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Bear Hands: What a Drag video...
Bear Hands are releasing the 7″ single of What A Drag on February 16th on Cantora Records. They’re currently in the middle of their first National tour, and will remain on the road until the end of April. Their sound begs to be compared to Modest Mouse at first listen, but is that a bad... 
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New Dr. Dog, and more…...
A few songs for the weekend: Dr. Dog is prepping for their Anti Records release of Shame, Shame, and Shadow People is our first glimpse at this anticipated album. Rochester’s Paper The Operator opens their latest album with this 1:22 stimulant. Subpop’s Beach House is embarking on a lengthy... 
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Wild Beasts: We Still Got The Taste Danc...
Domino Records artists Wild Beasts sported a new video yesterday for We Still Got The Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues. The video shows the band members levitating, waking up in an overgrown field. The song is described as, “a tale of insatiable lust, full of twisted bawdiness and louche adventures,... 
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The Rest: Cried Wolf Book and EP...
The internet has opened up ways for artists to find creative ways to explore the art of songwriting, mixed with other art forms. If you read Puddlegum you may have noticed that we can’t resist writing about projects that think beyond the structure of chords. So when we find out about a band writing... 
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The role of indie in Super Bowl 44...
It was hard not to notice the prominence of indie bands featured in this year’s Super Bowl commercials. We had heard that NFL licensed Wake Up from Arcade Fire and that all proceeds would go to help Partners in Health in their Haitian relief efforts. But we were surprised to find Arcade Fire’s... 
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Surfer Blood: Swim video...
Kanine Records posted a new Surfer Blood video for Swim, the second track on Astro Coast. Directed by Kevin Chapados & Chunwoo Kae, the video follows John Paul Pitts, the vocalist for Surfer Blood, in what seems to resemble a crazy dream where he finds himself running through the streets in his... 
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Songs for a Wintery Day...
Here are four songs that will keep you warm on this wintery day, when headphones double up as earmuffs: The first song is by Surfer Blood, an up and coming band from Florida that is creating a buzz with their debut, Astro Coast. Glint is a new band from Brooklyn, and this song is from their self-titled... 
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Efterklang: Modern Drift video...
Efterklang has a new music video for  Modern Drift. The video was produced by Kristian Leth, “based on Dyrehaven, den Romantiske Skov, a film from 1970 by the acclaimed artists Per Kirkeby and Jørgen Leth (Kristians father).” This famous danish film, and thus the video, shows the four... 
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Tunng: …And Then We Saw Land...
Tunng is set to release their next album, …And Then We Saw Land, on March 1st, 2010. Set for official release in mid-February, you may have already heard their first single, Don’t Look Down or Back, from various blogs. Tunng crosses a bridge between folk and experimental electronica, thick... 
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Midlake: The Courage of Others...
We’ve been anxious to for the next collection of Midlake songs since The Trials of Van Occupanther sprung on us in 2006. In one week Midlake is releasing The Courage of Others, an album that took them close to two years to write and record. We were thrilled with their acoustic EP that followed... 

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