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By Arye Dworken
Out of the whole self-titled staff, my taste tends to gravitate toward the poppier and the polished. But for me, that’s what makes being a part of this magazine so rewarding. Perhaps it fulfills the contrarian tendencies in me. Or maybe I’m glad that I can bring some diversity to the workplace. WINK!
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As LCD Soundsystem heads into the Big Dance portion of its final week as one of indie rock’s only truly entertaining live bands, we thought we’d share the free remix iTunes unloaded on fans this week—Holy Ghost!‘s DayGlo rendition of “Drunk Girls,” which is arguably better than the original. Or at the very least, laser-guided and synth-laced in the areas where James Murphy kept things intentionally simple. It’s available after the jump along with Holy Ghost’s Mad Libs entry in our new issue…
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As you may have noticed on our Twitter feed, the iPad edition of our new issue landed on Zinio’s newsstand tonight. You can grab it here, or order a discounted subscription that starts today by clicking this.
Here’s what’s inside:
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To give you an idea of how long Holy Ghost! took to finish their first proper full-length, they first started talking about it more than three years ago, and the last we’d heard, they were “mixing it for an early 2010 release.” If there’s one reason they waited this long, it’s probably because the disc is a bit of a departure—a full-on pop album, really, one that builds upon the shimmering foundation of last year’s Static On the Wires EP.
Fans will be able to hear what we mean when the duo premiers the entire self-titled record with a full band at Mercury Lounge on February 2. And if you don’t live in New York, well, the record will finally drop on DFA April 5. In the meantime, you can download the LP’s lead-off single in exchange for your E-mail address at their official site. Or you can stream the synth-slinging “Do It Again” below…
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One of the reasons Holy Ghost! still haven’t released a proper record is their endless stream of remix requests, from Moby to MGMT to Phoenix. To put their growing cut-and-paste resume in perspective, the New York duo recently dubbed a highly-limited mixtape with drops from such friends and label mates as James Murphy, A-Trak and Moby. The cassette version flew off Turntable Lab’s virtual shelves within days, but a high-quality digital version is now available for free through DFA‘s site. We’ve uploaded it for you below (right click to download), along with a full tracklisting and a bonus disco dust edit of Van She‘s “Don’t Fear the Reaper” cover.
As for where Holy Ghost!’s at with their long-awaited LP, they’re currently mixing the effort for an early 2010 release.
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Zomby
- Urb has snagged an exclusive Podcast from Felix da Housecat. Yes, that electroclash guy.
- And Resident Advisor has a solid Drums of Death mix.
- Frank Black has lashed out at today’s record labels for not being “creative” or “vital.” How very 2009 of him.
- Open-minded black-metal fans (what an oxymoron, right?) need to read this Bergraven interview immediately.
- Look, we love gold lame pants as much as the next glam-rock casualty, but this is just disturbing.
- “The Top 10 Songs the Web Brought Back” (via Largehearted Boy)
- The Mars Volta are back on tour, continuing to thwart our hope for an At the Drive-In reunion.
- You’re right about this one, Pitchfork: Pictureplane does indeed rule.
- Holy Ghost! just contributed a rather rad diary entry from their bizarro appearance at “Camp Bisco.”
- Speaking of Weezer, former Sleater-Kinney guitarist/vocalist Carrie Brownstein is convinced they’re nothing but a novelty these days.
- Slate‘s got it all figured out with “The Three Biggest Reasons Music Magazines Like Vibe and Blender are Dying.”
- “Music Bloggers Roundtable Redux”
- Tortoise fans need to download this live set right now.
- PJ Harvey premiered two new songs at a recent hometown gig.
- Goodie Mob are reuniting!
- Pixies are gonna do their Doolittle dance in the U.S. this fall.
- As if the indie rock festival circuit wasn’t cluttered enough, Wanderlust now combines music and…yoga.
- And what’s this Electric Zoo business?
- You know what you need in your life? Some (live) Pissed Jeans.
- So Audion‘s new epileptic live set needs to come to North America soon, or we’re gonna go and trash Matthew Dear’s Brooklyn apartment to ‘make a point’.
- Mayer Hawthorne—easily the most buzzed-about Stones Throw artist in a hot minute—has announced his first full North American tour.
- In case you’re wondering what crates Juan MacLean has been digging through lately, this Amoeba video is a good start.
- Zomby is readying a mini-LP for a September release.
- Kid Koala‘s latest multimedia tour has tapped Wolfmother‘s two former members as its rhythm section.
- If you secretly want a quick overview of what happened at San Diego’s annual Comic-Con gathering, Underwire and Pop Candy have got you sufficiently covered.
- Islands have unveiled the cover art of their new album, along with a ton of tour dates.
And our video of the day—related to this post—just made us feel really out of shape…
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