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It’s been such a crazy summer here in New England. Humid days that turn into thunderstorms and tornado warnings. Families that turn into old memories. Lost cat signs all over the place. Sicknesses of loved ones and deaths of legendary pop icons. Mixtape goodness. And those once in awhile moments where the sun is shining, there’s a cool breeze coming from along the ocean, lounging poolside with an extra spicy bloody mary and set of headphones, escaping on long road trips to new beautiful places, all the while peacefully feeling somehow a little more stronger than ever before…
Which brings us to the official soundtrack and Music Is Art’s Best Albums of Summer 2009. An eclectic collection that combines pop-friendly, r&b, smooth jazz tones to electronic space music and indie rock dreams. Enjoy these samples of the preferred new releases of July and August. Be sure to also see the Best Albums of June 2009. Below if something should be added to the list, please comment or leave a recommendation. Enjoy!
MIA’s BEST ALBUMS OF SUMMER 2009
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Artist: MAXWELL
Album: Blacksummers’ Night
Release Date: July 7, 2009
Label: Columbia
Listen: Pretty Wings
Artist: THE DEAD WEATHER
Album: Horehound
Label: Reprise
Release Date: July 14, 2009
Listen: Hang You From the Heavens
Artist: SON VOLT
Album: American Central Dust
Label: Rounder
Release Date: July 7, 2009
Listen: Cocaine and Ashes
Artist: IMOGEN HEAP
Album: Ellipse
Label: RCA
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Listen: Canvas
Artist: THE ANTLERS
Album: Hospice
Label: French Kiss
Release Date: August 18, 2009
Listen: Two
Artist: THE BATS
Album: The Guilty Office
Label: Hidden Agenda
Release Date: July 23, 2009
Listen: Countersign
Artist: BOWERBIRDS
Album: Upper Air
Label: Dead Oceans
Release Date: July 7, 2009
Listen: Northern Lights
Artist: ANNA TERNHEIM
Album: Leaving On a Mayday
Label: Verve Forecast
Release Date: August 11, 2009
Listen: What Have I Done
Artist: THE POSTMARKS
Album: Memoirs at the End of the World
Label: Unfiltered
Release Date: August 18, 2009
Listen: Go Jetsetter
Artist: TEENGIRL FANTASY
Album: In The Loop, Volume 5
Label: Anticon
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Listen: Portofino
Artist: VANDAVEER
Album: Divide & Conquer
Label: Supply & Demand
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Listen: Turpentine
Artist: YOUNG GALAXY
Album: Invisible Republic
Label: Arts & Crafts
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Listen: Long Live the Fallen World
Artist: THE CAVE SINGERS
Album: Welcome Joy
Label: Matador
Release Date: August 18, 2009
Listen: At the Cut
Artist: JACK PENATE
Album: Everything Is New
Label: Beggars
Release Date: August 18, 2009
Listen: Tonight’s Today
Artist: THE WOODEN HANDS
Album: If I Don’t Come Home, You’ll Know I’m Gone
Label: BlackBox
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Listen: Something Hiding For Us In the Night
Artist: RAMONA FALLS
Album: Intuit
Label: Barsuk
Release Date: August 18, 2009
Listen: Russia
Artist: JULIAN PLENTI
Album: Julian Plenti is Skyscraper
Label: Matador
Release Date: August 4, 2009
Listen: Fun That We Have
Artist: MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO
Album: Josephine
Label: Secretly Canadian
Release Date: July 21, 2000
Listen: Little Sad Eyes
Artist: THE MOST SERENE REPUBLIC
Album: …And the Ever Expanding Universe
Label: August 9, 2009
Release Date: Arts and Crafts
Listen: Heavens to Purgatory
Artist: MEW
Album: No More Stories Are Told Today Sorry
Label: Columbia
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Listen: Silas the Magic Car
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Okay, okay, I know that I said the Daily Graboid would return to it’s original weekly state, but I was out of town all of last week so I’m hoping you can cut me a little slack this one time.
