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12/26/2007

New Music Spotlight: The Lucid Electro of Appaloosa's "The Day (We Fell in Love)"

New Music Spotlight: The Lucid Electro of Appaloosa's "The Day (We Fell in Love)"

What do you get when you combine the vocals of Nico, Chan Marshall and down-tempo euro-disco? You get the simple and lucid sound of recently signed French singer, Appaloosa. The name is derived from a type of spotted horse, but the music is far ...

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Posted by Michael on 12/26/2007 3:35 PM EST in Electronic, New Music Spotlight | Permalink

11/05/2007

New Music Spotlight: Atlas Sound (Deerhunter Side-Project)

New Music Spotlight: Atlas Sound (Deerhunter Side-Project)

I must admit, although I do like them, I'm not a huge fan of Pitchfork-favs Deerhunter. However, I am really digging Atlas Sound, a side-project of lead-singer Bradford Cox. Yes, the dude is very thin and rather cold looking, but his new songs, ...

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Posted by Michael on 11/05/2007 4:49 PM EST in Experimental, New Music Spotlight | Permalink

10/23/2007

New Band Spotlight: No and the Maybes

New Band Spotlight: No and the Maybes

Uh oh. I got lost in the MySpace music maze and ended up in Denmark, listening to a new band called No and the Maybes. I don't know much about these guys, except that they are from Copenhagen and that their demos sound better than a lot of band' ...

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Posted by Michael on 10/23/2007 11:15 AM EST in Indie-Pop, New Music Spotlight | Permalink

10/08/2007

New Band Spotlight: Black Kids

New Band Spotlight: Black Kids

I can't even count how many times I have had conversations about music with someone and the other person at some point says "it's all been done already." You know what? Maybe it has. Or maybe it hasn't. Who gives a shit? I just want to listen to ...

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Posted by Michael on 10/08/2007 12:06 PM EST in Indie-Pop, New Music Spotlight | Permalink

10/04/2007

New Band Spotlight: MGMT (The Management)

New Band Spotlight:  MGMT (The Management)

MGMT (The Management) are from Brooklyn, NY and their music is a strange and fulfilling blend of 70s prog-rock and newer psych-pop. Sure it has been done before, but these guys put their own twist on it composing epic songs with quirky lyrics an ...

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Posted by Michael on 10/04/2007 12:18 PM EST in Indie-Pop, New Music Spotlight | Permalink

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