All those albums that seemed so far away in 2012 now are right around the corner! In Guards We Trust is out Feb 5, less than a month away. “Ready to Go” is a much bigger, more produced sound than we heard from them on their debut. It’s a great song that has me excited [...]

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#35: The Head and the Heart @ Forecastle [Original Post] I’d heard a song or two by Head and the Heart going into their show at Forecastle, but I’ll admit that I was really just seeing them because there wasn’t a lot of competition for their time slot at Forecastle. But just like what happens [...]

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Guards’ “Silver Lining” now has a simple video to accompany it. It’s a pretty straightforward performance video that has Guards playing the song in a small studio space with a lot of trippy visuals green-screened into the background. In Guards We Trust is out February.

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Yeah! New Guards material! “Silver Lining” comes to us from Guards’ upcoming album In Guards We Trust, out 2/5/13 [via Stereogum] MP3: Guards – Silver Lining It seems that Guards have cleaned up their sound a little bit. They’ve always had a strong pop core, but “Silver Lining” has brightened up the production surrounding it. [...]

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Yes, this was the second time I caught Guards at SXSW 2012. I’d normally try to shy away from spending precious SXSW schedule real estate on a band I’ve already seen, but all that falls apart when the band’s as good as Guards. This show was even more powerful than their previous show I saw [...]

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Guards’ Richie Follin has been in bands long enough to be an absolute pro at performing at SXSW. He delivered basically the ideal SXSW set: tight, powerful and to the point. Even when an alarm went off through the set, Richie just said “can someone turn that off” and kept on going. We got a [...]

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If it’s December, then you know it’s Mixmas time at You Ain’t No Picasso! Each year I get a bunch of my favorite bands to contribute themed mixes and share their thoughts about each of the tracks MP3: Guards – Sail It Slow Richie actually did this Mixmas for LAST year’s collection. But like the [...]

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Guards stopped by Yours Truly to perform one of their best songs, “I See It Coming.” What’s better than a great band shot by great videographers?

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I just gave you some info about the upcoming Guards EP Resolution of One and now you get to hear one of the new songs. Pitchfork’s got “Hear You Call” for your weekend enjoyment. Stream “Hear You Call” at Pitchfork

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