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Modular Reveals Two-Disc Reissue of The Avalanches’ ‘Since I Left You’ LP, F/ Remixes By MF Doom, Black Dice, El Guincho & More

As the downright comical delay of the Avalanches’ second album continues, Modular Records has decided to placate fans with a proper reissue of the collective’s classic Since I Left You LP. Here’s what they had to say: The Since I Left You 10-Year Anniversary Re-Issue will feature the original classic album accompanied by a bonus […]

NOW PLAYING: Dark Day, ‘Window’ (Reissue)

The Artist/Album: Dark Day, Window (Dark Entries, 2010) A Short Review: What happens when a sorely overlooked no-wave pioneer (DNA‘s Robin Crutchfield) indulges his inner paranoid android alongside metronomic melodies and the sort of synths that once drove German pop songs and quirky Volkswagen commercials. And if you snag a limited vinyl pressing, you’ll also […]

COMING SOON: Austra, ‘Sparkle’

The Artist/Album: Austra, Sparkle (Domino, July 26th digitally/August 23rd on vinyl) The Details: Now that she’s landed on the short list for this year’s Polaris Music Prize, we’ve got one thing to say about Austra: wake up, America! Because hockey isn’t the only thing Canada did better than us this year. The country also passed […]

NEEDLE EXCHANGE 064: An Exclusive Mix By … Ursula 1000

Like most of the DJs/producers on Thievery Corporation’s ESL Music imprint, Ursula 1000 builds his heavyweight hooks from a bottomless record crate; one that’s capable of catering to a martini-swilling bar crowd or a peak hour pack of ravenous club kids. In the case of the Hi-NRG set below, that means a half hour of […]

BREAKING: Hooray For Earth

By Arye Dworken Breaking is a recurring self-titled feature where we spotlight rising artists who are actually worth hearing beyond an MP3 blog entry or two. This week’s installment revolves around Noel Heroux, the frontman of the space-rock foursome Hooray For Earth. Their window-shattering debut album (True Loves) dropped last month through Dovecote Records…