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new jj :: "baby"

2009-11-10T11:45:00.002-06:00

Not sure what this song is, but it definitely sounds like an autotuned jj. EDIT: Apparently it was inspired by this. JJ's version is much better. Watch it in high-res here (recommended):

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In other Sincerely Yours news, they also just posted up the Salem x Gucci Mane jam we talked about a few weeks ago. In case you missed it:

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SALEM x gucci mane :: round one

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new Pearl Harbor + Best Coast

2009-11-09T12:15:00.001-06:00

New LA Record cover girls Pearl Harbor have a new EP available on their myspace page. Take a listen to a couple jams from the Wish We Were Here CD-r (and order a copy) here.

In related news, Pearl Harbor's L.A. homies Best Coast have a new 7" out this week on Black Iris . Download the a-side below, and take a listen to the even better b-side here. (via)

mp3:
best coast :: when i'm with you

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new strange boys :: "be brave"

2009-11-09T09:00:00.001-06:00

Be Brave is the forthcoming album from Austin's the Strange Boys. The record's due in February, but you can take a listen to the title track now at the group's myspace page. Look for a "Be Brave" 7" single in January on Rough Trade/In The Red.

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polaroids :: fun fun fun fest | day one

2009-11-08T17:00:00.000-06:00

DEATH

neon indian

the pharcyde

the cool kids

VEGA

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mp3: j dilla x mj

2009-11-07T10:00:00.000-06:00

According to Stones Throw, Share My Bed = MJ + J Dilla. More coming soon.

mp3:
dil jackson :: player has butterflies

(via)

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new video: grizzly bear | "ready, able"

2009-11-06T10:45:00.001-06:00

[directed by Allison Schulnik. definitely check out some of her other work here]

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the magic kids x smith westerns

2009-11-06T10:15:00.000-06:00

We briefly mentioned this highly anticipated split 7" (due soon on Fat Possum) from two of 2k9's best young bands about a month back, and this morning the great Transparent hooked up the mp3 for "Super Ball," the stellar contribution from Memphis' Magic Kids. Jack Shankly calls the Kids "heaven’s house big band," and this soaring, lovelorn jam will fit perfectly alongside the S-Dubz' lo-fi glam teen dream (song-of-the-year contender) on the flip:

mp3:
the magic kids :: super ball
smith westerns :: imagine, pt. 3 (demo)

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ghana special

2009-11-05T13:10:00.001-06:00

Soundway Records, purveyors of the incredible Nigeria Special reissue comp from 2007, are back with Ghana Special, an equally adventurous and vibrant collection of funky/soulful Ghana Soundz from the late 60's all the way up through the early '80s. Tough to pick just one highlight, although Honny & the Bees' perfect lilting afro-psych jam "Sisi Mbon" has been on repeat all morning, and is probably as good a place as any to start:

mp3:
honny & the bees :: sisi mbon

Even better, this thing is getting a proper release via a 5xLP box set next week on Soundway. Get it here.

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don't lie

2009-11-05T09:00:00.001-06:00

Fan video for the Mantles' "Don't Lie," featuring footage from the 1973 film Paper Moon:

mp3:
the mantles :: don't lie

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elsewhere:

Our weekly Sirius XM Blog Radio show airs today at noon Eastern (and again at midnight) on Sirius XMU. This week's episode features brand new music from Air France, the Bitters, Nite Jewel, the Sandwitches, as well as a preview of this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest, and more. You can listen online with a free trial here. Check this week's playlist + some mp3s after the jump...

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gorilla vs. bear blog radio :: november 5

01 st. etienne :: spring (air france remix)
02 memory cassette :: asleep at a party
03 the tough alliance :: hung up on a dream
04 nite jewel :: we want our things
05 summer camp :: i only have eyes for you
06 beach house :: master of none
07 mountain man :: animal tracks
08 cass mccombs :: you saved my life
09 the sandwitches :: kiss your feet
10 the sandwitches :: back to the sea
11 ganglians :: blood on the sand
12 the bitters :: EAST
13 GZA :: 4th chamber
14 the pharcyde :: drop
15 neon indian :: mind, drips
16 VEGA :: no reasons
17 health vs. crystal castles :: crimewave
18 atlas sound :: quick canal
19 no age :: you're a target
20 harlem :: beautiful & very smart
21 king khan & BBQ show :: i'll be loving you
22 ganglians :: valient brave
23 white denim :: heart from us all
24 reading rainbow :: i will wait
25 dum dum girls :: baby don't go
26 fight bite :: swissex lover
27 langley schools music project :: god only knows
28 the mantles :: don't lie

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mp3: fred falke x music go music

