THE SLIP
EISENHOWER
Label: Bar/None Records
Release Date: November 7, 2006
THE SLIP, the contemporary avant-rock trio from Boston, MA who prefer their name spelled in all caps, release their first studio recording since 2002, EISENHOWER.
We’ll be honest; we’ve had 2002’s Angels Come on Time in our iPod for years but rarely listen to it. At the time […]

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All India Radio
Echo Other
Label: Minty Fresh
Release date: November 7, 2006
Although we weren’t familiar with their three previous studio albums, All India Radio has been hamming it up down under for years (even nominated for the Australian equivalent of the Grammy).
Echo Other is a Enya-meets-Boards of Canada in a deserted alley littered with yellow toads […]

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If your band is on MySpace and shares its name with a TV show, movie, or consumer product company, watch out. MySpace can take your URL without any notice and give it to someone else. Not only that, but they’ll assign you a lame numerical URL that you can’t change.
While we’re sure some cash changed […]

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–Plajia, Montreal’s latest “hope we’re it” band, has a few mp3s for you to check out.
“Instead of the Arcade Fire-esque sound, we are more intro Radiohead-esque, Pink Floyd-esque sound without the glory and fame,” says Plajia frontman, Patrick Pleau. You decide for yourself!
Plajia - “The Party” (mp3)
Plajia - “Sleeping” (mp3)
Plajia - “Am I A […]

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Chicago’s prog rockers Wax on Radio released their new disc, Exposition on September 12th and have been pimping the hell out of it all of this fall. Here’s your chance to get a listen yourself.
What You Can Win
-Copy of Wax On Radio’s Exposition
-Yak Pak Messenger Bag to carry it in ($80 value)
How to Win
Simply […]

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Read our Metroblog post HERE and check out letter below from 331 Club General Manager Jarret Oulman:
Dear Community Member:
As of November 15, 2006, the City of Minneapolis will require the 331 Club to cease providing amplified music and entertainment. We are asking for your support in fighting this ban by the City. With your […]

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The Antlers
Uprooted
Delicate, slow, rootsy self-released underpop from a dude named Peter who doesn’t divulge his last name. RIYL Neutral Milk Hotel; Jeff Buckley; The Microphones; Black Heart Procession
The Antlers - “Keys”
The Antlers - “It Seems Easy”

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Placebo’s Placebo
10th Anniversary Collectors Edition features a remaster of the group’s stellar ‘96 debut album, plus exclusive, previously unavailable demo “Paycheck,” fan club-only demo “Flesh Mechanic” plus a couple b-sides. DVD features all the promo videos from the album and previously unavailable live and TV performances, including a Glastonbury 1998 performance of “Lady of The […]

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Pablo
Half the Time
Label: Curb Appeal Records
Brooklyn’s Pablo released their debut last week, Half the Time. The indie folk group writes catchy, prescient tunes with pastoral melodies, confessional lyrics and engaging hooks.
We particularly like “Half the Time,” with its stopbeat rhythm and gorgeous piano accompaniment, and the Zombies cover, “This Will Be Our Year.” RIYL […]

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Midnight Movies
Patient Eye/Golden Hair (single)
Label: New Line Records
The buzz is continuing to build around L.A.’s Midnight Movies, a lauded quartet schooled in the melancholic drone of Jefferson Airplane and vocal ease of the Cranberries.
While their self-titled 2004 LP didn’t usher in the success many hoped for, the upcoming full length Lion the Girl is anticipated […]

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