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still warm: Future Nostalgia for sale, by Hiva Oa

The first half-minute, indeed the first ten seconds set the terms. This whitewashed chorus is the sound of inner dissonance, nothing really to do with the external world of instruments or processing. This...

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Stream: The Neighborhood – “I’m Sorry”

I stumbled across the band The Neighborhood this morning to great pleasure. The band is a Los Angeles based quintet that mixes together a perfect blend of soul, indie rock and hip-hop. Their debut EP,...

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name your price: The Rigged Orchestra, by Temi I Idei

One of our most frequently-revisited songs from 2009 is "02," track #6 from the fydhws release Impresii. The artist behind fydhws identifies himself only as "R" and the song truly is a six-minute continent,...

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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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The Only Way To Kill You by Greylag

Just making sure everyone is on the same page today: Greylag’s debut EP The Only Way To Kill You has officially dropped. And as promised last March, I’ve put together some thoughts to...

Orba Squara

0367554875_gI received a press release the other day about the new Orba Squara release The Trouble With Flying, a follow up to the 2007 release Sunshyness. This is good news for me because Orba Squara is a band that is right up my alley. A little bit folk with touch of lullaby to boot. I got my hands on an advanced copy of the album so stay tuned for a full review.

And while you’re out clicking away on the intertubes and pretending to work go check out Orba Squara’s website. It is set up like a storyboard that catalogs a 10 day bus tour spanning the lower 48 all the while you are treated to tracks from the new album. I haven’t made it through the entire website yet but it is a interesting read and a fantastic set design.

Orba Squara – “The Trouble With Flying”

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