mp3: SALEM x Gucci Mane

SALEM laces Gucci Mane's trap-hop flow with their demented electro-goth-juke, and the result is unsettling and awesome (check Heather's haunting vox on "Bird Flu"). Gucci needs to tap these guys to produce his next record:

mp3:
SALEM x Gucci Mane :: bird flu
SALEM x Gucci Mane :: round one

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elsewhere:



Sub Pop sent over this unreleased track from the double-LP Bleach reissue (comes on white vinyl):

mp3:
nirvana :: scoff (live)

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alela & alina

alina/alela

The tremendously underrated (not in France though, she's huge there) Alela Diane is accompanied by Alina Hardin on this cover of old traditional folk ballad "Bowling Green," taken from their forthcoming limited Alela & Alina 10" tour EP, out next week on Rough Trade.

mp3:
alela diane :: bowling green

The Alela & Alina 10" is out October 6, and is limited to fewer than 1000 copies. As I mentioned last week, we're co-presenting Alela's upcoming show with Marissa Nadler + Bosque Brown at the Fort Worth Modern.

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new grouper :: "vessel" / "hold the way"

Two characteristically gorgeous/devastating new tracks from Grouper are now streaming at her myspace page. Listen to "Vessel" and "Hold the Way" here.

[via]

previously:

mp3:
grouper :: heavy water

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new Burial :: "fostercare"

[photo]

Listen to Burial's haunted new jam "Fostercare," taken from the forthcoming 5 Years of Hyperdub comp:

(youtube link removed at request of the label)

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luv goon

I've been loving this new tune from L.A.'s Pearl Harbor (as well as their whole Calistonia Dreamin' cd-r) for a few weeks now (via myspace), and now P4k has the mp3. Look for this one on the group's forthcoming Something About the Chaparrals 12" on Mexican Summer (get it now digitally):

mp3:
pearl harbour :: luv goon

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video: taken by trees | "my boys"

[via]

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phoenix x devendra banhart

Possibly the best of the countless Phoenix remixes to emerge this year, and definitely the best thing Devendra has done in a while. Dev says:

"We LOVE and have LOVED Phoenix since Alphabetical, and have wanted to do more than just ogle at their awesomeness for quite some time. With the release of their luminary Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix we got the chance to un-floccinaucinihilipilificate our dreams and with awesome, oceanic glee, we took Rome for a ride…"

mp3:
phoenix :: rome (neighbours with devendra banhart remix)

[via]

Now if we could hurry up and get those those alleged Animal Collective + Grizzly Bear versions...

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wavves beats up black lips bro

BV broke the "story" here, and Nathan Williams keeps the hilarious official statements coming. In addition to his statement that Jared Swilley "got what was coming to him," Nate tells us:

"i have a broken wrist. i'm obviously not trying to fight fools. that dude was running at me trying to fight so I defended myself. there was a bar full of people that saw it. I was just trying to have fun and hang out with my friends. this shit is so stupid...again, dude had it coming."

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new Best Coast :: "wish he was you"

New song from Bethany Cosentino, aka Best Coast. Listen here.

[Also: BC's Top 10 Songs to Include on a "Crush" mix]

[via]

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

We are are proud to co-present (along with Spune Productions) what promises to be one of the most hauntingly beautiful shows of the year: Portland's Alela Diane, Brooklyn's Marissa Nadler, and TX's own Bosque Brown, live at the Fort Worth Modern on November 4. Tickets are on sale now for only $10, and this will sell out quick, as the Modern's auditorium isn't that big.

mp3:
alela diane :: white as diamonds
marissa nadler :: river of dirt
bosque brown :: went walking

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photos: the polyphonic spree | live in dallas

listen:



tripping daisy :: tragiverse

Photos by David. Couple more after the jump...

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mp3: binki shapiro & friends | kids song

binki shapiro

Thanks to Dallas Clayton for sending over this sweet and tender little lullaby, featuring Binki Shapiro of Little Joy fame, Jason Boesel of Rilo Kiley/the Mystic Valley Band, and others, inspired by Dr. Seuss' “Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?” Dallas says:

"A few years ago I was putting together a small kids album for my son and I asked a bunch of my friends to record some songs. As tends to happen I got about half way through before being taken away by more pressing projects. The other day I unearthed this track, which I thought might be nice to share with the world..."

mp3:
binki shapiro & friends :: kids song

Related: check the excellent/insightful We Love You So, a blog that Dallas and Spike Jonze started to "help shed some light on many of the small influences that have converged" to make Where The Wild Things Are happen (also, this song could/should totally be on the film's soundtrack).

