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Youtube Is Weird
I found these homemade videos for DOP songs on Youtube. It's moving, and weirdly voyeuristic, to peer into the world of total strangers who used our songs to soundtrack a slice of their lives.
The first one is nothing but shots of a woman in training for a marathon. We see her running on overpasses, sidewalks, leafy paths, beaches. I'm guessing she's in Florida, based on the vegetation, and that she's being filmed by her loving husband, cheering her along every step of the way. But who knows? Maybe she's being stalked. The song is "Girls and Sunshine," from our first EP. There's a very small cult that thinks this is our best song and call for it at shows. We pretend not to hear them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
And in this one a young Canadian takes a snowy bike ride around his subdivision, to the tune of "Your Summer Dress." If only we had called the song "Your Winter Dress," this would be the perfect video. I love it. Thanks, nastyrats!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
xo
doug
Valentine's Day with Band of Horses + Dirty on Purpose
We are playing a show with Band of Horses on Valentine's Day (yeah yeah we know, a commercial holiday, but having a reason to make out is always good). The good folks over at JellyNYC put together the lovefest at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple. Kinda spooky, kinda romantic? We dig it. We hope you do too. You can purchase tickets at ticketweb.com.
Mixing with Mark Ephraim + Paul Mahajan, Damn Fine Handsome Producers
Just some photos from the mixing process of our Dead Volcanoes EP for RCRDLBL.com. We would listen to those songs over and over and over again... They are finally finished! We can't wait for you to hear them... The last three songs come out in February, March and April.
Looks like George is getting hungry...
Doug is the laid-back type.
Paul stares into the abyss of the machine...
Mark, George and DJ are obviously concentrating very hard.
"Leaving" Lyrics
i see you doing dishes
i know you're making wishes
for down the line
we're waiting on the weekend
as if we'll find some peace then
on down the line
you're making your advances
i think i like my chances
i'll hold the line
don't get so defensive
cause everything that ends is
still on the line
you're leaving here tonight
for no good reason
and no words to describe
it makes no difference
if i'm putting up a fight
or if i'm dead or alive
you're leaving here tonight
there's nothing I can say now
i'm like a dead volcano
just passing time
it's not enough to kiss you
i wish i could go with you
on down the line
you're leaving here tonight
for no good reason
and no words to describe
it makes no difference
if i'm putting up a fight
or if i'm dead or alive
you're leaving here tonight
you're leaving here tonight
she's leaving here tonight
it's not a rite of passage
just someone else's baggage
Pivot - In The Blood - Video Premiere
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Warp's latest (and first Australian) signing, Pivot, are here with a new music video that you might not see broadcast during prime-time hours. Shark attacks, blood and guts, and puppetry, all set to ominous synth drones and propelled by a driving bassline, promise that Pivot isn't really utilizing the subtle approach. If the promise of gore hasn't enticed you, did I mention that the director fractured his shoulder and covered his house in blood for the shoot? That's pretty hardcore. Pivot's "In The Blood" EP will be released on May 19th - keep a lookout on warpmart, bleep, and your local record store. Enjoy the premiere of Pivot's "In The Blood":
DOWNLOAD: Mudhoney - I'm Now + In 'n' Out Of Grace
I used to be a huge sissy. Last December the almighty Mudhoney came to New York to play their classic album Superfuzz Bigmuff (20th Anniversary re-release and new album, Lucky Ones, due 5/20) at Bowery Ballroom and throughout their most gnarly of sets, a large pit consumed much of the floor just in front of the stage. Somehow I've been been able to avoid moshing most of my life, but there was a moment (and it could have been the many man sodas that night) during "Here Comes Sickness" where I decided it was time to put some hair on my chest and finally check things out. Everything was going really well until my sneaker caught a slick spot on the hardwood and I hit the deck preeeeetty hard. A dude helped me up right away, looked me in the eye and said, "You are wearing the most amazing windbreaker I have ever seen." Bros forever and sissy no more.
I'd like to believe that moment is distilled in all of these tracks. I'm so excited to post them.
Sounds Like: Mudhoney
Download: Mudhoney - In 'n' Out of Grace
Stream: Mudhoney - Mudride (Live From Berlin - 10/10/88)
Stream: Mudhoney - Touch Me, I'm Sick (Live From Berlin - 10/10/88)
VIDEO THRWBCK: The Cure - A Forest (Live in Amsterdam) (1980)
We had such a rainy, crappy weekend indoors that we self-inflicted a total Cure-in and listened to loads of their records on repeat. Not that it was punishment, as more often than not Mr. Smith & Co made the most brilliantly depressing pop singles of the '80s (though have you ever listened to "Hand On Your Heart" by Kylie? What a downer, right?). Anyway, here's a clip of the Cure doing one of our favorite songs, "A Forest", live in Amsterdam in 1980.
FEATURED: Popjustice interviews Santogold
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Our favorite pop blog ever, Popjustice.com, just posted an awesome interview with our girl Santogold where they discuss, amongst other things, her work on the Ashlee Simpson album, how Santogold can be categorized as “indie rock”, and that pesky horse that made her sick on the set of the “L.E.S. Artistes” video.
Santogold interview at Popjustice
INTERVIEW + DOWNLOAD: The Heavy
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British blues-rock band the Heavy piece together the best parts of the Stooges, Sam Cooke and the White Stripes to create songs that are as soulful as they are, erm, heavy. They’re in the middle of a US tour at the moment, and their new album Great Vengeance and Furious Fire was released to rave reviews. Their track “Coleen” oozes sex appeal and the shared knowledge of dirty deeds done cheap like nothing in the history of rock for quite some time. We sat down with the band recently and lobbed a few questions their way. Check out their answers and an MP3 of “Coleen” below.
EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD: Dirty on Purpose - Canned Fumes
Today is a big one for us, and all fellow Dirty on Purpose fans. When we signed DoP on to create a brand new EP for us from scratch, we knew it would be special, but we had no idea the end result would be Dead Volcanoes, a record that exists on its own terms within the DoP cannon. Like their previous EP Like Bees, Dead Volcanoes takes the niche that the band have found for themselves (sweetened, Americana-influenced indie pop) and churns its ingredients to a fine, yummy pulp.
The final track of the EP, today’s exclusive “Canned Fumes” is no exception to the rule. Sung by guitarist George Wilson, the song borrows amply from bands like the Jesus and Mary Chain, hinting at a return of DoP’s more shoegaze aspects from a few years (and albums) ago. The pace is slow and dreamy, the perfect closer to a record that we’ve grown to adore since its first track, the ballad "Leaving", debuted on the site close to when we firist launched. It’s the end of a chapter in our relationship with DoP, but nowhere near the end of the book. We have way more goodies in store with this bunch, but for now, here’s Dead Volcanoes in its entirety. Enjoy…
Sounds like: The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, The Magnetic Fields
Download: Dirty on Purpose - Canned Fumes
Download: Dirty on Purpose - Leaving
Download: Dirty on Purpose - Hard To Tell You
Download: Dirty on Purpose - The Thing About Getaways
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