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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

MP3: Friday Five 05.21.2010 The Dø, Death Vessel, Club 8, José González / Junip, Ane Brun

After some server shizzery, the Ümlaut‘s back. With some-tunes old and some-tunes new …

French duo The Dø (say ‘dough’) finally got their 2008 breakout A Mouthful issued stateside. With the track’s sassy-girl vocals and all its hand-clappery, I dare you not to shimmy. Death Vessel has one of the prettiest female voices I’ve ever heard from a dude. Yes, a dude. And it’s a song from five years ago. So if you haven’t already, seek out more of their tunes. This new Club 8 is almost as afro-infectious as the track posted in Feb. Fellow Swede (by way of Argentina) José González and his on-again off-again trio Junip is offering a free EP just for joining their mailing list. Not bad. The set finishes out with an aching little ditty from Norwegian Ane Brun circa 2002.

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The Dø “Tammie” from A Mouthful

Death Vessel “Horchata” from Stay Close

Club 8 “Shape Up!” from The People’s Record

Junip (José González) “Rope and Summit”
  from Rope and Summit EP

Ane Brun “Humming One of Your Songs”
  from Spending Time With Morgan

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Rock out with the Ümlaut every Friday.