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As a Cincinnati Reds fan who was rooting for the Cleveland Indians in the MLB postseason, I'm afflicted with Ohio fever. As a record label based in Akron, Audio Eagle-- run by Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney-- has the disease as well.

But the label has fashioned a remedy for those of us who suffer from this affliction: a compilation of 21 tracks, all by Ohio bands. With Midwestern straightforwardness, AE has called the comp Audio Eagle Records Presents: A Compilation of Bands From Ohio. It includes songs from the Black Keys, Six Parts Seven, former Guided by Voices members Doug Gillard and Todd and Tim Tobias (as Clouds Forming Crowns), Heartless Bastards, Southeast Engine, and more.

The comp hits select Ohio record stores November 1, and a national release through Nail Distribution will follow on January 22.

Audio Eagle Records Presents: A Compilation of Bands From Ohio:

01 Doug Gillard: "For What I've Done"
02 Goodbye Ohio: "Gabrial"
03 Coffinberry: "Earthworms in the Sun"
04 Machine Go Boom: "Gentleman's Reply"
05 The Strange Division: "New Way of Thinking"
06 JJ Magazine: "Dinner"
07 Beaten Awake: "It's a Bubble Bath of Sharks!!!"
08 Clouds Forming Crowns: "Let It Take Hold"
09 Buffalo Killers: "The Path Before Me"
10 The Black Keys: "Nobody But You"
11 Hell's Information: "Song Six"
12 Deathly Fighter: "New Variations on Themes"
13 Six Parts Seven: "Stolen Moments"
14 Brainbow: "Secret Histories"
15 Southeast Engine: "We Have You Surrounded"
16 The Same Things: "Red Carpet"
17 Good Morning Valentine: "City Lights"
18 Heartless Bastards: "All This Time"
19 Houseguest: "King of Crystal Skies"
20 Celebrity Pilots: "Let the Shade Shine In"
21 Gil Mantera's Party Dream: "Chalklit Pyhe II"