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  1. Choir of Young Believers

    February 4, 2012 by A2S

    Choir of Young Believers from Denmark is sci-fi pop with 80s/Joy Division undertones. The beats are muted and the synth is prominent on “Patricia’s Thirst.” “Nye Nummer Et” takes a wholer, more cinematic tone, swelling with a violin and minor-key falsetto, bordering on Active-Child indie-opratic.

    Their sophomore album Rhine Gold will be released March 20 on Ghostly International and they’ll be on a U.S. tour this Spring. See them in L.A. at The Echo on March 9th.

    From Stereogum - “Patricia’s Thirst” 

    From Paste premiere - “Nye Nummer Et”

    03.09 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
    03.12 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
    03.13 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
    03.14 – Austin, TX @ Club Deville (Ghostly International Showcase)
    03.15 – Austin, TX @ Mellow Johnny’s (KEXP Session)
    03.16 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
    03.21 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

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  2. No One Else (Tokyo Police Club Remix) – Breanne Düren

    October 13, 2011 by A2S

    Those awesome folks over there at Some Kind of Awesome premiered this track about a week ago. While playing local gigs at the University of Minnesota, Breanne met Adam Young of Owl City and was recruited to sing  backup on tracks like  ”The Saltwater Room” and “Honey and the Bee.” Before you pass any judgement, check out some of her originals from her debut EP Sparks, which was released in March of this year. Then check out this great Tokyo Police Club remix of “No One Else.”

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  3. Big Black Delta’s Album Release Show at The Satellite

    September 26, 2011 by A2S

    IFUCKINGLOVEYOU from Big Black Delta on Vimeo.

    “Capsize” from BBDLP1 out September 26 on Coming Home Records

    If you live in Los Angeles and you haven’t been to one of Big Black Delta’s shows yet, you’d be making a huge mistake by missing the last night of their residency at The Satellite tonight. I’ve been to a few already and the live show is incredible–no house lights, just a multi-colored light board synchronized with the music. Jonathan Bates (aka Big Black Delta) slinking around the stage with the mic chord slung over his shoulders twiddling with his laptop and, let’s not forget, two female drummers with full kits frame either side of the stage–Mahsa Zargaran and Amy Wood. It’s 35 minutes of pure energy and once you’ve emerged from the pool of vibrations, you will be converted.

    Plus, some perks of this last show: today marks the release of Big Black Delta’s debut LP BBDLP1. They’ll be selling their limited-edition colored vinyl tonight, which I think is pretty damn sexy.

    Also, highly-buzzed band Letting Up Despite Great Faults will be playing just before BBD so get there early!

    SET TIMES:
    9.26 Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite (Free Residency, BBD record release party)
    12 pm – Echoes de Luxe
    11 pm – Big Black Delta
    10 pm – Letting Up Despite Great Fault
    9 pm – Death Kit

    And in case you’re a new fan, download the older EP for free…

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  4. Interview with Appeitite

    August 4, 2011 by A2S

    I’ve recently been introduced to the amazing musical project of Teddy Briggs from Sacramento, CA–Appetite. The music on Appetite’s recent album Scattered Smothered Covered plays with rhythms and silly melodies with dark themes. It’s really fascinating and I was so enraptured with it that I wanted to ask Teddy, the creator, a few questions.

    MP3 of “Tussy”
    MP3 of “Fiery Ring”

    S: First off, Appetite. Why the name? Does it mean something for the concept of the musical project or was it just something fun?

    Teddy: I was trying to think of cool band names (as usual) and I thought of Appetite.  I liked the way it sounded and then thought about what it might mean.  I think I initially related to the idea of hunger in making music, being hungry in part to be heard but also hungry to just make music no matter what, even if no one heard it.  Now I find even more potential meanings for the name, which is my favorite thing about words and language in general, meanings morph with time and context.

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  5. Botany’s Feeling Today EP out August 16

    August 2, 2011 by A2S

    “Botany’s debut Feeling Today explores the cosmic nexus of shimmering psychedelia, blissed-out pop, and instrumental hip-hop, as he turns recycled sounds into something thoroughly modern.”

