The Archives
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11.09.09New Release UpdateHere's What's Hitting The Shelves This Week Asobi Seksu -> Rewolf Polyvinyl -> NYC's favorite Japanese-shoegaze duo Asobi Seksu brings us an interesting re-record of past matieral on Rewolf, one of the last albums recorded at the infamous Olympic Studios (See: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, etc). Expect mostly acoustic re-interpretations of your favorite Seksu tracks, such as "Thursday" from 2006's Citrus, streaming below. (Side Note: Asobi Seksu means "casual sex" in Japanese. Naughty!) [I'd like to buy that, thank you] MP3: Asobi Seksu - Thursday Ola Podrida -> Belly of the Lion Western Vinyl -> Belly of the Lion is the second LP release from ...
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09.08.09Have You Met… Verb The Adjective Noun?There's something kind of exciting about finding a new band with a lot of potential. Something that tells you "I need to keep an eye on these guys" - and that's exactly how I feel after listening to Verb The Adjective Noun. I'll be honest, when their free EP Reds kicks off with opening track "Stoop" you'll be a little confused. "Is this metal vocalist really singing over banjo riffs?", you'll ask yourself. But once the song hits the chorus, you realize this Boston based 5-piece might just be up to something after all. You see, this EP is going to ...
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08.27.09In Review… fun. – Aim & IgniteI try to make a habit of sticking my ear into a song or two of every new release that hits the stores each week. When I first dove into Fun.'s debut Aim & Ignite, I was completely blind to a single detail about the group. You can imagine my surprise when some pretty darn recognizable vocals came through the speakers, and I was immediately aware that I had stumbled upon a side project of the Format's lead singer Nate Ruess. Now, I have never kept a close eye on the Format, which is why I had no idea that the ...
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07.14.09Have You Met… Florence + The Machine?Last week marked the release of Florence Welch's debut album, Lungs, under the moniker Florence + The Machine. Welch is a London native who grew up on indie, punk, and renaissance paintings. Being an intellectual book and art nerd has influenced the artists soulful indie sound, which has been talked about long before Lungs hit the shelf, thanks to performances at big fests in both the US and UK last year. The folks over at Cincinnati's (soon to be Austin's) WOXY do a better job than I of describing her sound as "equal parts Kate Bush, Karen O, and Ida Marina". No word ...