2009-11-04T09:15:00.000-06:00

Here's the latest remix from Fred Falke, whom you may recall from his club-ready version of Grizzly Bear's "Two Weeks." At just over 8 minutes long, Falke 's remix is actually a condensed version of MGM's already danceable Xanadu-esque '70s pop epic, "Warm in the Shadows." The band's "Kamer Maza" says:"Fred's version leans more towards those major chords... I'm not sure how those kind of changes affect the story. It seems to draw more attention to the choruses, and make them seem more like catharsis than resignation..."
mp3:
music go music :: warm in the shadows (fred falke remix)
music go music :: warm in the shadows

[via]

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this weekend: FUN FUN FUN fest '09

2009-11-03T13:15:00.000-06:00

The 2009 Fun Fun Fun Fest and related festivities go down this weekend in downtown Austin's Waterloo Park. This year's lineup is by far the young fest's best yet: headliner-ish acts the Pharcyde, GZA, Danzig, Kid Sis, D.R.I., Destroyer, the Jesus Lizard, Of Montreal, and the Cool Kids are reason enough to attend, but here's a sampling of other acts we're psyched to see, in no particular order. Peruse the full lineup + schedule here, and avoid long lines/sold-out festivals by getting tickets in advance here.

Our FFF friends have also hooked us up with a pair of tickets to give away: just leave a comment below or twitter@us if you want them, and I'll pick a winner on Thursday.

mp3:
VEGA :: no reasons
death :: politicians in my eyes
no age :: you're a target
SSION :: clown
strange boys :: heard you wanna beat me up
king khan & BBQ show :: love you so
harlem :: south of france
RATATAT :: shiller
neon indian :: deadbeat summer
yeasayer :: ambling alp
fuck buttons :: surf solar (7" edit)
times new viking :: move to california
crystal castles x HEALTH :: crimewave
atlas sound :: walkabout (feat. noah lennox)
mika miko :: so tough (slits cover)

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video: air france x st. etienne :: "spring"

2009-11-03T10:00:00.001-06:00

New video from Air France, for their St. Etienne remix that we've been obsessed with of late. Sincerely Yours says: "we asked the boys how they felt about their remix and got this back..." Watch it in higher-res here.

mp3:
st. etienne :: spring (air france remix)

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photos: White Denim + Neon Indian | Live on Halloween at the Granada

2009-11-01T15:00:00.002-06:00

leanne/alan of neon indian

white denim

Photos by David. More shots of White Denim + Neon Indian after the jump...

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NEON INDIAN:

WHITE DENIM:

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Alela Diane, Marissa Nadler + Bosque Brown | Live at the Fort Worth Modern

2009-10-31T11:30:00.007-05:00

Alela Diane, Marissa Nadler, + Bosque Brown all descend upon Fort Worth for what should be a pretty special evening at the Modern Art Museum this coming Wednesday night (November 4), and we've got 2 pairs of tickets to give away for free. To enter, email us at gorillavsbearcontests@gmail.com or just twitter @us, and I'll pick two winners at random. You can also still purchase tickets here.

mp3:
alela diane :: pieces of string
marissa nadler :: diamond heart
bosque brown :: still afraid

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mp3: st. etienne | "spring (air france remix)"

2009-10-30T13:30:00.000-05:00

We told you about this one the other day, and now TLOBF comes through with the mp3, along with this choice quote from Air France: "This is the answer to our prayers. ‘Spring’ is the song we fucked to when we were eleven and took rohypnol raw”. Alright. Download it here:

mp3:
st. etienne :: spring (air france remix)

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it was an ocean from me to you

2009-10-30T11:30:00.003-05:00

Not sure if this song, which Dee Dee dedicates to Reading Rainbow, is an unreleased Dum Dum Girls jam (or a cover maybe?) or what, but it sounds like Nico-era-Velvets meets early '60s girl group innocence/harmonies, and it's amazing. Hopefully we'll get a studio version of this on the group's Sub Pop debut. Via the Great Pumpkin. Hit up their site to check out more clips from the show.

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mp3: new nite jewel | "we want our things"

2009-10-29T21:20:00.001-05:00

L.A.'s Nite Jewel can probably be considered something of a dreambeat/hypnagogic-pop pioneer at this point (she was around all the way back in 2008), but this track from her new You F O European-only tour CD-r is a little darker and more along the lines of how the '80s actually sounded, as opposed to a chillwavier hazy-borrowed-nostalgia-via-warped-cassette version of how the '80s sounded. The whole EP is great (also features NJ's last single "Falling Far") and worth tracking down if you happen to be in Europe, or maybe Ramona will still have some spare copies on her upcoming dates with Neon Indian. [thanks to our Portuguese friend Marco for the tip]

mp3:
nite jewel :: we want our things

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new videos: white denim + neon indian

2009-10-29T14:30:00.004-05:00

Austin bands White Denim + Neon Indian play a free show this Saturday (Halloween) night at the Granada Theater here in Dallas. I hear White Denim may go as TLC this year. RSVP at halloween@granadatheater.com.