    Adding on to my love for music from Texas is Botany, calling home “somewhere between Denton and Austin.” I’ve been obsessed with “Feeling Today” by Botany (aka Spencer Stephenson) for almost a year and now the containing EP will finally be released on August 16th and doesn’t disappoint. The Feeling Today EP slices together noise samples into a beautiful amalgamation. Each sound trickles together and blends like similar shades of watercolor. “Feeling Today” feels like morning light on an empty city street. It gives a sense of brightness. In its simplicity, Botany is intensely beautiful and deeply personal.

    MP3 of “Feeling Today”

    MP3 of “Waterparker”

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  6. Bright Archer West Coast Tour

    July 31, 2011 by A2S

    Portland’s Johanna Kunin’s vocals are strong and firm. In “Hidden Systems” Johanna, along with various other musicians under the moniker Bright Archer, tells the story of nature, history, and love as a lullaby of powerful and dynamic proportions. The song is from the Bright Archer’s recent release Hidden Systems.

    With Hidden Systems out now, Bright Archer will be touring the West Coast this August, performing at Los Angeles’ Bardot on Monday, August 22nd.

    MP3 of “Hidden System”

    08.19.11 – Seattle, WA @ Fremont Abbey for Songs About Books
    08.20.11 – Davis, CA @ Sophia’s Thai Kitchen
    08.21.11 – San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
    08.22.11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Bardot
    08.24.11 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
    08.27.11 – Denver, CO @ The Meadowlark
    08.28.11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
    08.29.11 – Boise, ID @ Visual Arts Collective
    08.30.11 – Seattle, WA @ Comet Tavern

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  7. Oax album The Distance

    July 26, 2011 by J-Man

    If you’ve ever read any of my reviews, you know that I have a special place in my heart for albums that are real. I like albums that are more human and less computer. I like real drums, as opposed to drum machines. When my editor-in-chief sent me a track off of This Distance, the new EP from Oax, it hit me right in that “this is real” heart place.

    I would even venture as far as to call this EP raw, and I would mean it in the most positive way possible. The guitars feedback. The cymbal hits aren’t uniform. You can hear that someone is playing the music you are listening to, and that someone is Angelini Giorgio. Aside from the closer on the EP, ‘Sutures’, everything on the album was written and played by Giorgio.

    On my first listen through, this album made me want to drive. I wanted to feel wind, and watch mountains and hills pass by. I wanted to cruise down Highway 1 and listen to this and remember good times and bad times. Then I read the story behind the album and understood why.

    Angelini had been on a hiatus from music, after leaving The Rosebuds and going back to school. Then he went through a hard breakup. Then he sat down and wrote music, by himself. This EP is the result of an emotional dam breaking. I listened to the album a second time and I could feel the lyrics. I empathized with the man singing about the sins he had committed, and the sins committed against him, and the culmination of all these sins and how they make up the lives that we lead.

    What I’m trying to tell you is that this music is good. It is really good.

    Mp3 “Liar, Cheater, Jerk”

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  8. Tasseomancy’s “Healthy Hands (will mourn you)”

    July 20, 2011 by A2S

    Since my first introduction, I’ve been completely sold on this band. Their dark and dreamy “psych folk” is charming and completely encapsulating. If Sea of Bees had en evil twin, it would be Tasseomancy. Or, if Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. had a goth little sister, you’d find it in this band. That said, the two Lightman sisters, Sari and Romy, also draw on nostalgia with hints of 60s girl pop a la The Shangri-Las.

    I’m very excited for their new record Ulalume! to come out August 30th. In the meantime, you can download their track “Healthy Hands (will mourn you)” below.

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  9. Kid Infinity’s Video for “The End Is Never Now”

    June 18, 2011 by Kaitlin

    Electronic duo Kid Infinity captures their LA underground culture in the new music video for “The End Is Never Now.” The music video is an energetic compilation of footage from their live performances and arts collective, FMLY’s organized bike rides, which combine music, bikes, and friends. Costumes, lasers, and dancing crowds galore, Kid Infinity’s video displays their total involvement and dedication to creating aural and visually dynamic live shows. Their party atmosphere and infectious sound are sure to please in their new video.

    Download “The End Is Never Now” MP3 free on Bandcamp.

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