain Records

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Please welcome these new sounds to the Aldora Britain Records Community this week:

Dan Thomas (melancholic singer-songwriter folk).
Journals Kept (contemporary American indie rock).
Seal Prince & The Roof Rats (lovingly nostalgic indie country).

credits

released June 9, 2023

This album is dedicated to Sam Cutler and George Tickner. Special thank you to all the artists, bands, producers and labels involved in the making of this compilation. Artwork taken from the image '1974 Pontiac Muscle Car' by Circe Denyer, used and modified under CC0 Public Domain license. Album compiled by Tom Hilton for Aldora Britain Records (ABR-482).

Tracks 1 - 5:

'Transistor Lullabies' written by and used by permission of Klaus Patzak, originally released on 'Twerk & Twang' (2020). 'Hot Spot' written by and used by permission of Endrick Tremblay, originally released on 'Sunny Soul' (2021). 'Shining Golden Turd' written by Lachie Chomley, used by permission of Seal Prince & The Roof Rats, originally released on 'Threads To Follow' (2022). 'Prove It Everyday' written by and used by permission of Joe Schaefer, originally released on 'Level Best' (2022). 'Drifting' written by and used by permission of Darryl Klassen, originally released on 'Waltz With The Wind' (2015).

Tracks 6 - 10:

'Midnight In The Country' written by and used by permission of Sidney S. Whelan, originally released on 'Waitin' For Payday' (2019). 'Get Me Wrong' written by and used by permission of Mick Shaffer, originally released on 'Get Me Wrong' (2023). 'Reeling' written by Sumanth Gopinath and The Gated Community, used by permission of Sumanth Gopinath, originally released on 'The Honor And Glory Of The Gated Community' (2023). 'Someone To Forgive You' written by Richard Ohrn, used by permission of Richard Ohrn and Big Stir Records, originally released on 'Sounds In English' (2022). 'You Are The Highway' written by James David Fitzpatrick, used by permission of Jim Fitzpatrick and Snappy Little Numbers Quality Audio Recordings, originally released on 'People Crying In Cars' (2021).

Tracks 11 - 15:

'Push Me Over' written by and used by permission of Matt Chellini, originally released on 'On My Own' (2020). 'Rabbit Hole' written by and used by permission of Kyle Rightley, originally released on 'The Hum' (2022). 'House Of York (Richard Of York)' written by Ian Churchward and Lord Zarquon, used by permission of Ian Churchward, originally released on 'Loyaulte Me Lie' (2013). 'Loving You Ain't Fun Anymore' written by and used by permission of Dan Thomas, originally released on 'Something I Can Mend' (2022). 'Deep Within My Tears' written by and used by permission of Philippe Bruno, originally released on '50 Years Ago' (2021).

Tracks 16 - 20:

'Springsteen' written by and used by permission of Stefan Neumann, originally released on 'Second Thoughts' (2022). 'Heartache' written by and used by permission of The Journals Kept, originally released on 'Heartache' (2023). 'Town' written by DECIBEL, used by permission of Darren Brown, originally released on 'Minotaur' (2023). 'Santo Bouzino' written by F!, used by permission of Alexis Fatty B, originally released on 'L'afe D'or Du Bronze' (2018). 'Izzy Lee (Radio Edit)' written by and used by permission of Chasin' The Train, originally released on 'Izzy Lee' (2023).

Tracks 21 - 25:

'Shady Tavern Blues' written by and used by permission of Dennis Rogers, originally released on 'G-Force' (2021). 'Angst Blues' written by C. Olivier / L. Bechad / E. Mazaux, used by permission of Manu Mazaux, originally released on 'II' (2021). 'The Earthers' written by and used by permission of Kristin Young, originally released on 'Space Cup: An Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' (2003). 'Info War' written by and used by permission of Jim Baumer, originally released on 'Home Sweet Home' (2023). 'Cardiaque (2 Fois)' written by Karl Naegelen and Julien Gaillard, used by permission of Umlaut Recordings, originally released on 'Cartographie De Rythmes #2: Cardiaque' (2023).

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More Broken Radio: brokenradio.bandcamp.com.

More Chasin' The Train: chasinthetrain.bandcamp.com/album/dead-mans-handle.

More Dan Thomas: danthomassolo.bandcamp.com/album/something-i-can-mend.

More DECIBEL: decibel-noise.bandcamp.com/album/m-i-n-o-t-a-u-r.

More Endrick And The Sandwiches: endrickandthesandwiches.bandcamp.com/track/memory-blues.

More F!: fi-theband.bandcamp.com.

More Falsetto Boy: falsettoboy.bandcamp.com/track/seed-light.

More Gated Community: thegatedcommunity.bandcamp.com/album/the-honor-and-glory-of-the-gated-community.

More JD Miner: not available on Bandcamp.

More Jim Baumer: jimbaumerme.bandcamp.com.

More Joe Schaefer: joeschaefer1.bandcamp.com.

More Journals Kept: not available on Bandcamp.

More Karl Naegelen: umlautrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cartographie-de-rythmes-2.

More Kristin Young: kristinyoung.bandcamp.com.

More Kyle Rightley: kylerightley.bandcamp.com.

More Legendary Ten Seconds: thelegendarytenseconds.bandcamp.com.

More Marcellus Rex: marcellusrex.bandcamp.com/album/ii.

More Matt Chellini: mattchellini.bandcamp.com.

More Mick Shaffer: mickshaffer.bandcamp.com.

More Philippe Bruno: philippebruno.bandcamp.com/album/50-years-ago.

More Richard Ohrn: richardohrn.bandcamp.com.

More RockTown Blues: rocktownblues.net.

More Seal Prince & The Roof Rats: sealprince.bandcamp.com/album/threads-to-follow.

More Sid Whelan: thesidwhelanband.bandcamp.com/album/waitin-for-payday.

More Stefan Neumann: stefanneumann.bandcamp.com/album/second-thoughts.

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