She’s from Philly, has collaborated with Santigold and her new album is streaming on MySpace. Just the other day I was lamenting the lack of a “summer jam” along the lines of a MIA or Santigold record. I’m not sure if this is it, but it’s likely to get some attention. The album is titled […]

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I love their use of Seattle World’s Fair footage. (via Greg)

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This definitely won’t be for everyone, but it is sort of like Junior Boys meets Burial, but not quite as good as that collaboration would be.

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I caught a set from Birdy Nam Nam at FrancoFolies a few weeks ago. The show was pretty amazing for 4 French guys with turntables and while this track isn’t my favourite, the video is pretty insane. (via)

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Anyone else noticed the similarity between Metric’s “Help I’m Alive” and Big Audio Dynamite II’s “Rush?” No? Just me? Every time I hear that Metric song I can’t help but start singing “Rush”- a song I’ve always found beyond annoying, which, needless to say, precludes any ability for me to appreciate “Help I’m Alive.” BAD […]

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Ok, two friends have now shown this to me, and it’s pretty amazing. You’ve always wanted to hear a Caribbean steel drum version of Joy Division’s “Transmission”, right? Well, here you go. Steel Harmony tips its hat to the local scene in Manchester with this extremely well-executed version of the Joy Division classic as part […]

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Must be getting close to album release day, since another free track has leaked from Paul Banks’ debut solo record, Julian Plenti is… Skyscraper (out August 4th on Matador). This one veers well into Interpol’s spiky, post-punk lane- so much so that it almost seems odd that Banks didn’t offer this one up to the […]

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