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GvsB sirius/xm blog radio

[jj performs her hits "ecstasy," "from africa to malaga," and "masterplan," as well as a cover of "devil town," live in Stockholm. the swedish kids sing along]

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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 the Golden Filter, Raekwon, the Mantles, SALEM, Girls, 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 :: september 24

01 the mantles :: don't lie
02 girls :: life in san francisco
03 smith westerns :: imagine, pt. 3
04 the golden filter :: thunderbird
05 the golden filter :: hide me (demo)
06 les sins :: lina
07 washed out :: feel it all around (toro y moi remix)
08 stereolab :: brakhage
09 memory cassette :: asleep at a party
10 SALEM :: frost
11 the knife :: heartbeats
12 fever ray :: here before (vashti bunyan cover)
13 magic kids :: hey boy
14 girls :: laura
15 smith westerns :: be my girl
16 magic kids :: good to be
17 panda bear :: untitled (guys eyes)
18 the zombies :: leave me be
19 white denim :: i'd have it just the way we were
20 raekwon :: new wu
21 ghostface killah :: jellyfish
22 wu-tang clan :: da mystery of chessboxin
23 grass widow :: to where
24 tonstartssbandht :: black country
25 night control :: don't try
26 the xx :: infinity
27 memory tapes :: swimming field
28 the shivers :: beauty
29 tripping daisy :: sonic bloom
30 animal collective :: no more runnin

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video: the flaming lips + karen o "i can be a frog"

Not quite sure about the song yet, but the video is pretty great. Watch it after the jump...

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mp3: SALEM | "frost"

frost

SALEM's new limited edition Frost 7" single is out today on Audraglint (complete with "silver foil embossed sleeve"). The a-side is more of SALEM's signature damaged, dark "goth juke" with thoroughly haunting vocals from Heather, while Jack sings on equally terrifying b-side "Legend" (video below). Limited to 500 copies; get it here before it's gone.

mp3:
SALEM :: frost

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don't lie

I'm a bit surprised at how little attention the great new debut LP from San Francisco's the Mantles has received of late (aside from some message board props and the occasional breathless, spot-on blog post). The band makes hazy, vaguely psychedelic, and consistently awesome garage pop that recalls the Chills and other assorted '80s Dunedin Sound disciples. Here's the original version of album standout "Don't Lie;" The Mantles is out now Siltbreeze.

mp3:
the mantles :: don't lie (7" version)

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video: st. vincent | "marrow"

[via]

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new Girls :: "Life in San Francisco"

"Life in San Francisco" is the glorious b-side from Girls' new Lust For Life 7". Take a listen below, courtesy of the label, then purchase the 7" immediately on vinyl/digital here.



Girls :: Life in San Francisco

The new Album is out tomorrow!

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trust in numbers

"Blue Planet" is the new single from Sweden's Lake Heartbeat, taken from the group's new Dan Lissvik-produced (that guy is everywhere) full-length, Trust In Numbers. Here, Lake Heartbeat taps into the same blissed-out, soothing balearic beach party vibe as fellow Swedes Air France, the Tough Alliance, and Lissvik's own cosmic disco duo, Studio.

mp3:
lake heartbeat :: blue planet

Trust In Numbers is out now on SERVICE. Stream the full album here.

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Other recent Lissvik productions:

mp3:
taken by trees :: watch the waves
fever ray :: when i grow up (version by lissvik)

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mp3: the golden filter | "thunderbird"

"Thunderbird" is the massive, long-awaited new single from GvsBooze alums The Golden Filter. According to the group's label, the shimmering, pulsating disco-pop epic sounds best from "somewhere very high just before dawn breaks, somewhere very cold and very bright, or at night anywhere the Northern Lights can be expected." Download the dub mix, and pre-order the Thunderbird 12" -- due November 16, complete with the group's cover of "The Hardest Button to Button" on the flip -- here.

mp3:
the golden filter :: thunderbird

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previously:

mp3:
the golden filter :: solid gold

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video premiere: Girls | "Laura" (live in SF)

Girls perform heartbreaking Album standout "Laura" amongst friends at Different Fur in their hometown of San Francisco. Directed and edited by our friend Nate Chan of Yours Truly. girls + laura = friends forever:



After well over a year of anticipation, Girls' debut Album --without question one of the best of '09 -- is out next week on True Panther/Matador.

previously:

mp3:
girls :: hellhole ratrace
girls :: lust for life

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jack penate x the xx

Jamie of the xx gives fellow LDN'er Jack Penate's new single "Pull My Heart Away" a warped, dubstep-y rework. Also, check Bullion's more upbeat but typically great psych-soul bent on the song here.

mp3:
jack penate :: pull my heart away (the xx remix)

Catch Jack Penate on his current U.S. tour with Miike Snow.

