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Good news for anyone who was looking forward to Dum Dum Girls’ recently canceled headlining run: the band will be back for a month-long tour in February, starting in San Francisco and winding down in Orlando. Dee Dee and company will also be playing a one-off show with Abe Vigoda at L.A.’s Echoplex on December 21 and delivering a new EP called He Gets Me High early next year. We’re into it. Check the dates and details below…
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Superpitcher
Here’s what was on self-titled’s office stereo today…
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Read about the cold-wave inclinations of Crush here. And now, for the full-on stream…
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In a move that makes perfect sense given the recent rise of 4AD/Mute-indebted bands like Zola Jesus and Cold Cave, Abe Vigoda have added a steely synth-pop sheen to their new Crush album. Due out September 21 through No Age’s PPM imprint, it’s the first record to truly feature drummer Dane Chadwick, a beat-head who helped with a lot of the LP’s electronic elements.
“My favorite kind of music is instantly nostalgic and emotionally confusing,” singer Michael Vidal said in a press release, “And reverb has always been a big part of our sound. We were definitely inspired by cold wave and minimal wave stuff, as well as Arthur Russell.”
Crush’s first single, “Throwing Shade,” is available after the jump along with the record’s cover art and tracklisting…
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Each week we send Turkishomework out to capture a sliver of our city’s blurred-vision nightlife. Friday was her first run-in with our old friends Abe Vigoda…
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JAY REATARD: The blood visions have stopped … for now
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self-titled’s staff has decided to over-analyze 2008 a little early—sifting through our stacks before fall or winter’s big releases really hit. Presenting the premature Top 10 of associate editor Aaron Richter (picks from Andrew and Arye are on the way later this week) …
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Before we get into our shots from Todd P’s marathon of a summer party, here are links to each of the bands along with an s/t-approved MP3.
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Abe Vigoda, “Dead City/Waste Wilderness“
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Ponytail, “Celebrate the Body Electric (It Came From an Angel)“
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Vivian Girls, “Tell the World“
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In an interview with Paper Thin Walls way back when, Abe Vigoda guitarist/vocalist Juan Velazquez seemingly lost a few of the band’s Smell-related cool points by saying, “I don’t know if we sound anything like them but we’re all definitely Smashing Pumpkins geeks. Like I’m definitely psyched that ‘Cherub Rock’ is on Guitar Hero 3.”
While we could care less about Guitar Hero (self-titled towers lacks a Playstation), there’s a special place in our collective heart for Billy Corgan’s back catalog. That’s why we asked Velazquez to split the Pumpkins’ dense catalog into a MUST HAVE ALBUM, an INTERMEDIATE RECORD, and an ADVANCED LISTEN.
Get schooled after the jump …
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