Each Tuesday stop by Muzzle of Bees for our recommended purchases for the week. Here is the album we suggest for the release date of January 29th:

Artist: Thao
Album: We Brave Bee Stings And All
Label: Kill Rock Stars
Myspace: Thao Nguyen
MP3: Thao Nguyen – “Bag of Hammers”
MP3: Thao Nguyen – “Beat (Health, Life and Fire)”
Video: Thao Nguyen – “What About” live from the Black Cat (Washington, DC)
MoB: “Thao reminds me of Karen O without the soaring heights of fury and caged tiger persona, though I’ve not yet seen her live. Instead, Thao is content to strum and sing her tunes in a composed manner that places her sound a little closer to Tegan and Sara, only not exactly…” Click here to read the rest of our review.

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