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Quick Thoughts on The Wave Pictures' "Instant Coffee Baby" and Primal Scream's "Beautiful Future"
Artists mentioned:If you've been following Dead Flowers for any amount of time, you know that I don't do "quirky". So you're going to read about Radiohead, not Vampire Weekend; DJ Shadow, not Girl Talk. The Wave Pictures, a band from London, are about as quirky as you can get. And they're...(read full post)
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Thoughts on Ida Maria: Fortress Round My Heart
Artists mentioned:That great sage of rock, Derek Smalls, once said that writing a rock song is like taking a shit--if it takes longer than 5 minutes, it's no good. Amen to that. There's simply too much poured-over, tempo-corrected, pitch-shifted bullshit out there right now. Ida Maria knows to keep it simple...(read full post)
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Labrador Records' Summer Sampler
Artists mentioned:I've been meaning to post this for a while...better late than never I suppose. Sweden's Labrador Records, home to the brilliant Radio Dept., have released a free sampler. Here's the tracklisting: 1 [Ingenting] - Här Kommer Solen 2 The Sound of Arrows - Danger! 3 Sambassadeur - Final Say 4...(read full post)