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gvsb sirius/xm blog radio

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 Smith Westerns, Naomi Punk, Raekwon, Karl Blau, Oh No, Trailer Trash Tracys, 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 :: september 17

01 smith westerns :: imagine, pt. 3
02 family portrait :: mega secrets
03 trailer trash tracys :: candy girl (demo)
04 washed out :: feel it all around (toro y moi remix)
05 washed out :: hold out
06 wild nothing :: cloudbusting
07 raekwon :: gihad
08 oh no :: adventure
09 j dilla :: last donut of the night
10 bullion :: time for us all to love
11 fever ray :: here before (vashti bunyan cover)
12 the xx :: basic space (pariah remix)
13 trailer trash tracys :: you wish you were red
14 tonstartssbandht :: black country
15 naomi punk :: N/A
16 henry pedro :: midnight sun
17 reading rainbow :: i will wait
18 dum dum girls :: baby don't go
19 beach house :: master of none
20 karl blau :: all over the town
21 taken by trees :: anna
22 au revoir simone :: another likely story (neon indian remix)
23 memory cassette :: surfin
24 the big pink :: velvet (gang gang dance remix)
25 fergus & geronimo :: harder than it's ever been
26 best coast :: something in the way
27 white denim :: syncn
28 sunnybrook :: waving hands
29 grizzly bear :: foreground
30 forest swords :: miarches

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video: vivian girls | "when i'm gone"

[via]

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Sweet new song from London's Veronica Falls up at the group's myspace page. Stream "Beachy Head" here.

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Animal Collective's "Banshee Beat" vs. the Beach Boys' "I'm Waiting for the Day," courtesy of Porch of the Mystics' Johnny Disaster:

mp3:
animal collective vs. the beach boys :: i'm waiting for my banshee

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finally:

Neon Indian covers what I'm told is an old "tejanocore" ballad, with backing vocals/Casio from Leanne of Denton's Fight Bite at Barcadia here in Dallas:



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N/A

Thanks to various sources for turning me on to this noisy/exuberant lo-fi schoolyard chant, taken from the debut full-length from Seattle's Naomi Punk. "N/A" is the closing track on the new record, and while it's not exactly representative of the rest of the work on the album (which is also very good), it's likely the most vibrant and infectiously uplifting thing you'll hear all day. Naomi Punk tells us:

"...it is a song performed by Rwandan children in a town/village in Rwanda, and was recorded by my mom (she grew up in Nigeria and works in Africa on and off), and was subjected to some gentle found-sound manipulation on my part..."

mp3:
naomi punk :: N/A

More Naomi Punk here

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new Dum Dum Girls | "over the phone"

New Dum Dum Girls jam (possibly from her Sub Pop debut?), and it's one of her best yet. Take a listen at DDG's myspace page.

[via]

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toro y moi x washed out

It doesn't get much chiller-wave than this: Toro Y Moi reworks his SC bro Washed Out's Gary Low-sampling gem, "Feel It All Around," lending the track even more achingly melancholy nostalgia. The track will appear on the b-side of Washed Out's forthcoming Feel It All Around 7" single, due soon on the great Transparent:

mp3:
washed out :: feel it all around (toro y moi remix)
washed out :: feel it all around

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concentrate

Stones Throw has just released Ethiopium, the highly anticipated follow-up to Oh No's underrated 2007 Anatolian psych-funk excursion, Dr. No's Oxperiment. This time out, Oh No mines Egon's awe-inspiring and seemingly endless trove of "rare 60s and 70s Ethiopian funk, jazz, folk, soul and psychedelic rock" to create another adventurous/educational collection of dusty, mostly laid-back beats that the label recommends pairing with some Ethiopium coffee and your freshest local greenery. Highly recommended; get it here.

mp3:
oh no :: concentrate/the funk

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mp3: Panda Bear | Live at ATP

photo: abby braden

A selection of tracks from Panda Bear's rare solo performance at ATP NY this weekend, courtesy of Collected Animals. Highlights include Noah's solo version of "Guys Eyes" (with Zombies sample intact), his "remix" of the Notwist's "Boneless," a slightly warped version of "Bros," and a couple new songs. Download the full set here.

mp3:
panda bear :: guys eyes (live at ATP)
panda bear :: bros (live at ATP)
panda bear :: boneless (live at ATP)
panda bear :: untitled new song (live at ATP)

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new smith westerns | "imagine, pt. 3"

the smith westerns

The Smith Westerns' debut LP remains one our very favorite albums of the year, and based on "Imagine, Pt. 3," the awesome new song the group has just posted up at their myspace page, all that time spent touring with like-minded friends Girls and Magic Kids has served them well. Have a listen here. Update: Now with mp3 [via]:

mp3:
smith westerns :: imagine, pt. 3

previously:

mp3:
smith westerns :: be my girl

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beach house signs to sub pop

Can't wait for their third full-length....the new stuff we've heard from the band has been nothing short of amazing.