I’ve never been this busy in a very long time, as I’ll be moving for the second time this month starting at the beginning of next week. If you’re curious, I’m going to be moving from Alabama (where I’ve lived my entire life, sadly enough) to Salt Lake City. It’s taken me a while to warm up to the idea, but it’s better than my current situation. So if any readers are from around the area, let me know! Would be great to meet some new people once I get settled in.
Now with that out of the way, we can get to the new album releases from the past week. For two week’s worth of stuff to browse through, there isn’t a whopping amount of “must buys” as far as I’m concerned, but there’s a fair share of quality albums to pique your interest. With new albums/EPs from the likes of Mew, Imogen Heap, Blitzen Trapper, Young Galaxy, Sally Shapiro, The Cave Singers, and The Postmarks. The latter of which completely caught me by surprise as I didn’t even know they were working on a follow-up to their criminally overlooked self-titled debut.
As always, feel free to recommend anything I may have left off.
Arctic Monkeys
Humbug
full album stream
Blitzen Trapper
Black River Killer EP
MP3: “Black River Killer”
Brendan Benson
My Old Familiar Friend
MP3: “A Whole Lot Better”
The Cave Singers
Welcome Joy
MP3: “At The Cut”
Choir of Young Believers
This Is For The White In Your Eyes
MP3: “Action/Reaction”
The Delfields
Ogres
MP3: “Fawn Fight”
Farmer Dave Scher
Flash Forward to the Good Nights
MP3: “Bab’lone Nights”
Imogen Heap
Ellipse
full album stream
Jack Penate
Everything is New
MP3: “Tonight’s Today”
Jay Reatard
Watch Me Fall
MP3: “Wounded”
Mew
No More Stories…
full album stream
Mount Eerie
Wind’s Poem
MP3: “Stone’s Ode”
Patton Oswalt
My Weakness Is Strong
full album stream
The Postmarks
Memoirs at the End of the World
MP3: “Go Jetsetter”
Ramona Falls
Intuit
MP3: “Russia”
Sally Shapiro
Guilty Pleasures
MP3: “Dying In Africa”
Samara Lubelski
Future Slip
MP3: “Evolution Flow”
Teengirl Fantasy
In The Loop, Volume 5
MP3: “Portofino”
tUnE-yArDs
BiRd-BrAiNs
MP3: “Sunlight”
Vandaveer
Divide & Conquer
MP3: “Turpentine”
Young Galaxy
Invisible Republic
MP3: “Long Live the Fallen World”
The Wooden Sky
If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone
MP3: “Something Hiding for Us in the Night”
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Arctic Monkeys release their third LP this week, channeling a slightly different sound by working with Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme for part of the recording, but fans will find their trademark style intact. Among other new releases this week: Jemina Pearl’s first solo effort since the demise of Be Your Own Pet; Blitzen Trapper’s Black River Killer EP, which makes official the tour CDR they were selling at shows previously; and a long-awaited follow up to And The Glass Handed Kites from Danish band Mew. Hopefully, Aussie band Jet will get a better review for Shaka Rock then they did for Shine On. Songstresses take center stage this week with new albums from Imogen Heap, Dolores O’Riordan, Samara Lubelski, and Sally Shapiro. Matisyahu fans say a “Tov, toda” for his first in three years, and fans of Elliott Brood might want to check out their current tourmates The Wooden Sky. Other worthwhile releases include a new collection from Willie Nelson, more standup from Patton Oswalt, and dizzy electronica from Teengirl Fantasy. BFF Largehearted Boy and listen to the samples below before heading out to your local record shop.
