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Back in September, Rdio listeners won tickets to an intimate live show by Earlimart in their hometown of Los Angeles. Performing exclusively for our Rdio Live Series, the SoCal duo brought the rock in the form of their four-song set. The EP features tunes from the recent album System Preferences and the loved track “Heaven Adores You" from their 2004 LP.

While the L.A. indie rockers just returned from their U.K. tour but you can experience Earlimart live with our exclusive recording below.

The driving dance tunes by Norway’s Lemaitre has been likened to those from dynamic duo Daft Punk for managing that elusive combination of lighthearted bounciness with an insistent edge. This duo has been together less than three years but has already made worldwide waves.

We have an exclusive preview of Relativity 3, the third in the group’s Relativity EP series, having released [Relativity 1] and [Relativity 2] last year. Press play now to enjoy these electro songs a week early.

British band PVT (once known as Pivot) made the leap from an experimental and improvisational instrumental act to having thoughtful vocals and aiming at a more widescreen sound on its third album Church With No Magic. The new fourth album Homosapien continues along this path with even more confidence.

Rdio listeners get bonus insight into the making of Homosapien with this exclusive commentary album recorded by PVT themselves. Give it a spin and get into their heads now.

Melbourne rapper 360’s second album Falling & Flying has enjoyed top five chart success and platinum sales in Australia for its world-wise blend of beats and rhymes. Born Matthew Colwell, 360’s honesty also helped him earn an ARIA, Australia’s biggest music award, in the category of Breakthrough Artist.

Now he’s breaking through all over the world. Falling & Flying isn’t officially out on these shores until mid March, but we’ve got an exclusive one-month preview of the album for your ears only.

Follow 360 on Rdio to see where he’s headed next, musically.

Vancouver-based electro duo Data Romance is almost ready to drop the debut album Other. The official release date is February 19, but anyone on Rdio can enjoy an exclusive preview right now courtesy of producer Ajay Bhattacharyya and singer Amy Kirkpatrick.

Data Romance is also on Rdio so follow the pair to hear what’s in their Heavy Rotation.

San Francisco bluesy rockers The Stone Foxes are about to ignite the music world with their third album Small Fires, recorded with producer Doug Bloehm (who has also worked with the likes of Girls, The Vines, and Dr. Dog). Rdio listeners get special access to the album’s bonus tracks, which are acoustic versions of “Cotto” and “So Much Better.”

Enjoy the album and the Rdio-only bonus tracks below.

Portland’s STRFKR first gained national acclaim in 2009 via a bouncy and unforgettable song called "Rawnald Gregory Erickson The Third." Following that success, STRFKR signed to Polyvinyl Records to release sophomore album Reptilians, which managed the difficult task of making pop songs about topics as grim as death danceable and downright fun.

Six years into the life of the band and STRFKR is ready to release the third album, Miracle Mile. It doesn’t officially drop until February 19, but Rdio is giving you an exclusive preview of the album one week early.

Hit play and follow the stars from STRFKR on Rdio!

Self-described Swedish “Northern Light Electronica” duo The Deer Tracks began a three-part musical project called The Archer Trilogy, releasing Part 1 and Part 2 in 2011, and now finish the infectious tale with The Archer Trilogy Pt. 3. The album is formally released on February 11, but since we have little use for formality here at Rdio we’ve secured an early preview just for you.

Listen to The Archer Trilogy Pt. 3, one week early, right now.

The always-impressive Pacific Northwest record label Kill Rock Stars is getting ready to drop the new Boats album A Fairway Full of Miners. It’s the third and latest effort from the Winnipeg, Canada-based indie rock group fronted by distinctively high-pitched singer Mat Klachefsky. Although the new release is remarkably more mature than past albums, members of Boats don’t take themselves too seriously, even describing their own sound as “a string of unrelated concepts disguised as coherent thought.”

A Fairway Full of Miners will be out on February 5, but why wait until then when you can hear it a week early? Hit play below to hear this exclusive preview.

Ra Ra Riot’s new album Beta Love may be a bit of a shock to fans used to the band’s indie rock and baroque pop hybrid. This third album from the New York-based quintet reveals a genuine fondness for more electronically-driven synth pop. Now, you can listen below to hear Beta Love with exclusive commentary from Ra Ra Riot to learn more about this stylistic shift.

If you fell head over heels for Beta Love, then this will be sure to put a smile on your face — bassist Mathieu Santos recently created a playlist of songs that have been bringing him happiness lately.

Follow Ra Ra Riot on Rdio for more from Santos and the rest of the band.