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Here’s a great tune from Jack Peñate’s 2009 album Everything Is New. This was one of my favourites from last year so if you haven’t heard it, take a listen. The album is really good as well.
Pull My Heart Away
Jack Peñate [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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I can’t get enough of this boyfriend/girlfriend L.A. duo Kisses. I posted one of their songs a few weeks ago. I was lucky enough to find a copy of their new debut The Heart of The Nightlife. and I can’t get enough of it. Not sure when it will be coming out. They will be playing 3 nights this week, 9/2 at La Cita, 9/3 at the Echoplex & 9/6 at the Echo Curio.
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This London band doesn’t get enough attention over here in the States in my opinion. They just recently released a new album called Seratonin & it’s really good. Their previous album Twenty One is a favourite of mine as well. Mystery Jets will be in town to play the Troubadour on 9/17. This tune is the album opener. It starts out kind of slow & mellow so give it a chance…
Alice Springs
Mystery Jets [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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The Maccabees are based in London but formed in Brighton during school. They have put out two great albums. This is off their 2009 album Wall of Arms. I sure hope they come to L.A. some day. The video features Gavin from BBC’s Gavin & Stacey.
No Kind Words
The Maccabees [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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Of Montreal have a new album coming out on 9/14 called False Priest. This is the first single. Very strange video but I wouldn’t expect anything less from these guys. They will back in town on 10/30 to play the Palladium.
Coquet Coquette
Of Montreal [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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Blonde Redhead is back with a new single off their upcoming album Penny Sparkle that comes out on 9/14. This band is so great. I’ve seen them live several times & they are always so good! They are returning to L.A. to play The Music Box on 11/16. Check out the live video below.
Here Sometimes
Blonde Redhead [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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I haven’t much music by Primary 1 but I really like this tune. Nina Persson of The Cardigans is a guest vocalist on it. They are also giving away some of their music over on their website.
The Blues (feat. Nina Persson)
Primary 1 [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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This track is off Dom’s debut EP Sun Bronzed Greek Gods. The songs are all pretty short but really catchy. The Massachusetts band are opening for Ratatat on their North American tour &will be playing L.A. on 9/21 at Club Nokia.
Jesus
Dom [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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Stornoway are a band from Oxford, England. This tune is off of their debut album Beachcomber’s Windowsill that was released last month. It has some really great songs on it. This is one of them.
Watching Birds
Stornoway [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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Ahhhh, it seems like summer in SoCal just arrived recently. This tune by Magic Kids should get us all in the spirit if you weren’t already. The Memphis, TN band are playing this years FYF Fest here in L.A. on 9/4 along with some other really great bands. Their new album titled Memphis is out 8/24. If you pre-order it, you get the mp3 release immediately.
Summer
Magic Kids [ myspace. facebook. ]
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Bombay Bicycle Club just released their second album titled Flaws last month. It’s quite a bit different than their first one, I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose. It a lot more mellow & it’s mostly acoustic. It took me a sceond to get used to it but now I love it. This song is the opening track.
Rinse Me Down
Bombay Bicycle Club [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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Today’s tune comes from the San Francisco band Sonny and the Sunsets. This is the album opener from their upcoming LP, Tomorrow is Alright that comes out on Tuesday.
Too Young to Burn
Sonny & the Sunsets [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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Villagers is Conor O’Brien from Dublin, Ireland. This is the title track of off his debut album released back in May. It was just recently nominated for the Mercury Prize along with The xx, Wild Beasts, Foals, Paul Weller & a few others.
Becoming A Jackal
Villagers [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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I love this mellow little gem. Perfume Genius is Mike Hadreas from Seattle, Washington. He just released his debut album Learning back in June and this is on it. He will be in L.A. on September 28th at the Masonic Lodge at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Mr. Peterson
Perfume Genius [ myspace. facebook. ]
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This tune is off the Seattle singer/songwriter’s 10th solo album Saint Bartlett. I felt a connection with this song right away because Arkansas is my home state. I also really like it!
