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08.01.11Playlist: July 30th Sirius XMU Download 15Here's the July 30th installment of the Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks 'em and plays 'em, and I find 'em and post 'em. A match made in heaven. I know the playlists have been posting a bit late. What can I say - it's summer. Better late than never, I always say... We also keep a complete Download 15 Archive. Full track list after the jump. Continue Reading...
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08.01.11Dum Dum Girls – “Coming Down”“Coming Down” is the fantastic first track from Dum Dum Girls’ much anticipated sophomore full-length, Only In Dreams. According to Stereogum, Lead singer Dee Dee calls the 6-minute song a “slowburner” and explains: “I won’t lie; it’s heart on sleeve. Have you ever numbed yourself to avoid pain only to oscillate between the subconscious and conscious? Ever felt compelled to address Life itself? Things can be so awful but at least they can also be bliss.” Continue Reading...
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07.31.11Playlist: July 23rd Sirius XMU Download 15Here's the July 23rd installment of the Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks 'em and plays 'em, and I find 'em and post 'em. A match made in heaven. I know the playlists have been posting a bit late. What can I say - it's summer. Better late than never, I always say... We also keep a complete Download 15 Archive. Full track list after the jump. Continue Reading...
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07.27.11Playlist: July 16th Sirius XMU Download 15Here's the July 16th installment of the Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks 'em and plays 'em, and I find 'em and post 'em. A match made in heaven. I know the playlists have been posting a bit late. What can I say - it's summer. Better late than never, I always say... We also keep a complete Download 15 Archive. Full track list after the jump. Continue Reading...
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07.16.11Girls announce ‘Father, Son, Holy Ghost’ and tour, including two nights at the Great American Music HallReturning with a new album a little less than a year after the Broken Dreams Club EP, Girls have announced that their second full length, Father, Son, Holy Ghost, will come out September 13th on True Panther. Says the label: "On the third anniversary of the birth of Girls as a band Christopher Owens and Chet White found themselves entering the studio to begin recording their second album. More a collection of gear than a studio, recording took place in the bowels of a San Francisco office building. The two teamed up with new drummer Darren Weiss ...
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07.13.11Stream The Horrors’ SkyingIt's no secret around here that we LOVE The Horrors. Here's a handy little player where you can listen to their newest record, SKYING. The album looks like it's already released everywhere but here in the U.S. which comes out on August 9th. Is it us, or is 2011 flying by?
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06.14.11Diamond Rings Remix Rainbow Part Five: Handsome Furs – What About UsHere we have part five of the Remix Rainbow series. This week John O has remixed "What About Us" by Handsome Furs. With remixes like this, we happen to think John O is a true genius. Details via Diamond Rings: Chances are most of you are already familiar with Handsome Furs. Singer/guitarist/husband Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade) and electronic beatsmasher/dance partier/wife Alexei Perry are from Montreal and will be releasing their third album Sound Kapital on June 28th via Sub Pop. I’ve already had the privilege of hearing it and can assure you that it’s some heavy duty stuff. I had a ...
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06.10.11Stream Bon Iver self-titled new albumBon Iver are streaming their new self-titled album online. It's embedded below, just scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to hear it. The album, which is the follow-up to the band's 2007 debut LP 'For Emma, Forever Ago', is formally released June 20. It features ten tracks, with each song named after or representing a place. Frontman Justin Vernon has previously said that album closer 'Beth/Rest' is his favorite on the album, saying: "It's definitely the part where you pick up your joint and re-light it."
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06.10.11Scottish Indie Bands Collaborate for Mental Health AlbumOn June 28, Chemikal Underground will release the album First Edition by the Fruit Tree Foundation, a supergroup of leading lights from the Scottish indie scene. Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison, the Twilight Sad leader James Graham, the Delgados' Emma Pollock, Idlewild's Rod Jones, Alasdair Roberts, James Yorkston, Sparrow and the Workshop's Jill O'Sullivan, Karine Polwart, and Jenny Reeve all wrote the album together in a house in the Scottish countryside over the course of a few days. Above, download "I Forgot the Fall", from Scott Hutchison and Rod Jones. ...
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05.14.11Diamond Rings Signs to AstralwerksJohn O'Regan's Diamond Rings project has signed a world-wide deal with Astralwerks (although he'll still remain on Secret City Records in Canada). Astralwerks will re-release Special Affections, Diamond Rings' debut full-length on June 21. Continue Reading for the full press release. Continue Reading...
