After the overwhelming response to our first Undiscovered post, Richard decided to come back to town with a new installment in his cap.  This time he brings you three more artists who are ready and willing to infiltrate your trendy iPods.  Get ready to roll like a hustler!

The Glass Set are a four piece new wave/post-punk band, wonderfully fronted by the voice of Leah Callahan (Turkish Delight, Betwixt).  The Boston Herald describes the band as ‘Joy Division fronted by a female Morrissey’, which is a fair comparison in my opinion.  Their eleven song debut, Something Unknown, is scheduled for release in late February but you can download four tracks on the band’s Myspace page, including the beautifully fragile Telescope which I’ve included for download below.

The bottom line:  Serious fix for modern day fans of new wave.

[mp3]  The Glass Set - Telescope

Something you’d shout when spotting a D-list celebrity at a Wal-Mart or stumbling across an ex-friend who owes you 500 dollars, That’s Him! That’s the Guy! are an accoustic folk duo from the great state of Michigan.  Their debut EP, Help Me, I’m on Fire, is a pleasant little trip through the minds & hearts of its songwriters Joe Scott and David Martin, who both openly confess to loving Popeye’s Chicken.  The short player is also a precursor to the Army Life, the band’s debut full length which is due for release sometime in the near future.

The bottom line:  Folk duo’s EP shows promise, interesting preview of things to come.

[mp3]  That’s Him!  That’s the Guy! - For the Learned

Not much else is known about folk band Whale Songs other than what can be heard on their self released album From Below and Beyond.  The nine songs on the record are a mixed bag of oddly plucked guitars and psychadelic rock, sitting somewhere between Southern americana and open mic at the Old Colonel Cafe.  For further proof check out the track ‘Merely Man’, which was probably the song playing on your stoned-out, long-haired older brother Ronnie’s stereo the first time your mom caught him smoking his funny smelling cigarettes.

The bottom line:  Raw, backyard folk songs for the Southerner in all of us.

[mp3] Whale Songs - Merely Man