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April 28, 2015

DFA1979 Releases “Virgins” From The Physical World

Globally revered and highly influential dance-punk duo Death From Above 1979 release a brand new, creepily compelling video for the track “Virgins” from their critically acclaimed album The Physical World. The visually arresting, provocative video for “Virgins” was directed by Eva Michon. She also directed Life After Death From Above 1979, the feature documentary that captures the band rise, fall out and epically reunite. The documentary was released late last year and is currently available www.dfa1979-movie.com.

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April 28, 2015

Blur Wields Live Magic Whip

Already en route to New York for an April 30 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Blur will treat fans to a free performance of the just-released The Magic Whip (Warner Bros) in its entirety on May 1 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY as part of Converse Rubber Tracks Live music program. The early evening, all-ages show will feature the first time in 15 years that Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree have performed live as Blur in New York.

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April 28, 2015

Abram Shook’s Landscape Dream Debuts

Landscape Dream is Abram Shook’s followup to 2014′s Sun Marquee, an album VICE called “…pleasant as f**k” and Texas Monthly called “…compelling, weird, and lovely.” Applying what he learned through writing and recording Sun Marquee, Landscape Dream demonstrates how much Shook’s songwriting and production acumen has sharpened over the past year. CreatingSun Marquee was a learning process, where songs were often forced out of experiments in recording techniques. As Abram explains, “I had a lot of thoughts I just threw out there, but often I arrived at dead-ends and had to figure out how to make something out of what was available.” However, on Landscape Dream he “went back to writing with just voice and guitar and then used arranging, production, and recording ideas pulled from Sun Marquee.” The effectiveness of his new approach is clear from the 70′s rock of “Find It” and “Chelsea” to the African vibes of “Get Gone”, the dreamy Brazilian vibes on “5AM” and “Beach Glass”, and the slow-jam soul found on “Perfect”, “Jaw”, and “Vessel”.

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April 28, 2015

Heather Maloney’s Making Me Break Released

Most recently, Maloney has been named an April “Artist to Watch” at SPIN and the video for lead single “Otherwise” premiered at Diffuser. In addition, the new video for “Day With You” can be streamed here: http://bit.ly/1CuJRlu. Elmore praises the footage, saying, “In this intimate, in-studio footage, the simple, understated instrumentation allows Maloney’s tremendous instrument to shine in its remarkable range, as she hits both piercing high notes and deep, low tones with grace and ease.”

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April 28, 2015

Elliot Moss Rolls Out Highspeeds

Elliot Moss’s debut album Highspeeds is out today on Grand Jury and in celebration of the release, Moss is streaming the digital only bonus track “VCR Machine” HERE. Stereogum streamed the record last week with a lengthy review that you can read HERE, and this week iTunes is offering up album-highlight “Slip” for free. Recorded at his home studio, Moss performed, produced, and mixed the entire album with the exception of a few friends.

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April 28, 2015

Pokey LaFarge Has Triumphant Homecoming

Pokey LaFarge’s love for his hometown of St. Louis and all of the Midwest has been well documented. This weekend, LaFarge gave as good as he got, playing three sold-out shows for ecstatic audiences at St. Louis club Off Broadway, and making appearances at independent record stores Euclid Records and Vintage Vinyl. He was celebrating the release of his new album, Something in the Water (April 7, Rounder).

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April 28, 2015

Laurie Berkner Brings Animal Songs And More

Beloved children’s recording artist and preschool television favorite Laurie Berkner will release six fully remastered, “themed,” digital albums on June 16th (Two Tomatoes Records, distributed by Razor & Tie). Titled Laurie Berkner’s Animal Songs, Laurie Berkner’s Classroom Favorites, Laurie Berkner’s Food Songs, Laurie Berkner’s Movement Songs, Laurie Berkner’s Nature Songs, and Laurie Berkner’s Transportation Songs, these albums were personally curated by Laurie to support teachers, parents, or anyone needing a song with a particular theme.

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April 28, 2015

Benjamin Clementine Introduces “Nemesis”

NPR Music has premiered the music video for Benjamin Clementine’s “Nemesis,” one of the four remarkable songs on Clementine’s EP I dream, I smile, I walk, I cry, which is available today in the U.S. on Capitol Records. “Clementine has been stirring hearts abroad with his awe-inspiring voice,” writes NPR Music, adding that “Nemesis” “fumes and bellows, full of bluster and fire as Clementine reflects on past grievances.” The London-born, Paris-based artist will make his New York City debut tonight at Joe’s Pub followed by a performance at BRIC House in Brooklyn on April 29.

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