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Open Thread #40

 
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The Stills – “Gender Bombs.” I’m kind of ambivalent on The Stills — I like some shoegazer-y, Manchester-style dream-pop stuff but it’s not really my favorite genre. But they do have a few songs I really like; I was hooked on this one at the line, “Logic will break your heart forever.” ‘Cuz it’s true. [ Download ]

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Not sure if I pick up "Madchester" in the Stills, but I liked the dance-punk meets Echo and the Bunnymen vibe of their first record. Very smooth. And they're from Quebec so they must be cool!!! ;)

Speaking of mad bands, I'm really looking forward to / crazy terrified of the upcoming Verve album. Their new single kinda sounds like . . . Depeche Mode?

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If you're Asian and bored.... visit: http://projectmichelle.com/ and sign up as a blood marrow donor.

No other song is better than hearing someone sing..."thank you for saving my life." ;)

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belleza, yeah I liked their first album, but was thoroughly disappointed by their second. which is why i can't get fully onboard with them although i do dig (some of) their sound. Montreal's got some pretty cool bands, eh?

Verve's another iffy one with me... withholding judgment till I hear the new stuff. I can't say I was a big Depeche Mode fan (not big with the new wave).

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Yup, Montreal is full of extremely cool people (half of them belong to Broken Social Scene!) Not like Hongcouvah. Everybody there is just extremely rich . ;)

I think for a lot of the nu-post punk acts, I end up loving the debut album and the 2nd and 3rd efforts are just kinda . . . meh. Strokes, Interpol, Walkmen, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, etc. BTW, am I the only one who doesn't like MIA? At all. At. All. Yeah I must be the only one. :(

"Verve’s another iffy one with me… withholding judgment till I hear the new stuff. "

At some point, Mad Richard has to got to realize he's not Marvin Gaye. He's not even Jim Morrison with a big shnauzer.

Sports Talk: The Machine may be returned to Europe?!? Bleh. We need to resign Sasha Vujacic or I'm going to go crazy.

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I'm really digging Karen O's Native Korean Rock. Wish she and Tegan would team up.

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