Thursday Round Up

Check out a few things that have been floating around our inbox the past few weeks...


Courtesy of The Punkguy Blog, here's Swedish band Lerkruka covering "Here Comes Your Man" -

"I vntan p Sten(Here Comes Your Man)" Lerkruka

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Wonderful two-piece Vancouver band called Japandroids offer a rebuttal to Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back In Town"-

"The Boys Are Leaving Town" by Japandroids

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And lastly, a highly promising Washington D.C. band called Pree. Highly recommended for fans of Modest Mouse, Cat Power, and Joanna Newsom. This band's got the goods. Check out "Speak Warmly" below -

"Speak Warmly" by Pree

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MERGE Records is the label that payyys me.

MERGE Records seems to be the label that keeps on giving to it's fans. Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band will be releasing "Outer South" on MERGE Records on May 5th. You can preorder from Insound here. Following the path of 2008's Conor Oberst solo release, The Mystic Valley Band was born from time on the road of that tour. This 16 song record is definitely a departure from your Bright Eyes records of yesteryear, but hey kids, give Conor a chance. Check out their MySpace page here.

"Ten Women" by Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band

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Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band will be playing The Glasshouse in Pomona on April 15th and Coachella on April 17th.

Conor Oberst, and Bright Eyes music is available on iTunes.

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Breaking up is hard to do.

I guess I don't believe in true love anymore? Here's a couple of tracks I'm dedicating to "Lilo & Snatch" that are on the quiet side, that I can't get enough of lately...'Odelay' is 13 years old now? Man.

"Ramshackle" by Beck

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"Deeper Into Movies" by Yo La Tengo

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Beck and Yo La Tengo music available on iTunes.

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These songs are...well, for me.

Here's a few tracks I dedicate to myself, to begin my descent into the bowels of 30-dom. Enjoy, and have a great weekend.

Tracks removed by the gracious request of MERGE Records.

"Absolute Beginners" on "Hold Time" by M. Ward available on iTunes.

"Don't Destroy This Night" by The New Pornographers available from MERGE records compilation here.

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Rough Sex.

Here's a couple of really great, acoustic tracks from Asobi Seksu. You can purchase the entire live album these are taken from, "Acoustic at Olympic Studios" here. Visit their MySpace page here.

"New Years(Acoustic)" by Asobi Seksu

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"Thursday(Acoustic)" by Asobi Seksu

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Asobi Seksu music available at iTunes and Amazon.

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The Get Up Kids

In honor of the Get Up Kids reunion tour, here's a few tracks off of their first EP. The Get Up Kids will be at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on April 2nd, and The Troubadour in West Hollywood on April 3rd. The following day they will be playing at Verizon Wireless Ampitheater at Bamboozle Left, at 11:30 am?!! Visit the Get Up Kids' MySpace page here.

"Woodson" by The Get Up Kids

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"Second Place" by The Get Up Kids

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Get Up Kids music available at iTunes & Amazon.

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Gibby & Co.

Here's a track off of the forthcoming 'Open Door' EP, from Death Cab For Cutie. The release date is April 14th, and you can preorder from Insound here. Also, Death Cab's take on a Superchunk song, "Kicked In", from the MERGE Records forthcoming compilation "Score! 20 Years of MERGE Records: The Covers", available directly from MERGE records here.

"I Once Was a Loyal Lover" by Death Cab For Cutie
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Track removed at the gracious request of MERGE Records.


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