–Scottish-born Paolo Nutini has readied his debut Atlantic release, The Live Sessions EP, set to hit stores September 12th. The EP preceeds the 19-year-old singer/songwriter’s forthcoming full-length debut, These Streets, scheduled for release early next year. Stream “New Shoes (Live from the 12 Bar)” here: REAL, WIN
MP3: Paolo Nutini — “These Streets (Live from Bush […]

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The Minnesota Music Academy (MMA) has released the final ballots for the 26th Annual Minnesota Music Awards. The MMA’s “recognize and celebrate the outstanding accomplishments within the Minnesota music community each year.”
Of note, are the groups nominated for “New Group/Artist of the Year”
a. The Alarmists
b. God Damn Doo Wop Band
c. Pert’ Near Sandstone
d. Stook
e. White […]

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Los Abandoned
Mix Tape
Label: Vapor/Sanctuary
Release Date: September 12, 2006
With the influx of Latino culture in the past few years, it’s really surprising there hasn’t been a Spanglish mainstream punk crossover sooner than now. And L.A.’s Los Abandoned has the bi-lingual changeups down to a science.
Con la afluencia de la cultura de Latino en el pasado […]

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El Presidente
El Presidente
Label: Sony/BMG
Release Date: September 12, 2006
Scottish pop-rock group El Presidente was formed in 2005 by former Gun member Dante Gizzi. Thanks to their popalicious glam-rock sound and live performance approach, they’ve been billed the Scottish Scissor Sisters and have met with medium success in Europe, including the release of four singles.
While you […]

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The Poems
Young America
Label: Minty Fresh
Release date: September 12, 2006
Scottish (super?)group The Poems are comprised of members of the Bluebells, the High Fidelity and Love and Money, plus Kerry Polwart and Amy Ogletree, two first-time vocalists who do their best at sultry-meets-mysterious sing-song lo-fi.
Guests contributors include members of Belle And Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub and The […]

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Soulwax
Nite Versions
Label: Modular/Interscope
Release Date: September 12, 2006
Belgian electro-rockers had a big hit with their album Any Minute Now, and rather than release new material, they’ve done some reinventing of their own sound this time.
Nite Versions opens with an amazing rock cover of Daft Punks’s “Teachers” and then segues into “Miserable Girl,” a progressive loop […]

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The Purrs
The Purrs
Label: Sarathan Records
Release Date: September 12, 2006
Seattle’s The Purrs had multiple hits on local radio station KEXP, and thanks to the breadth of streaming Internet radio, built a fanbase without ever leaving the Emerald City.
Now Sarathan Records is releasing their self-titled, national debut comprised of seven tracks off their Dreams Our Stuff […]

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Mark Mallman
Between The Devil And Middle C
Label: Badman Recording Co
Buy at iTunes Music Store
MP3: “Death Wish” (MP3, 192kbps)

Casper & The Cookies
The Optimist’s Club
Label: Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records
Buy at iTunes Music Store
MP3: “Kiss A Friend” (MP3, 192kbps)

Embee
Send Someone Away feat. José Gonzáles
Label: DNM - Dealers of Nordic Music
Buy at iTunes Music Store
MP3: “Send Someone […]

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Hot Chip
The Warning
Label: Astralwerks
British duo Hot Chip’s second album, The Warning is an aural feast. The album totally fits whatever mood you’d like, and it has those unassuming, yet pervasive underbeats akin to The Notwist and the subtle sensibility of Kings of Convenience we crave about three times a month.
In particular, we love the nondescript […]

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Thosquanta
lovelife
Label: 301Studios
While of lot of tunes reviewed on Perfect Porridge reflect our love of indie rock, we will readily admit our secret love of industrial music. Lucky us to have the new Thosquanta disc arrive in the kitchen this week.
Minneapolis’ Adam Powell has grown his late-90s dorm room project into the four member Thosquanta (pronounce […]

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