Arctic Monkeys - Cry Lightning
from Humbug on Domino Records
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Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer (MP3)
from Black River Killer EP on Sub Pop
The Bloody Beetroots - Butter (MP3)
from Romborama on Dim Mak
Imogen Heap - Canvas
from Ellipse on RCA
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Jet - She’s a Genius
from Shaka Rock on Five Seven Music
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Samara Lubelski - Evolution Flow (MP3)
from Future Slip on Ecstatic Peace
Jesse Matheson - Make Out (MP3)
from Pleasure Pounds on Copperspine Records
Matisyahu - One Day
from Light on Epic Records
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Mellowdrone - Elephant (MP3)
from Angry Bear (self-released)
Mew - Introducing Palace Players
from No More Stories… on Columbia Records
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Willie Nelson - the story…
from American Classic on Blue Note Records
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Dolores O’Riordan - The Journey
from No Baggage on Zoe Records
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Patton Oswalt - DVD trailer
from My Weakness Is Strong on Degenerate Records/Warner Bros.
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Sally Shapiro - Love In July
from Guilty Pleasures on Paper Bag Records
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Shayna and the Bulldog - Expatriate (MP3)
from States (Self-Released)
Alan Singley and Pants Machine - Le Rain (MP3)
from Feelin’ Citrus on Bladen County Press
Teengirl Fantasy - Portofino (MP3)
from In The Loop, Volume 5 on Anticon/Dublab
Vandaveer - Turpentine (MP3)
from Divide & Conquer on Supply & Demand
Wildbirds & Peacedrums - There Is No Light (MP3)
from The Snake Out on The Control Group
The Wooden Sky - Something Hiding for Us in the Night (MP3)
from If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone on Black Box Music
Young Galaxy - Long Live the Fallen World (MP3)
from Invisible Republic on Fontana North
Zechs Marquise - Chase Scene (MP3)
from Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare on Rodriguez Lopez Productions
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Monday: The Virgins, The Beets, Animal Collective (DJ set) @ Santo's Party House 7pm $20 [tix]If you weren't able to make it out for any of Animal Collective's shows at Prospect Park this weekend then you should definitely make a point of going and dancing with the band as the spin records. At least that way you get some Animal Collective in your life and with The Beets and The Virgins playing too it should almost be worth spending $20 on.The Virgins - "Rich Girls"The Beets - "What Did I Do?"Tuesday: Lemonade, Cale Parks, Dinowalrus, & Teengirl Fantasy @ Santo's Party House 8pm $10 [tix]Unless you're the biggest Rescue Me fan in the world you should probably head out on a Tuesday night when there's a lineup as good as this one playing. All four of these bands bring something special to the stage and you should be there to find out about those special things.Lemonade - "Big Weekend"Cale Parks - "One At A Time"Dinowalrus - "Electric Car, Gas Guitar"Teengirl Fantasy - "Portofino"Wednesday: Islands + Das Racist @ The Bell House 7:30pm $12 [tix]Quirky, weird, wonderful, you can use any of those and a ton more to describe both these acts and when they get together on the same stage you just know they are gonna draw it out of each other even further. This should be one of those rare shows where everyone on stage and in the crowd is having a good time instead of pretending to be cooler then the room.Islands - "Swans (Life After Death)"Das Racist - "Jungle Fever"Thursday: Dinosaur Feathers + Shark? @ Cameo Gallery 8pm $tbaOn Tuesday Dinosaur Feathers are releasing a 4-song digital EP and to celebrate that they are getting together with Shark? to play some tunes. Now normally I would say this is a must see show but both bands will be playing After the Jump next weekend so you can totally skip it if you're coming to that one. Or just go see them both!Dinosaur Feathers - "Early Morning Risers"Shark? - "Fear!"Friday: The Antlers + Murder Mystery @ Mercury Lounge 8pm $10 [tix]Tonight The Antlers celebrate the re-release of their "Best New Music" album Hospice. Frenchkiss is doing the honors to releasing the re-mastered version and for the first time it will also be available on vinyl! It's an exciting time for the folks that have followed the band for for so long and watched them develop into the amazing band they are now. Don't miss it.The Antlers - "Sylvia (An Introduction)"Murder Mystery - "Baby, You Can Write Me A Letter"Saturday: Palomar + My Teenage Stride @ Bruar Falls 8pm $tbaA few months ago Palomar rocked out my Northside showcase and tonight they'll be rocking with another one of the bands you'll see at After the Jump - My Teenage Stride. Definitely worthy of your Saturday night!Palomar - "The Planeiac"My Teenage Stride - "Creep Academy"Sunday: Girl Talk + Max Tundra @ Williamsburg Waterfront 2pm FREEAnother Sunday on the East River, dancing and watching music. Today should bring out more dancers then the Pool Parties have ever seen before with two awesome artists that do nothing if not make you want to dance. Lace up the dancing shoes and have an awesome time!Girl Talk - "Still Here"Max Tundra - "Which Song"<script type="text/javascript">
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Another week of summer has come and gone. Depressing? Surely. But for readers of Consequence of Sound, each new week means a new Friday and each new Friday means a new edition of our Friday Mixtape. As always, below you will this week’s mix of new singles, remixes, and covers, along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out. Enjoy!
