Ok, so Interpol has released the official video for “Lights”, the free download the band offered a few weeks back to serve as a teaser for the new, self-titled full length due out in September on Matador. Let’s see if I can get the synopsis right: Two beautiful Asian women dressed in clinical, plastic S&M […]

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What is the world coming to?

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I Blame Coco – Self Machine Still getting used to the extreme hard left turn away from I Blame Coco’s raw demos. The first few songs off this to-be-released major label debut remove the intimacy of her reggae-tinged pop in favor of today’s electronic flavor. I’m not yet 100% behind this new path, as I […]

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The video for Murder By Death’s “White Noise” was created by Australian animator/design team of MaricorMaricar based on a storyboard by cellist Sarah Balliet. The song is a standout on the band’s fifth long-player, Good Morning, Magpie out now on Vagrant Records. It’s a bit more spacious and ominous than anything on the last record, […]

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Uhh. This is an odd video treatment for Foals. Lots of sunshine and brightly colored outfits certainly tie in with my preconceived notions of Miami. And, I guess, if I think about it really hard, so do oiled up bodybuilders, some of whom may or may not be trannies. Still, a totally weird aesthetic for […]

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The Wedding Present’s David Gedge is the Guest Editor over at Magnet Magazine to coincide with the launch of the band’s latest tour, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of its legendary Bizarro album. I made the trek to Atlanta this past Wednesday night to see the album performed in its entirety. Gedge always makes a […]

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Cursive covers Starship In the latest edition of The A.V. Club’s Undercover series, Cursive attempts Starship’s “We Built This City” and belly flops the fuck out of it. Wow. I’m a pretty big Cursive fan, and this is just painful to listen to, much less watch. I loathe the original, but, my God, I was […]

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