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Album Review? Menomena’s Mines

TAOS FIVE LITTLE ROOMS Dirty Cartoons I remember hearing Menomena for the first time at a show here in Boston.   They were opening for Barsuk labelmates the Long Winters.  There were tons of issues with the sound and they were supremely frustrated.  But what I did get to hear spurred me to purchase both their albums, I am the Fun Blame Monster and Friend and Foe.  Friend and Foe had totally blown me away, it was funky, it was experimental and totally fun for me. Fast forward three years later, Menomena releases two singles for their upcoming album.  The…

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Jay Bells = Jay-Z and Sleigh Bells Remixed

Izzo Rhythm At this point, is there anything you can’t remix with Jay-Z?  It seems to lend itself so well to everything.  Let me introduce Jay Bells.  Jay Bells would be the love child of Jay-Z and Sleigh Bells. DJ O-FACE remixed the two perfectly, and it’s totally fantastic to hear.  Download the entire 6 song mixtape for free here.

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New Video: Of Montreal Coquet Coquette

Of Montreal’s new album, False Priest is quickly coming up.  Their new single, Coquet Coquette, is featured in the video above.  The video seems as though it would fit somewhere in the middle of 2001: A Space Odyssey.  It’s violent, cannibalistic and totally wild. Check out the video, and preorder False Priest here.

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Check out: Chief, Modern Rituals

Breaking Walls Your Direction Night & Day I haven’t been able to shut up about this band for a long while now.  They have been on my radar for a few months now, and everything I’ve heard from them has totally floored me for their upcoming (and now released) album Modern Rituals. What has come out of this album is 11 fantastic shimmering, melodic songs that will tear through emotions, and rock your heart out.  Chief has found a way inside with lovelorn lyrics, and an expansive insight into desperation.  The album is full of tales of disappointment, loneliness and…

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Ra Ra Riot’s ‘Boy’ gets Remixed

Boy (RAC Remix) Ra Ra Riot’s newest single, Boy, just got the treatment of a great RAC remix. Ra Ra Riot released their new single ‘ Boy‘ from their upcoming release The Orchard which is out 8/24 via Barsuk.

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Jukebox the Ghost’s Empire remixed by Freelance Whales

Empire (Freelance Whales Remix) Philadelphia’s piano based rock trio Jukebox the Ghost is prepping their new album Everything Under the Sun, due out September 7.  Their released single, Empire, has been remixed by Freelance Whales, and it’s a really interesting sound.  I’m really looking forward to sinking my teeth into their new album, but I guess this will just have to tide me over for now. Hear the original: Empire. Grab the preorder for the album.

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DOM plays at Pitchfork Offices

Bochica Impetigo credits Worcester kids (from my hometown) DOM played a live session at Pitchforks Brooklyn Offices. Listen to more DOM on their myspace.

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