Sometimes you get to go on national television and play your hit song. Sometimes you get to go on national television with a dozen or so of your favorite friends and play your hit song. Sometimes your friends include members of Broken Social Scene, New Pornographers, Mates of State, the National and Grizzly Bear.

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I’ve been tracking this song on through various live recordings since I first heard it last summer at Pitchfork. Now that Night Falls Over Kortedala has fallen into the hands of the internet, I’ve been able to soak it up and bask in each of Jens’ gems. Link removed by request. MP3: Jens Lekman – [...]

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Pitchfork just announced that Grizzly Bear will be releasing a new 10 track EP November 9. I cannot waaaaaaaait! Be sure to catch them on tour as well. MP3: Grizzly Bear – He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) (The Crystals) Grizzly Bear Tour Dates 08-29 Brooklyn, NY – McCarren Park Pool *! [...]

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Keep your shirt on; they’re just live recordings. Now that TnT have been playing these tunes for a while now, we’re starting to get passable live recordings. Still no “Hang Em All” (unless that’s “Demon Apple” and my memory’s bad), but “Demon Apple” and “Headshot” are sounding fantastic. Got one that isn’t here? Drop me [...]

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God, I miss New York.

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I’m getting fairly excited for MGMT’s new album, Oracular Spectacular out on Columbia (???) They’ve been adding sneak previews, demos and other goodies to their Myspace page, which has the distinction of being the highest ratio of good-band-to-terrible-layout of any on the site. Good job, fellas. Anyways, they just put up a new tune called [...]

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Just in time for the start of school, YANP patron saint Kevin Barnes has posted this Royal Trux reinterpretation on the band’s Myspace page. Almost makes up for the lack of a Kentucky date. MP3: Of Montreal – Back to School (Royal Trux) Though Kevin always seems to take covers as his opportunity to stretch [...]

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Bat for Lashes just announced a string of North American tour dates. The album’s really great, as is this video, which I am legally obligated to post along with any mention of Bat for Lashes. Bat For Lashes Tour Dates 9/1 Connect Festival, Inveraray 9/2 Electric Picnic, Stradbally 9/9 Bestival, Isle of Wight 2:30pm Main [...]

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Big, big thanks to Snakes Got a Blog for capturing this cover. At first I didn’t think it was actually Bishop Allen because it’s hard to make out Justin’s voice — then I just realized it’s because everyone’s singing along. Nothing like a classic rock send-off. MP3: Bishop Allen – Have You Ever Seen the [...]

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