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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

Listen: Phoenix, Wise Blood, Junip, Bass Drum of Death and Dinosaur Jr :: Friday 06.14.13

Some new-ish tunes that’ve been swirlin’ around the ÜÜ. The Wise Blood track just dropped a couple days ago and it’s been on repeat ever since. Enjoy thoroughly.

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Wise Blood “Alarm” [follow]

Junip “Suddenly” [follow]

Bass Drum of Death”Crawling After You” [follow]

Dinosaur Jr. “Entertainment”(Phoenix) [follow]

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MP3: J Mascis, Narrow Sparrow, Sam Prekop, Mouse on Mars, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. :: Friday 11.18.11

Some new and a couple old(ish) tunes for your shopping list this week. Enjoy thoroughly.

J Mascis “I’ve Been Thinking” [follow] from Circle 7″ (b-side)
* * * Dinosaur Jr plays The Fillmore w/ Henry Rollins 12/15 tickets

Narrow Sparrow “Joe Meeks Dream” [follow]
from Synthworks

Sam Prekop “C+F” [follow]
from Who’s Your New Professor

Mouse on Mars “Send Me Shivers” [follow]
from Radical Connector  ***Look for a new LP 2.24.12

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. “Nothing But Our Love” (Rudi Zygadio Remix) [follow]

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MP3: Mister Heavenly (ex- Man Man, Unicorns), Stephen Malkmus, Blake Mills, J Mascis Acoustic, and Robert Pollard :: Friday 06.10.11

Lots to add to your list. Keep an ear out for the Beck-produced track from Stephen Malkmus (LP out 8/23), released just in time for Weinergate to, uh, expose itself. Enjoy thoroughly.

Mister Heavenly “Pineapple Girl”
from Out of Love [follow]

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks “Senator”
from Mirror Traffic [follow]

Blake Mills “Hey Lover”
from Break Mirrors [follow]

J Mascis “Several Shades of Why” (Daytrotter)
from Big Orange Studios Session 6.6.2011 [download session]

Robert Pollard “In A Circle”
from Lord of the Birdcage [Lord of the Birdcage]

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RELATED:
Pics: Mister Heavenly with Michael Cera at Cafe Du Nord San Francisco
MP3: Man Man, Thao & Mirah, Starfucker, TV Torso, and The National (feat. Sharon Van Etton)
MP3: Clues (ex-Unicorns)
MP3: The Breeders w/J Mascis

MP3: New Arcade Fire (Acoustic), Generationals, The Strokes, Raveonettes, and J Mascis :: Friday Five 02.11.11

Enjoy thoroughly. Best when back-to-back with last week’s tunes.

Arcade Fire “Ready To Start” (Acoustic)
Live on KROC Studio R [watch video]

Generationals “Greenleaf” from Actor-Caster

The Strokes “Under Cover of Darkness”
from Under Cover of Darkness

The Raveonettes “Forget That You’re Young”
from Raven In The Grave

J Mascis “Is It Done” (feat. Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell)
from Several Shades of Why

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Arcade Fire: Sprawl II and Animated Suburbs Cover
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MP3: The Go! Team, Panda Bear, Telekinesis, Wye Oak, and J Mascis :: Friday Five 12.10.10

Add these to your Christmas list, kiddos. Enjoy thoroughly.

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The Go! Team w/ Soko “I’m Not Satisfied” (Betty & Karen)
from Buy Nothing Day (b-side) [pre-order]

Panda Bear “Last Night at the Jetty”
from Last Night At The Jetty 7″ [pre-order]

Telekinesis “Car Crash”
from 12 Desperate Straight Lines [pre-order]

Wye Oak “Civilian”
from Civilian [pre-order]

J Mascis “Not Enough”
from Several Shades of Why [pre-order]

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MP3: Friday Five 08.14.09

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What a weird, weird afternoon. Here’s what’s swirling between my ears:

Twink “Pussy Cat” from The Broken Record
Now, Now Every Children “Cars” from Cars
Volcano Choir “Islands, IS” from Unmap (Bon Iver side project)
TV On The Radio “Mr Grieves” (The Pixies) from Young Liars
The Breeders “Do You Love Me Now Jr.” (feat. J Mascis)
from Divine Hammer EP

RIP Les Paul:
Les Paul & Mary Ford “How High The Moon”

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