"In July the band took a break from touring to head to upstate New York to record with Chris Coady at Dreamland Studios in Woodstock. They spent a solid month in solitude writing and recording in the church-converted-to-studio compound. What they emerged with is their greatest work to date! Beach House’s third album will be released on Sub Pop (and on Bella Union overseas) in early 2010..."

mp3:
beach house :: master of none
beach house :: gila

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GvsB sirius/xm blog radio

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 Raekwon, Wild Nothing, Neon Indian, Fever Ray, Grizzly Bear, 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 :: september 10

01. wild nothing :: cloudbusting
02. memory tapes :: swimming field
03. jj :: me & dean
04. fever ray :: here before
05. the knife :: heartbeats (live)
06. washed out :: feel it all around
07. toro y moi :: talamak
08. grizzly bear :: while you wait for the others (feat. michael mcdonald)
09. the xx :: infinity
10. get back guinozzi :: low files tropical
11. wavves :: cool jumper
12. best coast :: something in the way
13. pearl harbour :: lost @ sea
14. grass widow :: to where
15. harlem :: south of france
16. no age :: you're a target
17. raekwon :: gihad
18. raekwon :: 10 bricks
19. mos def :: supermagic
20. the golden filter :: hide me
21. korallreven :: loved up
22. au revoir simone :: another likely story (neon indian remix)
23. yeah yeah yeahs :: y control
24. air france :: gbg belongs to us
25. taken by trees :: anna
26. fever ray :: keep the streets empty for me
27. smith westerns :: diamond boys
28. acrylics :: molly's vertigo
29. SALEM :: brustreet
30. grouper :: heavy water/i'd rather be sleeping

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mp3: neon indian x au revoir simone

au revoir simone

Neon Indian winningly applies his bent/dreamy psych-pop to Au Revoir Simone's "Another Likely Story":

mp3:
au revoir simone :: another likely story (neon indian remix)

Neon Indian kicks off their first tour with tonight's we shot j.r.-presented live debut at Rubber Gloves in Denton, and the group will play the Monolith Festival at Red Rocks this weekend. Psychic Chasms is out October 13 on Lefse.



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video: Fever Ray | "Seven"

New Johan Renck-helmed clip for Fever Ray's "Seven;" possibly the creepiest in the group's line of consistently creepy videos [via]:



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wild nothing

Thanks to transparent for the introduction to the lush, Cocteau Twins/Shop Assistants-influenced rainy day dream-pop of VA's Jack Tatum, aka Wild Nothing. We can look forward to an official release soon on the undisputed label of the year, but in the meantime, be sure to check the handful of legit hits on his myspace page, as well as this perfectly wistful little gem:

mp3:
wild nothing :: cloudbusting

[mp3 via chugardism]

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welcome back

jj covers the welcome back, kotter theme, starring Maria Sharapova?? Seems like it:



[thanks to commenter gorillan for the tip]

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Fever Ray covers Vashti Bunyan

Fever Ray offers up this eerie and oddly affecting cover of Vashti Bunyan's "Here Before" -- complete with vaguely disturbing cooing baby -- on her new "very limited"/numbered tour 7". Stream it below, and pick up the 7", with cover art by Mattias Nilsson, here.



Fever Ray :: Here Before (Vashti Bunyan cover)

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low files tropical

Hard to believe it's been a full year since we first heard these dudes, but Get Back Guinozzi's debut record, Carpet Madness, is finally due next month on Fat Cat, and the group just released the video for their first official single, "Low Files Tropical." Mildly NSFW (via the Fader):



mp3:
get back guinozzi :: police and thieves

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elsewhere:

This clip was posted to the Golden Filter's website a few days ago, with the message "NEW SINGLE COMING SOON." So let's go ahead and consider this a preview:



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mp3: fever ray x martyn

Dutch dubstep producer Martyn reworks Fever Ray's newest single, "Seven":

mp3:
fever ray :: seven (martyn's seventh remix)

[via]

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luck

I've had all things Washed Out on blast on my dizzying drive up the PCH (currently here), so it was a nice addition to the playlist when Mirror Universe sent over woozy new jam "Luck," the latest hit from Ernest Greene's upcoming limited High Times cassette. To review, here are two tracks from the tape, and a couple from Washed Out's Mexican Summer 12", Life of Leisure:

mp3:
washed out :: luck
washed out :: belong
washed out :: hold out
washed out :: feel it all around

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related:


Something About the Chaparrals

In other Mexican Summer news, Pearl Harbor have announced (and unveiled the cover art for) their Something About the Chaparrals 12", due this Fall on the label.

mp3:
pearl harb☮r :: lost @ sea
pearl harb☮r :: sunburn

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