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After 18 years (18!) Martha & The Muffins return with a new album on February 2nd with Delicate, their first new studio album on their own Muffin Music label. The album was five years in the making and mixed by David Bottrill (who has worked with Peter Gabriel, David Sylvian, Robert ...
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David Bottrill
Peter Gabriel
Queen
Dylan In The Movies is the working name of multi-instrumentalist, singer & songwriter Brian Sullivan. From Boston, DITM released their debut EP in 2006 and have a full length arriving in 2010 on American Laundromat Records with guests the Watson Twins and Tanya Donelly. File under ...
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Bob Dylan
American Laundromat Records
The Watson Twins
The Smiths
New Laura Veirs , July Flame, coming January 12th. Wide-Eyed, Legless - Laura Veirs myspace
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New Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Dig It! Even Heroes Have To Die - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists From The Brutalist Bricks - out March 9, 2010 - on Matador Records. Mr. Leo & the Pharmacists play this Wednesday, Dec 2nd here in Philly at the First Unitarian Church website
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Matador Records
Mr. Bungle
Lupe's got a new mixed tape which he dropped on Thankgsiving; contains this hot track on which he lovingly wraps himself around a Radiohead classic. The National Anthem - Lupe Fiasco (originally via Nah Right ) And while we're on the subject of mixtapes, Pigeons and Planes dropped this ...
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Lupe Fiasco
Radiohead
The Enemy
Dreamy dream pop. New from The Depreciation Guild Dream About Me - The Depreciation Guild via NME's Daily Download Kanine Records
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Ever wonder what it would be like to have dinner with a band? Well, so does IFC who are rolling out a new show called Dinner With The Band . Hosted by Sam Mason, the well known NYC chef invites a band to his Brooklyn loft where he shows them how to add his signature culinary spin to their ...
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Norah Jones
From Now Again Records comes word of a new anthology of Nigerian psych-fuzz-funk tracks from the country’s golden years of the early to mid 1970's. It's due sometime 2010 but for now, enjoy this track (and a hot mix below). Money To Burn - Wrinkar Experience Download the Voodoo Funk You ...
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I think I really like this new Sia track. It says: Up With People! From her new album due next year called We Are Born produced by Greg Kurstin. Sort of reminds me of The Weather Girls meets Freeze (A-E-A-E-I-O-U) meets Deborah Harry's This Jam Was Moving. Or whatever that song was called. ...
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Sia
Chris from Gorilla Vs Bear recently dropped a new song by Harlem , a cover of "Sometimes" written and originally recorded by Gene Thomas . The original (in the video below) was a smooth ballad that veered towards the more middle-of-the-road lillywhite pop sounds of the day. The song was ...
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Hard top believe but true. Gil Scott-Heron returns with a new album called I'm New Here on XL in January. Wow. And must say, this is a brilliant signing for XL. Check out this new tune. Where Did The Night Go - Gil Scott-Heron Required: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Must ...
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The Montreal band CFCF have returned with just a great new album, Continent on Paper Bag Records . The album will be released on November 3rd. CFCF is the work of songwriter, producer, remixer/DJ Mike Silver and follows up an EP and his collaboration with Sally Shapiro he released earlier ...
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Fleetwood Mac
SVB can almost always get into the groove and a quick intro to Nite Jewel by our pals over at Stones Throw saw some pretty quick disco dancing action happening. This song is sort a of twisted 80's Arthur Baker tribute on mushrooms - heard through the ears of Ciccone Youth's take on "Into ...
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Jewel
Ciccone
Thanks to Evan over at Together In Digital Dreams for turning me on to Xylos , a five piece from Brooklyn who play a sort of sensitive and charming kind of indie-pop. They've got a sweet five song EP available for free here ; all worth checking out. For you Philadelphians, they play at ...
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Kung Fu
The Baltimore based duo Beach House are releasing their highly anticipated Sub Pop Records debut on January 26th called Teen Dream . Likely to be the first "big" album of 2010 and for good reason: It's amazing. Can't say it any other way. Here's a song from the forthcoming album Norway - ...
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Beach House
baltimore
Sub Pop
Dream Theater
Big Boi
Oh yeah, and here's a new Tindersticks song from their forthcoming album, Falling Down A Mountain due in February. Sort of reminds me of "Satisfaction" meets "Time Is Tight." And if you don't know those songs, your license to blog should be revoked. Black Smoke - Tindersticks
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One of our favorite local illadelphian singer/songwriters Langhorne Slim plays Johnny Brenda's here in Philly with LA CSN&Y throwbacks Dawes this Thursday nite. It's got the makings of a great evening of new troubadourism. Here's one of a bunch of great songs from Langhorne's new ...
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Langhorne Slim
Fuel
Mr. Bungle
Carbon Silicon have a new album and they are giving it away for free. The Carbon Bubble has 12 new songs with Mick Jones and Tony James writing the tunes, playing guitars and singing and Leo Williams on bass and Dominic Greensmith on drums. Here's a sample - then head over here to grab the ...
