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Download: Jupiter One goes underwater with Mazda

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Tags: new wave, indie, commercial


Not only are indie-hipster bands from Brooklyn invading the film, TV and ad world here in the states, they're popping up internationally as well. Take this example of one of our favorite new wave rock bands, Jupiter One being featured in an international spot for Mazda. The first time we heard Jupiter One's jams was actually in between sets at a Sia show a few years back. The sound guy was playing a sick groove and we were so into the track that we had to go up and ask him what it was (yes, we are nerds). Here's your chance to check out the awesomness that is Jupiter One. Check out the Mazda ad above, and for instant gratification click below to download their track "Platform Moon" from their self-titled Cordless Records album:

Download: Jupiter One - Platform Moon

 

Ads: Quantifying Sellout Status

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Tags: shoegazer, indie, rock, commercial, seen

In a recent Washington Post article, the ongoing debate of artists selling out by offering their music to advertisers was reinvigorated. Case in point: is seminal shoegazer band Lush selling out one of their illest songs ever, or is it just, straight up, a badass jeans commercial?  CLICK ON TITLE OF POST TO READ MORE

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