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new joanna newsom | "good intentions paving company"

February 02, 2010
Gorilla Vs. Bear — In which a seven minute jazz-country-meets-The Hissing of Summer Lawns piano jam somehow adds up to one of the best things Newsom's ever done. Listen here or here. ****** click through for more... read more »

The Soft Pack play 10 shows in one day

February 02, 2010
Gorilla Vs. Bear — Last weekend, San Diego's the Soft Pack (nee the Muslims) played 10 shows in one day in the Greater Los Angeles area to promote their new LP (which is out today, by the way). Put together by the dudes at FYF, and L.A.'s Videothing went along to do... read more »

Mexican Summer x Gorilla vs. Bear:SXSW 2010

February 02, 2010
Default_artist_40px Gorilla Vs. Bear — [click for larger image] We're teaming up with the great Mexican Summer this year to bring you a day & night, official/unofficial blowout in Austin on Friday, March 19. Starring Washed Out, Memory Tapes, Real Estate, Dum Dum Girls, Best Coast... read more »

mp3: Taken By Trees | "Anna"

February 01, 2010
609008246269_182_thumb40 Gorilla Vs. Bear — Taken By Trees' "Anna" was one of our favorite songs of last year, and the label is now giving the song away for free to promote Victoria's Texas-free upcoming U.S. tour with El Perro Del Mar. Grab it below, and check out the tour dates here. mp3... read more »

Beach House x Daytrotter

February 01, 2010
Gorilla Vs. Bear — Listen to "Zebra" below, and download the full Beach House x Daytrotter session here. Beach House :: Zebra (Daytrotter session) ****** elsewhere: The final cover art for Joanna Newsom's Have One On Me, via MBV: ****** click through ... read more »

premiere: The Seven Fields of Aphelion | "Grown"

February 01, 2010
Default_artist_40px Gorilla Vs. Bear — Black Moth Super Rainbow member The Seven Fields of Aphelion is set to release her solo debut, Periphery, later this month on Graveface. The record is a collection of soothing "fragile ambient soundscapes" created using piano and vintage synths, w... read more »

major lazer covers beyonce

February 01, 2010
Gorilla Vs. Bear — mp3: major lazer :: halo (beyonce cover) [via diplo's grammy live tweet] ****** click through for more... read more »

january 2010 mix

February 01, 2010
Gorilla Vs. Bear — mp3: january 2010 mix (56 mb) [tracklist after the jump] ****** 01 jj :: my way 02 white hinterland :: icarus 03 miracles club :: a new love 04 high places :: on giving up 05 coyote clean up :: can't shake the full moon 06 bullion :: crazy over... read more »

photos: Girls + Magic Kids | Live in Dallas

February 01, 2010
Gorilla Vs. Bear — THE MAGIC KIDS: [photos by David] ****** click through for more... read more »

guv luv

January 30, 2010
Default_artist_40px Gorilla Vs. Bear — Dope new mixtape from Ben Cook aka Young Governor, featuring new and unreleased material from the Bitters, Marvelous Darlings, Young Governor, the Jonas Bros, and more. You can order a physical copy on cassette from Southpaw (limited ed. of 66), o... read more »

new Erykah Badu | "jump up in the air"

January 29, 2010
Gorilla Vs. Bear — erykah badu | dallas, TX Check the "teaser" video for Erykah Badu's New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh, featuring the official/final version of awesome web-only bonus joint "Jump Up In The Air (and Stay There)" featuring Weezy. ****** cl... read more »

premiere: stream Pantha Du Prince | Black Noise

January 29, 2010
3654991_thumb40 Gorilla Vs. Bear — Pantha Du Prince's Black Noise, a gorgeous/sprawling collection of shimmering, consistently affecting otherworldly minimalist techno jams, is finally out next month via Rough Trade. The label has hooked us up with a full album stream in advance of... read more »

mp3: Vivian Girls | "He's Gone" (Chantels cover)

January 29, 2010
Cover_med_thumb40 Gorilla Vs. Bear — We mentioned Vivian Girls' cover of the Chantels' classic "He's Gone" a while back, after being treated to a special a capella rendition here in Dallas. Next best thing: the group has decided to give away their charming studio version (which was r... read more »

in a cloud

January 28, 2010
Default_artist_40px Gorilla Vs. Bear — Thanks to No Conclusion for the heads up on In A Cloud, a new comp from Secret Seven Records that offers a glimpse at the wealth of amazing new talent exploding in San Francisco at the moment. Check out the Sandwitches' understatedly gorgeous con... read more »

Panda Bear | TOMBOY

January 28, 2010
B000na27te Gorilla Vs. Bear — It's already been widely speculated (via a t-shirt), but we have confirmed with Panda Bear's publicist that the new full-length is indeed titled TOMBOY, and will be released in September on Paw Tracks (date subject to change). mp3: Panda Bear :: ... read more »

S.H.O.P.P.I.N.G.

January 28, 2010
Default_artist_40px Gorilla Vs. Bear — "Anglophile jams on a Tascam 388 tape machine..." "S.H.O.P.P.I.N.G." is the new "video single" from latest Woodsist signees, San Francisco's the Art Museums. The Kinks/Television Personalities comparisons abound, and with good reason: check the s... read more »

GvsB Sirius | XM Blog Radio

January 28, 2010
Default_artist_40px Gorilla Vs. Bear — Our weekly Sirius | XM Blog Radio show airs today at noon Eastern (and again at midnight) on Sirius XMU. This week's episode features new music from High Places, Harlem, Caribou, the Besnard Lakes, Sleep Over, Coyote Clean Up, Sharon Van Etten, an... read more »

premiere: Love Is All | "Repetition"

January 28, 2010
3474568_thumb40 Gorilla Vs. Bear — One of our favorites from Love Is All's new Two Thousand and Ten Injuries LP, the visceral "Repetition" captures some of the raw, fleeting young heartache and longing that made the group's first album such a classic (the song also acts as a pretty... read more »

Magic Kids sign to True Panther

January 28, 2010
Default_artist_40px Gorilla Vs. Bear — Info here. Catch the band this weekend in TX with Girls + Smith Westerns, and look for a split 7" with Smith Westerns soon on Fat Possum. mp3: the magic kids :: hey boy ****** click through for more... read more »

listen to The Knife's Tomorrow, In a Year

January 28, 2010
Default_artist_40px Gorilla Vs. Bear — Listen to The Knife's Tomorrow, In a Year in its entirety here, or stream it below. You can also now purchase the album digitally here. mp3: The Knife :: Colouring of Pigeons ****** click through for more... read more »
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