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Discovery - “Orange Shirt”
Discovery is the unlikely side project built from members of two bands I wouldn’t necessarily have put together: Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend and Wes Miles of Ra Ra Riot. This odd couple doesn’t just work, it kills. Their debut album, the coyly titled LP, is a blast from start to finish. Drenched in synthesizers and handclaps (with no shortage of Auto-Tune), the music doesn’t sound like Vampire Weekend or Ra Ra Riot, but rather has a more trippy, R&B-cum-indie vibe that’s near impossible to get out of my head. LP should prove to be one of the summer’s most fun albums, so track down a copy when it’s released on July 7th.
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Ra Ra Riot - “Can You Tell”
I’ve been listening to this album non stop since Friday. The Rhumb Line is full of gorgeous string parts as well as melodies that easily get stuck in your head. There’s a fullness to their songs which keeps me listening.
Ra Ra Riot formed in 2006 in Syracuse, NY and recently signed to Barsuk Records. They have played CMJ, SXSW, and have toured with Art Brut, Bow Wow Wow, Editors and Tokyo Police Club.
From track to track, I hear influences including The Shins, Arcade Fire, Belle and Sebastian and Broken Social Scene. Definitely check out this album!
Remixes = Awesome
Remixes + Muxtape = Awesome ^ 2
Remixes of
- Ra Ra Riot
- Mystery Jets
- Cut Copy
- MGMT
- Bag Raiders
- Ayumi Hamasaki
- TV on the Radio
- Bloc Party
Now, that’s legit.
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The Virgins - “Private Affair” (Daytrotter Session)
I’ve been waiting for The Virgins to release a full length album for a while now, and the wait will soon be over. June 3rd (pre-order it here). But in the meantime, they’ve done a Daytrotter session. The session features three songs off their 2007 EP — including a heavily rewritten version of “Love is Colder Than Death” — a previously unreleased song called “Va Va Virgins” that they wrote while on tour with Ra Ra Riot, and “Private Affair”, which I’ve uploaded here.
The song was new to me, but it’s been on their Myspace for a while. (Edit: I just noticed a whole host of other new songs on their MySpace since posting this this morning.)
Previous coverage of The Virgins on Tuneage is here.
