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January 12, 2012

2:15am
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December 5, 2011

The video for ‘Serve the People’ was directed by a Chinese film student named Han Xia. Their third record Sound Kapital is out now on Sub Pop. I’ve always followed Wolf Parade closer than this project, but the video is worth a watch.

4:38am
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Filed under: serve the people han xia sound kapital wolf parade handsome furs 
July 14, 2011

3:52pm
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June 28, 2011
Living room dj’s on turntable.fm (Taken with instagram)

Living room dj’s on turntable.fm (Taken with instagram)

8:48pm
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June 21, 2011

Behind the Scenes of ‘Simple Math’ music video.

12:20pm
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June 21, 2011
(via crimesagainsthughsmadness)

(via crimesagainsthughsmadness)

11:48am
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June 21, 2011

Battles - ‘Ice Cream’

9:31am
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May 25, 2011

Watch the new Manchester Orchestra Video Podcast here. Chris sings Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’

Share the link: http://bit.ly/mpLqqT

5:03pm
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Filed under: simple math manchester orchestra video podcast tour al green lets stay together 
May 23, 2011
House of Blues (Orlando, FL).

Wasting time in Downtown Disney before the show. This has to break some sort of record, right?

House of Blues (Orlando, FL).

Wasting time in Downtown Disney before the show. This has to break some sort of record, right?

7:31pm
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May 21, 2011
Friends houses scotttttty (Taken with instagram)

Friends houses scotttttty (Taken with instagram)

3:54pm
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May 19, 2011
Clap Your Hands, back with new record soon

clap hands

(via stereogum)

They didn’t break up after all.
Before Twitter there were still buzzbands, and the OGest of blog buzzbands was Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. They were from Brooklyn/Philly, they once played a show at the Knitting Factory that 31 people attended (30 with blogs, one named David Bowie), and overnight they were in the center of the music discourse. They became a model success story for think pieces on DIY music in the internet age, and enjoyed the backlash that comes along with overnight success. They released a more “difficult” second album Some Loud Thunder, carried Tom Hanks, and collectively grew quiet. (Individually, members went solo and collaborated with fellow Philadelphians Dr. Dog, others soldiered on in new projects like Uninhabitable Mansions and old projects like the Guns ‘N Roses cover band Mr. Brownstone.)

And now they are back, with an updated clapyourhandssayyeah.com and a Twitter account (@cyhsyband) and a new record due in June produced by Walkmen/David Byrne/Modest Mouse studio vet John Congleton, who is a good fit given his credentials. (Also, the band’s promising a vinyl reissue/remaster of their self-titled debut, and some fall tour dates.) There’s a teaser video below, which features the guys enjoying the studio, and each other, and sounds that feature louder guitars, less anxious Alec vocals, and more horns than they’re used to.

3:52pm
May 19, 2011

The Head and the Heart on Fallon

(Source: theaudioperv.com)

3:47pm
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