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The music of Contre Jour

Imagine Cut The Rope meeting Angry Birds Space somewhere in French children's literature, and you're getting close. If you've got a smart phone, you owe yourself a copy of Contre Jour for several reasons,...

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free download: Symptomatic EP, by La Machine

In March we met La Machine, concluding, "Sung through a pulse jet and stripped down to the sub-bass." Their dark-as-a-cave, quick-as-a-Zoloft releases continue with the Symptomatic EP. The title track sets paint-can percussion...

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video: “Same Old,” by Audioley

TMIM regulars are already familiar with Francois Peglau, who has been releasing a track-by-track follow up to The Imminent Failure of since December 2010. His singalong verse, campy wit and upbeat revolutionary politics are...

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video vault: “Snow,” by Pooma

How is this for degrees of separation? Desiree's new Finnish obsession leads us to a month-thence Soundcloud upload of a toddler-aged remix of a five-year old track. It's "Snow," by Pooma, from their...

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profile: John Harrison of Cedar Lines

Sunday, January 29, 2012, 11:45am John Harrison can’t find a kit that he likes. The drum line is already written: a smudged, industrial arrangement that summons Cleveland, not Cincinnati. It would work just fine on its own,...

"Tiny Red Light makes me long for south western highways. The track would fit quite well about 200 miles in and 400 to go."

nmt-final-final-final-final-final-finalToday the raw feed nourishes us with To the Lions, an EP by Brooklyn’s Paul and the Patients. It’s open-air arena alt-rock; a view of the stars is optional, but highly recommended. Don’t misunderstand. This is not booze music. For some reason I’m picturing chess in Connecticut.

For now their Myspace page — linked above — has posted the entire EP for streaming and adding. (Purchase available off-site.) My favorite cut is “Well Done You World,” but any track named after a blogging software (not WordPress, sorry) deserves recognition.

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