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05.14.11Shabazz Palaces – BlastitShabazz Palaces - Blast It (from the Village Beat film, Tough Bond) from Sub Pop Records on Vimeo. We keep telling you, Shabazz Palaces is gonna blow up big. Can't wait for the album out in June on Sub Pop. In the meantime, here's something pretty cool. According to Sub Pop: “This video contains footage from the upcoming documentary by Village Beat titled Tough Bond — a film about kids sniffing glue to survive street life in Kenya’s disappearing villages and exploding urban slums. Original documentary score was provided by Shabazz Palaces. Learn more about the film and cause on the Village ...
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05.07.11Review: Fleet Foxes at The FoxIt's been a full two years almost to the day since The Fleet Foxes last performed in the bay area. I remember that last show like it was yesterday,and I wrote one of my first reviews in praise of that show. That last show was clearly special to lead singer Robin Pecknold, having earnestly declared, “This has been our best show ever!” That night it had been clear how much awe and wonder surrounded headlining in such an old and beautiful space. So I felt very nostalgic and introspective as I crossed the bay for this show. Same ...
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04.30.11Light Asylum Sign to Mexican SummerWe have been completely obsessed with Light Asylum for the past nine months. We couldn't be happier to find out that this week they signed with Mexican Summer. This awesome Brooklyn darkwave duo's self-released 2010 EP has been at the top of our playlists since last summer. Now In Tension is going to get a rerelease via Mexican Summer on June 14th. Rumor has it that a full-length record is in the works too, set for release some time in 2012. Continue Reading...
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04.30.11Playlist: April 23rd Sirius XMU Download 15Here's the April 23rd installment of the Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks 'em and plays 'em, and I find 'em and post 'em. A match made in heaven. We also keep a complete Download 15 Archive. Full track list after the jump. Continue Reading...
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04.13.11Celebrate Record Store Day 2011This, Saturday April 16th is Record Store Day! When was the last time you visited your local independent record store? Was it last year's Record Store Day? I hope it hasn't been that long. Here's your weekend task, intrepid Color Awesome reader: Get off your blog-browsing butt and into your local record store! No cash? No problem. Many sponsor labels like Merge, Redeye, Rounder and Fat Possum often have free compilation CDs or records. In the past there have been free t-shirts. and eco-friendly shopping bags, too. Originally conceived by Chris Brown, vice president of operations at Bull Moose Music, in 2007, ...
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04.06.11Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?So you meet a girl at a party. She's super talented and shares your love of girl groups. You give her a mix tape of your favorite girl group/psych/soundtracks - and she writes a song which begins a new chapter for both boy and girl. This would be a story very similar to how Cat's Eyes came to be. Cat's Eyes is the stunning, heartbreaking project from The Horrors' (who have a new album coming this summer) Faris Badwan and soprano/multi-instrumentalist, Rachel Zeffira. Their music is immediately listenable, way outside of the realm of how their contemporaries create and compose. Cat's ...
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03.23.11Death Cab for Cutie Announce Spring Tour in Support of Codes + KeysDeath Cab for Cutie's Codes and Keys hits the streets May 31st, but the band will hit the road a few weeks in advance for a North American tour in support of the release. "The Underplay Tour" starts in Toronto on May 18 and features stops at smaller more intimate venues than we've seen the band play for a couple years.The Fillmore still seems pretty big, but I'll take it over teh massive Greek Theater any day. A pre-sale for fan club members begins Thursday, March 24, with general sales starting Saturday, March 26. full tourdates after the jump. Continue ...
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03.21.11Playlist: March 19th Sirius XMU Download 15 (SXSW Edition)Here's the March 19th installment of the Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks 'em and plays 'em, and I find 'em and post 'em. A match made in heaven. We also keep a complete Download 15 Archive. Full track list after the jump. Continue Reading...
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03.16.11Shabazz Palaces “Black Up”Seattle's biggest buzz finally releases details about their debut album on the legendary Sub Pop label. According to the bio on the Sub Pop sight, Black Up (I know, we love it too) is recorded in "Lixx-alog by Blood." So far, this has been a bit of a head scratcher out there in the blogosphere (do you hate that word too?). I can most definitely reveal that Blood is our very own pal Erik Blood who produced my own track toward the end of last year. And it's VERY different from that song, and just about everything else Erik has ...
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