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starslinger - video

Superb new video from Starslinger's Mornin' Directed by Alan Jensen

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two bicycles

The exceptionally beautiful Two Bicycles. It's lump-in-throat pretty.

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cut copy mixtape

Cut Copy along with their recently rad record release have just released a merry making mixtape 'A Tale of Two Journeys'. Enjoy!

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aeropsia

Loving the dreamstep beats we got sent from San Francisco's Aeropsia. Can't find much about the them but more fine tunes over on their Soundcloud.

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Haha - city ghosts

Beautifully executed atmospheric beats via HAHA. The debut single is out this week through the excellent Cultis Vibes

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hard mix

Another fantastic track from Hard Mix and good news; his album will be available on march 1st through Dovecote for free.

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video - grimes

Lovely new (unofficial)video for Montreal Based artist Grimes aka Claire Boucher.
Off her beautiful 'Halfaxa' record out now through Arbutus Records

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Fuzzy, lo fi, atmospheric groove-pop from the delightfully named Jeans Wilder aka Andrew Caddick. The album 'Nice Trash' is out through French label Atelier Ciseaux who describe his music as 'Pop melancholy for ghost flirts'.

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nostalgia 77

Wonderful jazz infused laid back goodness from Nostalgia 77. The record 'The sleepwalking society' will be out at the end of Feb through Tru Thoughts.

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news 01.02.11

AoTW favourite Teen Daze has just release a free 7" with the brand new Cultis Vibes label. And as usual the tunes are superb.

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album of the week: Tennis - Cape Dory

[Spunk : 2011]
I've been getting into the jams of Tennis for a while because their sweet classic 50s pop vibe takes me on a weird nostalgic trip down memory lane.
When I was 8 years old I went to my friend Charlotte's house after school and we would watch Grease. I didn't realise until years later that Grease is a pretty adult movie. We used to quote along with Danny, Sandy, Vince Vontaine and the rest of the crew verbatim; stuff like "where you goin Danny, to flog your log?" and "look at me I'm Sandra D, lousy with virginity". We didn't even know what 'virginity' or ‘flog your log’ meant, but the colourful costumes and high school romance and – especially - the big musical numbers were so awesome it didn't matter that we didn’t get half the jokes. The school dance scene I particularly remember because I thought it was so cool that the entire school knew the different dances and moves. The live band that plays in the dance scene is called Johnny Casino & the Gamblers, which is one of the all-time fictional band names. They played great rock n roll classics and sweet swinging pop tunes. Each time I listen to 'Cape Dory' by Tennis - a husband-wife duo from South Carolina, I always think of that scene in Grease and Johnny Casino & the Gamblers. It just draws out those memories of a sweet, innocent time.

Tennis - South Carolina from Fire Talk on Vimeo.

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