Death In Plains‘Mustard Polo EP is the perfectly noisy, experimental pop record for the summer. Here’s Enrico Bocchioletti’s music video for “Whirlwind,” off Mustard Polo’s b side.
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Here’s a delightful little tune from the up-and-coming Icelandic duo Feldberg. The Dreamin’ single is set to release August 30th along with a ten track album of remixes on the same date. Can’t wait to hear what else they’ve got for us! |
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Just discovered Con Law, a great pop record from NOLA’s Generationals. Stream some tracks from the new record above and buy it here. I recommend “When They Fight, They Fight”. Enjoy!
| Newdust has been big fans of We Are Scientists since their debut album With Love and Squalor came out back in 2005. Keith (vox & guitar) took the time to answer a few quick questions about the tour and what We Are Scientists are up to. |
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| Newdust: So how is the tour going so far? |
“Rules Don’t Stop” “Inaction” “After Hours” |
| WAS Keith: Well… day one was in Boston. We had the trailer hitch stolen off of our van, and we were an hour late to sound check. So I’d say its a smashing success. We bought margarita mix and tequila as well. Seriously though, this tour is great because we are getting to tour with some of our best friends from Brooklyn in Lightspeed Champion and Bad Girlfriend. | |
| ND: How many places are you from? According to your press kit you are “New York-based Californians” and you have an “adopted homeland in England”. | |
| WAS: Um… I had no idea our press kit said that. We are just from one place… and that is New York. We did though meet in California back in college, and briefly sublet an apartment in the UK. | |
| ND: How did you end up writing a song for the British World Cup team? | |
| WAS: We got into “soccer” while living the UK. Why do you care? Americans don’t like soccer! | |
| ND: Well I live in DC and… | |
| WAS: You spend too much time with all the ambassadors. (Keith called me out. I do in fact spend most of my time hanging with ambassadors, foreign dignitaries… and other social elites) American don’t like soccer. Anywhere you would go in England, within 10 feet of a TV there would be 50 people crammed near it. Crazy… | |
| ND: Give us a few bands that newdust readers have to check out? | |
| WAS: Oh man… Well, Two Door Cinema Club. This band called Yuck, not sure if it is with an exclamation point or not but their name rules! Also, 2/3 of this band called Oxford Collapse started a band called Skiing. Check em out! | |
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————— Thanks Keith for catching up with us! Be sure get the new album Barbara out now. ATTN DC: We Are Scientists is playing Friday June 16th (tomorrow) at the Black Cat. Be there! |
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I’ve only heard a couple songs from the upcoming Breathe Owl Breathe album Magic Central, and I couldn’t be more intrigued. This trio live and work in a Lincoln Log cabin in deep rural Michigan, where these songs were written and recorded, born out of their experiences living there. Magic Central is set to release 9/28 on Hometapes. I’m really diggin’ this one, “Swimming.” |
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Pete Hobbs, the other half of the indie-pop duo The Boy Least Likely To, is working on his own in a side project called Diving At Dawn. “A Lot Like Love” is his first song — a soft, genuine, and heartfelt acoustic tune with chiming pianos and finger picked nylon guitars, set to a tape delayed backbeat of floor toms and side sticks. This being his first effort going solo, I’m looking forward to seeing what else he’s got in store for us. |
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The Spires’ Curved Space EP has had some serious playback in my car over the past couple weeks. Like I mentioned before, they’ve got this refreshingly simplistic lo-fi pop sound that makes for an EP that I can’t get enough of. It’s not officially out until July 13th, but in addition they will also be releasing Absent Minded Window Gazing, a five-song collection of tracks from Curved Space, that have been reimagined and remixed by the mysterious Grafton. It’s fantastic! Grafton, whoever he/she is, has given The Spires’ songs a whole new feeling and mood. With minimalistic industrial soundscapes and fuzzy undertones, Absent Minded Window Gazing is the perfect companion for those late-night drives. Here’s the original track, “Curved Space,” along with Grafton’s remix. |
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Picture of a indoor cloud installation via Monster Munch
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So occasionally a song comes along that hits me at that perfect moment. You know what I am talking about. Its one of those days… the clock is moving slower than ever… then BAM! Lo-fi pop song for the win! This song is great… and the single is even better. Enjoy the B-side to the Didn’t You 7″ and if you are in DC go see Cloud Nothings open up for WAVVES this Friday at Rock n’ Roll Hotel. Enjoy! |
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