NEW Singles:
“Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” by Black Moth Super Rainbow
“Basket” by The Blakes
“True Stories” by Datarock
“Blackberry Winters” by David Mead
“We All Wanna Be Prince” by Felix da Housecat
“Welcome Home” by Firs
“Earthly Bodies” by J. Tillman
“Tonight’s Today” by Jack Penate
“Overnite Religion” by Kurt Vile
“Say Please” by Monsters of Folk
“1, 2, 3, Partyy!” by Mission of Burma
“Down ‘n Out” (feat. Anthony Hamilton) by Nappy Roots
“Teclar” by Os Mutantes
“Here In Front Of Me” by Passafire
“Give Back” (feat. Mutya Buena) by Tahmac
“Portofino” by Teengirl Fantasy
“SUNLIGHT” by tUnE-yArDs
“This Blackest Purse” by Why?
“There Is No Light” by Wildbirds & Peacedrums
Covers, Remixes, and all that JAZZ:
“District of Colossus” by The Five One
“I Don’t Not Love You” (Lagos Boys Choir Remix) by Flashguns
“Doomsday Devices” (Ruby Isle Remix) by Golden Bloom
“Never Gonna Happen” (Doctor Rosen Rosen Remix) by Lily Allen
“Dance With Somebody (DJ Rodeon Remix) by Mando Diaz
“Hidden Hand Hidden Fist” (The Flying Skulls feat. Abstract Rude Remix) by STS9
Something to CHECK OUT:
“Your Love” by Alan Semerdjian
“House On Haunted Hill” by Casy & Brian
“Pop Singer” by Eat Sugar
“If I Had Half a Chance” by Hunter’s Run!
“Hoping and Waiting” by The Hush Now
“The Diz” by The Love X Nowhere
“Technology” by ¡Mayday!
“One Weak Moment” by Sabrosa Purr
“You Know” by Sean Walsh and the National Reserve
“Super Group” by Shonen Knife
“It Doesn’t Have To Be Beautiful” by Slow Club
“Sooner or Later” by ZAZA
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The Crayon Fields - "All the Pleasures of the World"; With all the love we've shown lately to Canadians and Swedes it's about time music from somewhere else started filtering into what we listen to. This time out it's a couple of Aussie's making some fantastic, hushed dreampop for us to devour!Grade: BThe Clientele - "I Wonder Who We Are"; Fans of The Clientele pretty much know what they're gonna get at this point. With each new album the band continues to perfect its downbeat, simple take on indie pop. It's not a bad thing either when tunes sound calm and optimistic like this little jam does, and like a lot of their other tunes do as well.Grade: B-Kurt Vile - "Overnite Religion"; The latest addition to the Matador stable has been super busy since a tremendously successful run at SXSW. Since then the solo musician out of Philly has been recording and touring and building his reputation as a fantastic song smith. His tunes, including this one, are often very hazy with loads of loops built on top of one another to create a really dense bit of sound. We're really looking forward to his Matador debut (his second release overall) which will be out in October. I think you'll be excited after hearing this too.Grade: A-The National - "Ashamed of the Story I Told" (Polaris cover); While everyone is eagerly awaiting word of a follow-up to The Boxer we will have to content ourselves with The National's other output, namely the fantastic tunes they've been contributing to compilations this year. It started with Dark Was the Night and now they are on another comp covering Polaris. Yeah, the same Polaris that did the Pete n' Pete theme song! This tune is pretty fucking great!Grade: B+Earthmen and Strangers - "Bartender"; Dude if Jay Reatard likes you enough to sign you to his label then that should be enough to convince most people to at least give you a chance. We gave Earthmen and Strangers a chance and now we can listen to very little outside of this. Seriously this tune about your favorite person at the bar is fucking hard hitting, non-stop great punk rock.Grade: A-Why? - "This Blackest Purse"; So I was just shuffling through the tunes from this column and I had to look three times before I really believed this tune was from the same people that made Alopecia. Sure enough it is the same people, but the music is completely different. Gone