Teengirl Fantasy have finally shared the A-side of their first single since signing to R&S Records, the one-time home of Aphex Twin, Biosphere and James Blake. Stream “Motif” in the above player, and grab it in 12” form on June 25th. The Brooklyn duo’s next album is expected later this year through R&S/True Panther.
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Here are some artists we’re psyched to see at South By Southwest this year: Charli XCX, Oneohtrix Point Never, the War On Drugs, Matthew Dear, Youth Lagoon, Nicolas Jaar, Thee Oh Sees, Machinedrum, Light Asylum, Torche, Chelsea Wolfe, Blondes, Cloud Nothings, G-Side, King Tuff, Peaking Lights, Hudson Mohawke, Daedelus, Flying Lotus, Apparat, Coliseum, the Men, Nicolas Jaar, the Twilight Sad, Dax Riggs, and at least 20 others we forgot to mention.
Not to mention the 10 acts below, a mix of new and old artists that err on the not-so-damn-obvious side of things. Be sure to watch this space and our special Austin-centric Twitter account throughout the week for our complete SXSW coverage, including photo galleries, artist spotlights and show picks…
The Artist/Album: Teengirl Fantasy, 7AM (True Panther Sounds, 2010)
A Short Review: Oberlin’s other Brooklyn transplants/synth slayers (see also: Blondes) channel the bleary eyed chasm between midnight and the first sun-glazed signs of morning. While the album’s first half errs on the more experimental side of things, Side B includes such unexpected detours as a pulpit-pounding house anthem (“Cheaters”), ambient asides (“Koi Pond”) and a rare example of what Shannon Funchess (Light Asylum‘s fearsome frontwoman) sounds like with her guard down (“Dancing In Slow Motion”).
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Check out a pair of videos and free MP3s below…
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More details about Animal Collective‘s All Tomorrow’s Parties bill are available here. Check out a killer two-hour mix that starts with Orthrelm and ends with Zomby below…
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Clare Maguire is the latest “raw and real” singer to lose her edge somewhere between money-hungry meetings with Rick Rubin and Jay-Z and a major label debut (Light After Dark, in this case) that drowns whatever promise she once had in the high gloss production values of a “hitmaker” who’s worked with Britney, Kylie, and, um, Keane. Or as the Guardian put it in a recent review, “Maguire is another startling talent whose every point of interest has been sandblasted off between being signed and getting her album out.”
Since Light After Dark has no set U.S. release date yet (it’s available through Polydor overseas), we thought we’d share a Teengirl Fantasy remix that taps Maguire’s true potential…
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Himanshu Suri, shot on the streets of Queens
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Unleash the jams here, and check out the tracklisting after the jump along with the flyer from Das Racist‘s record release party (co-presented by self-titled!), which a happens this Thursday at Santos Party House.
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