HECUBA - "Paradise"
out May 26th, 2009 (Manimal Vinyl)
Watch their incredible video for "Suffering"
HERE
features appearances from Devendra Banhart, Pit Er Pat, and Rainbow Arabia.
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Miles Away
"
Paradise' sees the duo pursuing a classic pop path that runs directly from the classic FM likes of The Carpenters and The Cars, right through to more contemporary RNB and artists on the periphery of the dance scene such as Roison Murphy."
-Cyclic Defrost
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Hecuba opens your eyes, literary and emotionally...this uncategorizable band belongs to museums, to happenings, to clubs, and to theaters; it is familiar as the past but takes you into the future."
-LA Weekly
HECUBA on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads CORRIDOR - "Corridor/mdcccclxxxi"
out May 26th, 2009 (Manimal Vinyl)
Watch the video for "Barricks"
HERE
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Barricks
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Music made this way shouldn't sound so original...Corridor is a dark and beautiful experiment in multi-instrumental virtuosity."
- LA RECORD
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4 1/2 Stars"
-URB
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A multi-instrumental looping wizard whose live cello playing should send tingles down the spines of even the most tortured goth kids."
- San Diego Citybeat
corridor on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads THIEVES LIKE US - "I'd Really Like To See You Again" EP
out June 16th, 2009 (Shelflife)
new 12" + digital
watch the video for "Your Heart Feels"
HERE from Play Music
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With a distinct awareness for the effectiveness of hooks, Play Music is the product of pop music but disguised as a record designed for those who still have a drop of energy before the comedown hits." Exclaim!
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There is the obvious New Order/80s era electronic/New Romantic influence throughout...moody melodrama but with good movement/pace." My Old Kentucky blog
Thieves Like Us on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads MATH THE BAND - "Don't Worry"
out June 16th, 2009 (Slanty Shanty)
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Why Didn't You Get A Haircut?
"
Citing such influences as Atom And His Package and Andrew WK, one can expect Math The Band to deliver tongue-in-cheek punk rock with a thumping bass and drum support, and a maniacal stage performance bolstered by costumes, vomit, and a lot of flailing and pelvic thrusting from Steinhauser and the rest." CMJ
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It's like Matt & Kim + 30 more bpm + exploding 80s video games."
BBQ Chicken Robot
Math the Band on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads BATTLEHOOCH - "PIECECHOW"
out June 15th, 2009 (self-release )
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The Special Place
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Probably the wildest and weirdest outfit in San Francisco right now has got to be Battlehooch - a hyperactive brotherhood of Captain Beefheart fanatics who peddle crazy party-prog that few can comprehend but everyone wants to dance to (irrespective of how completely impossible it may be)"
NME
"Battlehooch sounds like an ungodly jazz beast, loose and furious at a summer music festival, tearing up some punk band and maybe half of !!! in its horrible jaws.... {they sound like} what the Mars Volta might have been like if it had no money..."
Willamette Week
BATTLEHOOCH on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads BOOGIE BOARDER - "Pizza Hero"
out June 23rd, 2009 (Famous Class)
While Brooklyn-based Boogie Boarder don't demand to be taken seriously themselves, in contrast their crunchy, lo-fi surf rock does. With a unique sound that recalls the the power of prime era Load records style noise-rock with a more inviting, whimsical pop bent, Boogie Boarder describes their band as "the beast-lord avatar of a two-minute pop song". The band will be releasing their second album "Pizza Hero" this summer on the Famous Class label/art-collective (Darlings, Snakes Say Hisss!) and they will be touring with their labelmates later this summer, as well as making a stop at Wham City's Whartscape 2009 Festival.
MySpace.com - Hough - 18 - Male - NORTH CAROLINA - www.myspace.com/boogieboarder AFGHAN RAIDERS - "Admiral's Doorbell"
out June 23rd, 2009 (Badical Beats)
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Admiral's Doorbell
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Their distorted beats galvanize a catchy harmonized chorus for setting off sweaty audiences, whether they're in a club or at a basement show...If Digitalism and Klaxons leave the throne empty for too long they might find Afghan Raiders in their seats." RCRD LBL
Afghan Raiders on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads BRIAN GLAZE AND THE NIGHT SHIFT - "Green Living"
out July 28th, 2009 (World Famous in SF)
New solo record from psychedelic troubadour Brian Glaze, a member of the Gris Gris, and also a founding member of The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Bizarre 80s-influenced pop gems through the scuzzy lens from this Birdman recording artist.
Brian Glaze & the Night Shift on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads SOFT BLACK - "The Earth Is Black"
out July 28th, 2009 (Plays With Dolls)
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A noirish take on 60's psych-rock"
The L Magazine
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The sort of folksy, despair-filled laments that we can't stop playing."
thecultureofme.com
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I am An Animal" is a gruff, primitive rock song that appeals to the carnivore and caveman within you; it's seductive in its gritty imperfection."
RCRDLBL.COM
soft black on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads RAINBOW ARABIA - "Kabukimono"
out July 28th, 2009 (Manimal Vinyl)
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Haunted Hall
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Kaleidoscopic, intoxicated dance music made out of dervish rhythms, snakish melodica, and percussion procured from the labyrinthine corridors of some smoky souk."
Guardian UK
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Someone really liked Gang Gang Dance's last album. Oh, us. Which is why we like this Rainbow Arabia track from their forthcoming Kabukimono, with it's ice synths, desert hand drums and oud-ish guitar."
The FADER
RAINBOW^ARABIA on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads 
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