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New Vampire Weekend – Cousins [mp3] and video

laurent the laurent — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:21 +0000

The music world received it’s second dose of Vampire Weekend’s new album Contra (out Jan. 11th) the other day with the new track/video for “Cousins”. It’s a fast paced...

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New ARMS – Homelife (Demo) [mp3]

laurent the laurent — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:45 +0000

I was pretty bummed out when I heard Harlem Shakes had disbanded. I had been a long time fan and was also quite pleased with their debut LP Technicolor Health. It’s not all a loss, because...

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New Beach House – Norway [mp3]

laurent the laurent — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:07 +0000

Baltimore’s Beach House gave us all a treat yesterday when they unveiled the first taste of the upcoming third album Teen Dream with the track “Norway”. To say this track is great...

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Remix: Alias takes on WHY?

laurent the laurent — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:00:25 +0000

WHY?’s Eskimo Snow has been getting some solid play as of late from me, but the track “One Rose” never really hit me the right way. Portland’s Alias and his remix of the...

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Quick Hits: Dinosaur Feathers – Early Morning Risers

laurent the laurent — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:44:37 +0000

There’s a few bands these days that I’m truly pumped to hear more from. One of them is New York’s Dinosaur Feathers. Earlier this year I posted about them regarding their first...

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Quick Hits: Penguin Prison

laurent the laurent — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:50 +0000

New York’s Penguin Prison has been a recent addition to my listening pleasures this week with a solid single in “Animal Animal” (which has one of my favorite new random lyrics in...

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Quick Hits: I Am The Dot

laurent the laurent — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:00:48 +0000

Last October I happened upon a sweet Denver band Young Coyotes. Their brand of indie rock brought about comparisons to Pinback and Arcade Fire. I didn’t know much about them then and I still...

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New Animal Collective Video: In The Flowers

laurent the laurent — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:29 +0000

Great album. Crazy video. Watch it here. Listen to these: mp3: Animal Collective – In The Flowers extra-> mp3: Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes (Dam-Funk Remix)

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Remix: Death To The Throne take on The xx

laurent the laurent — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:19 +0000

Arizona’s Death To The Throne have taken the soft and timid “Shelter” off the The xx’s debut album and revamped it for the club for sure. The intro to this remix makes it so...

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Quick Hits: Air Waves

laurent the laurent — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:55:55 +0000

Brooklyn’s Air Waves, the musical project of Nicole Schneit, has caught me by surprise today…in a good way. Some say it’s simple, but I’ll say it’s pure. Some say...

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Remix: Memory Tapes takes on Yeasayer + New Single

laurent the laurent — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:00:15 +0000

That new Yeasayer single “Ambling Alp” has been burning up my speakers as of late. Memory Tapes has long since killed my speakers with the fab Seek Magic album. These two speaker...

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Suggested Listening: Little Dragon – Machine Dreams

laurent the laurent — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:30:58 +0000

The genre of electronic pop music has become crowded as of late hasn’t it? A voice and a keyboard can grab the attention of the masses so easy, but it can also fade away just as easily. ...

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