Neon Indian peforms "Should've Taken Acid With You" live at CMJ (shot by The Pool Parties):

mp3:
neon indian :: should have taken acid with you

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Rhythm Device gets down to White Denim's "Sex Prayer" in this extremely unofficial clip:

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new video: no age | "losing feeling"

2009-10-29T09:20:00.001-05:00

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elsewhere:

Our weekly Sirius XM Blog Radio show airs today at noon Eastern (and again at midnight) on Sirius XMU. This week's episode features brand new music from Ganglians, Rangers, the Sandwitches, the Bitters, Arthur Russell, and more. You can listen online with a free trial here. Check this week's playlist + some mp3s after the jump...

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gorilla vs. bear blog radio :: october 29

01 the sandwitches :: back to the sea
02 the mantles :: bad design
03 girls :: morning light
04 the bitters :: east
05 ganglians :: blood on the sand
06 the mantles :: don't lie
07 washed out :: new theory
08 memory tapes :: bicycle
09 susan christie :: no one can hear you cry
10 frankie & the outs :: thee only one
11 harlem :: south of france
12 grass widow :: to where
13 vivian girls :: tension
14 pearl harbor :: luv goon
15 smith westerns :: be my girl
16 dum dum girls :: jail la la
17 the sandwitches :: marry me
18 big boi :: shine blockas (feat. gucci mane)
19 raekwon :: 10 bricks
20 neon indian :: 6669 (i don't know if you know)
21 the bitters :: warrior
22 white denim :: wet sand
23 real estate :: beach comber
24 summer camp :: ghost train
25 trailer trash tracys :: candy girl (demo)
26 mountain man :: animal tracks
27 the sandwitches :: kiss your feet
28 arthur russell :: come to life
29 rangers :: these things
30 memory tapes :: walk me home

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how to make ambient sadcake

2009-10-28T17:00:00.001-05:00

the sandwitches

The Sandwitches is the new project from Heidi Alexander + Grace Cooper, both formerly of like-minded SF band the Fresh & Onlys. The group's new record How to Make Ambient Sadcake (out now on new SF label Turn Up) has been described as "what it would sound like for a band on Woodsist to cover Fleetwood Mac's...Tusk" and also "a Holy Communion of Roky Erickson and Stevie Nicks." The band does cover a lot of ground, stylistically -- from bluesy, lo-fi garage-country to Moon Pix-era Cat Power (see "Kiss Your Feet") to soulful, throwback girl-group sock hop jams -- but there's an easy cohesiveness to it all, and an earnest, unaffected sweetness that seems to be a common thread in all of their infectiously heartfelt songs. All highly recommended; get the LP here, and look out for a few 7"s in the near future.

mp3:
the sandwitches :: back to the sea
the sandwitches :: idiot savant
the sandwitches :: mary me

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new video: florence x the xx | "you've got the love"

2009-10-28T11:25:00.004-05:00

New official video for what is probably my favorite remix/rework/cover of a cover-thing of the year [via]:

mp3:
florence and the machine :: you've got the love (the xx version)

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air france x st. etienne

2009-10-28T10:40:00.000-05:00

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Sweden's Air France just posted up their long-awaited remix of St. Etienne's "Spring" here (thanks to Gorillan for the tip). Take a listen to the breezy/dreamy track below:

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mountain man

2009-10-27T20:40:00.000-05:00

Thanks to Chocolate Bobka and Ray Concepcion for this one: Bennington, Vermont's Mountain Man work their haunting autumnal magic, live at Monkeytown during CMJ.

mp3:
mountain man :: dog song

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two to make a pair

2009-10-27T12:30:00.000-05:00

Now Again/Stones Throw just released a compilation of essential "beat-heavy global psychedelia" from the late '60s/early '70s, entitled Forge Your Own Chains. One standout jam is the fuzzed out afro-funk of the Strangers' "Two To Make a Pair." Now Again calls the track "a winning example of the sound that leapt out of East Nigeria after the January 1970 armistice in the Nigerian Civil War."

mp3:
the strangers :: two to make a pair

Get Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges, 1968-1974 here on gatefold 2xLP.

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also from Now Again's highly recommended website:

mp3:
ofege :: gbe mi lo

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midlake | the courage of others

2009-10-27T08:45:00.002-05:00

Denton heroes Midlake have officially announced the follow-up to one of 2006's best albums, The Trials of Van Occupanther: The Courage of Others will be released on February 1, 2010. Check the album art:

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