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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

MP3: Willie Nelson covers Coldplay, Future Islands, St. Vincent, CSS w/RATATAT, and Elephant :: Friday 09.02.11

Who’da thunk it’d take Willie to make me like a Coldplay song? And how many times can you dance to this Future Islands track? Tons to add to your shopping list. Enjoy thoroughly.

Willie Nelson “Scientist” (Coldplay) COMMERCIAL RIP
[buy on iTunes]

Future Islands “Balance”
from On The Water [out 10.11]

St. Vincent “Cruel”
from Cruel [out 9.13]

CSS “Red Alert” feat. Ratatat
from La Liberacion [follow]

Elephant “Actors”
from Allured / Actors [download]

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Drugs: Ratatat’s Stock Footage Mindfork Music Video

As if stock footage isn’t creepy enough (B Roll‘s another story, however).

Director Carl Burgess scrubbed the Getty Images archives for tons of choice stock footage for Ratatat‘s new video, Drugs. But couldn’t just leave their natural creepiness alone. Oh no. (Thanks, Mike!)

Hear Ratatat on the Friday Five »

BONUS:

Made entirely from Predator clips, Ratatat‘s Mirando video by E*VAX.

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MP3: Friday Five 05.07.10 Ratatat, Wolf Parade, Shout Out Louds, Tame Impala, and Jeff Mangum

Some tasty new tracks to tune in for (from LPs to look out for). Plus, some old Neutral Milk Hotel … After I read how Jeff Mangum just performed live for the first time in 10 years, I dipped into the archives for a live tune from a San Francisco show 14 years ago. Enjoy.

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Ratatat “Party With Children” from LP4

Wolf Parade “Ghost Pressure” from Expo 86

Shout Out Louds “Walls” (Fontän Rework)
from Work

Tame Impala “Runway, Houses, City, Clouds”
from InnerSpeaker

Jeff Mangum “Engine” (live) from
Neutral Milk Hotel live at Aquarius Records, SF 7.4.96

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