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Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 02 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Iceland’s Seabear has built a new album and music video. This band writes gorgeous electro-folk music that you should familiarize yourself with, if you haven’t already. The seven-piece, led by Sindri Már Sigfússon (aka Sin Fang Bous), is following up their 2007 The Ghost That Carried...

Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 02 19th, 2010 | No Comments

The Go Find: It’s Automatic video...

More music from Morr Music, this time from the Belgium group The Go Find. Their sound has an insatiable pop hook that can easily become ‘too pop’ if not done right, and The Go Find’s Dieter Sermeus seems to know where that line is. This video for It’s Automatic from their new...

Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 02 18th, 2010 | No Comments

Rocky Votolato: True Devotion...

Rocky Votolato is back with a new album called True Devotion that is already available on iTunes. Yesterday, Paste Magazine began streaming the entire album and can still be heard there. The first single, Red River, was released yesterday, while the album will officially be released on February 23rd....

Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 02 15th, 2010 | 1 Comment

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...

Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 02 13th, 2010 | No Comments

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...

Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 02 10th, 2010 | 2 Comments

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,...

Posted by Flick in Media, Music, videos on 02 9th, 2010 | No Comments

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...

Posted by Flick in Media, videos on 02 8th, 2010 | 4 Comments

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...

Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 02 6th, 2010 | No Comments

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...

Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 02 4th, 2010 | 4 Comments

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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