Continually shot out of a cannon, Pujol contorted through his latest flaming hoop with the recording and release of the EP, Nasty, Brutish, and Short. Moving at the speed of the '60's, the EP becomes Pujol's 10th release in less than two years after acclaimed singles and full lengths on Third Man and Infinity Cat, among others.

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Why They Matter: Because Jack White says so. The gritty, rumbling garage-punk sound of Daniel Pujol's surnamed project has earned the support of the White Stripes/Dead Weather/Raconteurs rocker, who produced a single released via Third Man Records.