Let’s put Bjork out of our minds for just a second and focus on the other other other group from Iceland: Benni Hemm Hemm. The band’s newest album Kajak is getting stateside release soon, so look sharp!
MP3: Benni Hemm Hemm - Snjór Ljós Snjór
OK, so this one’s a bit rougher to get into than their […]

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Yeah, I’m a little behind on this one, but I just got the new Ratatat Remixes Vol. II album and am positively in love with it. It’s got that kind of freshness that makes you go back and revisit the originals (or in the case of Beans and Saigon & U.G.K., hear the orignals for […]

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So I’m knee-deep in studying for finals, writing essays and composing portfolios: oh, the joys of college! The next three days might be somewhat bare around here, but I’ll do my best to keep it lively.
MP3: The Melody Function - Anne Maria
Tony from the Melody Function reminded me Friday that the first time they played […]

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New They Might Be Giants album out May 15 on iTunes. Here’s an early preview!
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MP3: They Might Be Giants - Take Out The Trash
When I was probably nine years old, my dad hooked up our stereo to the TV output so I could record the musical episode of Tiny Toons to a […]

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So I’ve been listening to a lot of Bjork lately in anticipation for her new album and I’ve been playing the Decemberists to get ready for Bonnaroo. What more fitting thing to post than the Decemberists covering Bjork? I mean, until we get an Icelandic take on “As I Rise,” that is.
MP3: The Decemberists - […]

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I think it was just last week that I checked to see if Immaculate Machine had anything new in the works. I must not have done a very good job because the Victoria trio posted a whole bunch of tour dates on their myspace and released this new single from their upcoming album Fables. Enjoy!
MP3: […]

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Dead Oceans, the third sister label of the Secretly Canadian / Jagjaguwar group, just announced the details for the forthcoming Bishop Allen album, The Broken String. The album is coming out July 24, with updated versions of several EP songs as well as new compositions.
MP3: Bishop Allen - Click Click Click Click (from “July”)
Bishop Allen […]

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Thanks to Stereogum for the heads-up on this one. The Polyphonic Spree’s upcoming new album (and my #1 most anticipated release of 2007) has been chopped into pieces and distributed over 8 minutes.
MP3: The Polyphonic Spree - Fragile Army Mashup
So there you have it. It’s out June 19, so practice your swooping arm gestures. If […]

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