Arkansas
Damien Jurado [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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Audio Bullys are an electronic duo from London. I really like their fusion of sounds & beats. They kind of remind me of the Stereo MC’s. This tune is off their 3rd album Higher Than the Eiffel which is really good. It has not been released in the U.S. yet & is import only. But if you know where to look you can find it floating around the interwebs for download.
Dynamite
Audio Bullys [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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NY band BRONZE is giving away their new self-titled EP over on their website. I really like this tune. Download the EP to check out the other 4 songs.
Deep Freeze
BRONZE [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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Brooklyn, NY’s Hercules & Love Affair are back in town tonight to play the Echoplex. This song is off their 2008 self-titled debut album. Dance party!
Hercules Theme
Hercules & Love Affair [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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Wild Beasts are in town tonight to play the El Rey Theatre. This tune is off their sophomore album Two Dancers that came out last year.
All the Kings Men
Wild Beasts [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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This song is off of Freelance Whales debut album Weathervane. The Queens, NY band are opening for Tokyo Police Club tonight at the El Rey. I caught part of their set opening for Shout Out Louds back in May. Good stuff!
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This week Empire of the Sun have 4 sold out shows at The Music Box starting tonight. That’s pretty impressive. Their first US show ever was last weekend at Lollapalooza. Originally Luke Steele & Nick Littlemore created the music for their 2009 debut album Walking On A Dream. When it came time to finally tour for the album, Nick Littlemore was apprently missing & Luke Steele hadn’t heard from him in months. Steele is continuing on without him & is playing a string of US tour dates. I’m really excited about seeing the first night of the L.A shows.
We Are The People
Empire of the Sun [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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Royal Hideouts are from Brighton, Massachusetts. I recently found about these guys from this tune I found on the internet. They are giving away their new EP, Coral Casino over on their website.
Old Money
Royal Hideouts [ myspace. official. ]
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This is off Islands third album, Vapours that came out last year. I’m a big fan of these guys. The singer Nick Thorburn aka Nick Diamonds was previously in The Unicorns. They only put one album out & it is great. He formed Islands when The Unicorns broke up back in 2004.
Tender Torture
Islands [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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The Living Sisters is sort of a folky super group that consists of Becky Star (Lavender Diamond), Inara George (The Bird & the Bee) & Eleni Mandell. This song is the opening track from their debut album, Love to Live.
How Are You Doing
The Living Sisters [ myspace. facebook. ]
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Today’s tune is from the awesome Sigur Rós singer Jónsi. It is from his solo album Go released back in April. He will be in town on October 17th to play The Wiltern.
Animal Arithmetic
Jónsi [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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We Are Scientists are in town to play at the Troubadour tonight. The show is sold out! This tune is off of their 3rd album titled Barbara that was released back in June.
Nice Guys
We Are Scientists [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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So excited! Tickets for the L.A. date of the Gorillaz: Escape to the Plastic Beach World Tour go on sale tomorrow at 10 am. The super group are playing on October 27th at the Gibson Amphitheatre. Get your tickets here tomorrow. Beware, they are quite pricey, $65 – $125 per ticket plus fees 
Check out the new video for this lovely tune!
On Melancholy Hill
Gorillaz [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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The Brooklyn band The Drums have been quite busy touring since their debut self-titled album was released in June. They are in Japan & Europe for a few more weeks but we will back in the States in September & will be playing L.A. on September 29th at The Music Box. The new album is great & I’m looking forward to seeing them play it live. Surfer Blood is opening. Get your tickets here. The Raveonettes recently did a remix of this tune that is pretty cool too.
Let’s Go Surfing
The Drums [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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The Welsh band The Joy Formidable will be in town next week on Wednesday the 11th to play The Bootleg Theater. This tune is from their most recent album A Balloon Called Moaning. The singer/guitarist Ritzy Bryan has a great voice. Check em’ out!
The Last Drop
The Joy Formidable [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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Arcade Fire is releasing their 3rd album The Suburbs tomorrow. I was lucky enough to get an advance leaked copy & it is really good! I’m hoping they will come back through L.A. very soon.
We Used To Wait
Arcade Fire [ myspace. facebook. official. ]
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