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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Guards have a new three-song EP coming out next week on Kitsuné records. Resolution of One pulls the title track from the Guards album and combines it with the new new tracks “Hear Your Call” and “Swimming After Dark.” For those who didn’t catch it the first time around, check out my interview with Richie [...]

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Photo by Karly Grawin I didn’t put it together until this year, but I admired Richie Follin’s work years before Cults or Guards put Bandcamp on the map. When I went to CMJ in 2006, his band Willowz opened for the Mooney Suzuki and I really enjoyed it. Unfortunately for me I didn’t follow up, [...]

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