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MP3s: Chromeo- Don’t Turn the Lights On Chromeo- Don’t Turn the Lights On (Aeroplane Remix) –
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Not the most visually pleasing album cover, I know. But the Liminanas bring a light, French flavor to the sound of 1960s garage rock. It’s got a humble Velvet Underground recording style to it, too. It’s the kind of music that causes uncontrollable fantasies of starting a band.
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New track from Parenthetical Girls, which is of the second of five EPs they plan to release leading up to a new LP titled Privilege. This EP will be pressed on 500 vinyl copies, and is getting a 9/21 release via Slender Means Society. MP3: Parenthetical Girls- Young Throats
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Finally Belle & Sebastian are following up 2006’s the Life Pursuit with a new album. The album’s titled Belle & Sebastian Write About Love, and it’s set for a release via Rough Trade on 10/11. The title track here is leaving me a little cold. It
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MP3s: Magic Kids- Hey Boy Magic Kids- Summer Magic Kids- Superball –
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This New York five-piece popped up in my inbox about a week ago. Currently, the band is devoted to posting one song a week–no matter what–for the rest of this year. The surprise is much of it is pretty freaking good. “The Way That You Are” is both
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As you could tell from my review of their debut LP earlier this year, I find the pleasant c86 pop of Wild Nothing to be pretty seductive. The band has a new EP on the way via Captured Tracks, and you can download / stream the title track below: MP3: Wild
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Gobble Gobble is a project name that really needs no introduction. I think it goes without saying that you’re in for something colorful, fun, and slightly out there on this one. The music here is entirely self-produced by the gentle hands of Canadian musician Cecil Frena. Word on the
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This September, Crocodiles are set to release the follow up to 2009’s Summer of Hate; and from the sound of this new single, it looks like the band is bringing their fandom of shoegaze to a new level. “Sleep Forever” has a huge sound. The track is about fifteen
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Video from the Cali garage trio Bare Wires. Their new album is Seeking Love, and it’s out now on Castle Face. /via/ –