are the hip-hop vibes and experimental recording styles that made Alopecia so great. It has been replaced by a very standard, folk sounding tune. It's catchy but don't we have enough of this already?Grade: C+Os Mutantes - "Teclar"; It has been 35-years since Os Mutantes last released a record. In that time they have influenced countless musicians and music fans with their dynamic tropicalia sounds and gained an audience world wide. Now that they've returned though the pressure is on for them to match the same type of output they did when they last disbanded and if this first tune is any indication they seem up to the task at hand. It's not quite as catchy as some of their more popular tunes, but it is light and breezy and definitely a brilliant tune. We can't wait to hear more of this record and we're pretty sure we're not the only ones sitting on the edge of our seats for it.Grade: BGirls - "Hellhole Ratrace"; It's amazing how different the world of music has become as music blogs have taken over for radio stations as the source for new tunes. Now you can release a 7-minute long single to trumpet the release of your highly anticipated album and people will fall all over themselves for every minute of the song. Sure this is a bit of a mopey tune, but over time you get the feeling that they are coming to terms with the heartbreak much like we do in real life. It helps that it's spread out over so much time and gives us ample to time to experience the interesting take Girls put on their sound here. Just so you know the backlash for Girls should be kicking up around mid-August.Grade: A-Pens - "Networking"; More lo-fi to either love or hate, this time from a trio of girls in the UK that really up the ante on the noise end of things. I've said it before everything in the lo-fi genre needs to be based around a good pop song and this tune has elements of it. That little tune playing underneath the noise keeps this from drifting too far away, but as it is it is a fun tune that really skirts the line of what is unlistenable in this genre.Grade: BMission of Burma - "1, 2, 3, Partyy!"; Mission of Burma kicked off their Pool Party set with this tune last Sunday and it kicked my ass then (I had video of it!) and hearing the recorded version it matches up well with the way it sounded live. Of course it's a little bit peppier then what we're used to from Mission of Burma, but it still flat out rocks as hard as anything they've released.Grade: B+The Dodos - "Fables"; We all adored the last record from The Dodos so much that anything after it would probably be a slight disappointment, and so it is with the first single from their upcoming release. This tune doesn't quite pop like the tunes on Visitor did. It's a good song, it's just not as good as what we heard last time.Grade: B-Track of the Week:Rainbow Bridge - "Big Wave Rider"; There really is no point for a song named "Big Wave Rider" to come out at any time other then the summer. This is meant to be added to a mixtape for a road trip or to be played loudly out of a ghetto blaster on the beach! This is perfect summer music and you all will know it as soon as you listen!Grade: A<script type="text/javascript">
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Today's free and legal mp3 downloads:
Black Whales: "Books on Tape" [mp3] from Origins
other Black Whales posts at Largehearted Boy
Fruit Bats: "The Ruminant Band" [mp3] from The Ruminant Band (out August 4th)
other Fruit Bats posts at Largehearted Boy
Jay Reatard: "Wounded" [mp3] from Watch Me Fall (out August 18th)
other Jay Reatard posts at Largehearted Boy
The Love X Nowhere: "The Diz" [mp3] from High Score Blackout
other Love X Nowhere posts at Largehearted Boy
The Maldives: "Tequila/Sunday" [mp3] from Tequila/Sunday
other Maldives posts at Largehearted Boy
Rubik: "Wasteland" [mp3] from Dada Bandits (out September 15th)
other Rubik posts at Largehearted Boy
Teengirl Fantasy: "Portofino" [mp3] from In The Loop, Volume 5 (out August 25th)
other Teengirl Fantasy posts at Largehearted Boy
tUnE-yArDs: "Sunlight" [mp3] from BiRd-BrAiNs (out August 18th)
other tUnE-yArDs posts at Largehearted Boy
Two Hours Traffic: "Territory" [mp3] from Territory (out September 8th)
other Two Hours Traffic posts at Largehearted Boy
Wildbirds & Peacedrums: "There Is No Light" [mp3] from The Snake Out (out August 25th)
other Wildbirds & Peacedrums posts at Largehearted Boy
Free and legal mp3s of live performances at other websites:
Imogen Heap: 2005-10-26, Los Angeles [mp3,flac]
other Imogen Heap posts at Largehearted Boy
Sam Roberts: Daytrotter SXSW session [mp3]
other Sam Roberts posts at Largehearted Boy
TUnE-YaRdS: Luxury Wafers session [mp3]
other TUnE-YaRdS posts at Largehearted Boy
also at Largehearted Boy:
previous free and legal mp3 daily downloads
2009 Bonnaroo downloads
2008 Lollapalooza downloads
other music festival downloads
Try It Before You Buy It (mp3s and album streams from weekly CD releases)
weekly CD release lists
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LISTEN UP!In The Loop 5(Anticon/Dublab - Aug.25)Future Side:1. The Ruby Suns - Kenya Dig It?2. Teengirl Fantasy - Portofino3. Hecuba - Miles Away4. Zackey Force Funk - BombsRoots Side:5. Lucky Dragons - Are We Alright?6. Matthewdavid & Oba - Roomthumpr7. Julia Holter - Moto Perpetuo8. White Rainbow - Mind Haze Is Clear Delight_______________RLT.render('09fecdd0a344b366d0507da282cd851a');_________
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Discovery featuring Angel Deradoorian “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend”
I want this beat to snap a lot more that it does, but that’s a minor complaint. The synths in “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” gurgle, throb, and sigh just as they should, and even with more digital manipulation than is totally necessary, Angel Deradoorian’s voice has an airy sweetness akin to late-period Mariah Carey. It’s a cute song too, maybe to the point of being slightly off-putting. If you want to be someone’s boyfriend, this is great. If you want someone to want to be your boyfriend, it might be even better. If neither thing pertains to your life at the moment, you may be inclined to think something like “Will you please stop pouring syrup into my ears?!?,” but fuck that.
Buy it from Amazon.
Teengirl Fantasy “Portofino”
There are a few really nice sounds in this composition, but the one that really gets me is the first keyboard tone you hear. Some of it is the melody of the figure, a lot of it is just the timbre, but it hits this perfect spot in my brain that makes me feel calm, cool, and safe. It’s not exactly soothing, per se — there are other keyboard washes that achieve that effect — but there is a friendly brightness to the sound, and in its tone I recognize something that makes me smile, but I can’t place it. It’s like a pleasant memory I keep forgetting, over and over, forever.
Visit the Teengirl Fantasy MySpace page.
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Teengirl Fantasy would like you to think that they are indeed a 13 year old girl with a glittery website on Angelfire, but really they are a couple of dudes from Oberlin College in Ohio. The duo make drone-laden, synth/noise/disco that recalls Harmonia. The track "Portofino" has had me intrigued for months. Get the 7" at Rough Trade.Teengirl Fantasy - Portofino (mp3)Check out this awesome video, made for the Teengirl Fantasy remix of Telepathe's "Devil's Trident". The collaboration is fitting as the two acts play Market Hotel (Bushwick) tomorrow.<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2239489&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2239489&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object>Telepathe - Devil's Trident (Teengirl Fantasy Basic Sensation Dub) from Mark Brown on Vimeo.
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