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Clogs Receive Mid-Year Love from eMusic and Drowned in Sound - June 14, 2010
Though we've tweeted it, 140 characters just doesn't quite do this story complete justice. The news? Clogs' The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton continues to rack up praise, this time from eMusic and Drowned in Sound. eMusic's article, The Best Albums of the Year...So Far, places Clogs on an eclectic list that includes Titus Andronicus, Caribou, The New Pornographers, and Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy), among others. What did they have to say about The Creatures? We found a pertinent quotation: "Clogs have developed an accessible style of composition that draws on both Renaissance lute ....continue....
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Call For Interns and Helper People - June 01, 2010
Brassland is currently seeking interns and helper people who live in the New York City area to come help out at our Brooklyn office. If you don't live in the area, no biggie - we can also use assistance maintaining our presence on the information superhighway (MySpace, Flickr, this website). More details include: - Internships start in summer 2010 & will last at least three months - Duties vary based on your skills (writing, programming, etc.) but will definitely include packing CDs - Previous interns have gone on to bright futures as employees here & at other music-related companies If interested, please ....continue....
Buke and Gass Play Gigs with The National, Put Out mp3 from Brassland Debut - May 27, 2010
Big news: Buke and Gass have made the first leak from their upcoming Brassland debut available via Bandcamp. Titled "Medulla Oblongata," the song's got a lot going on for a two-piece. Check out the stream below. (You can download it too -- which works great on your iPad or other content carrying device!) Medulla Oblongata by Buke and Gass In other news, Buke and Gass did some touring with The National a few weeks back opening for them at stops in both London and Berlin. The two groups then crossed the ocean and played at The National'....continue....
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(Some of) the Best of Brassland for $5 at Amie Street - May 24, 2010
A few weeks ago online retailer Amie Street was kind enough to offer a pair of The National's Brassland back catalog titles as $5 digital downloads. For the next few weeks, they've expanded this to include a few of their other favorites on the Brassland label -- throwing in a free mp3 from these new titles just for the heck of it. Click here to check out the hot deals. Alternatively, here's an album-by-album round up of the hot deals: - Clogs's 2006 release, Lantern - Doveman's latest effort, The Conformist - Nico Muhly's Brassland debut, ....continue....
High Violet Charts at #3, Almost Tops that Bieber Kid - May 21, 2010
If you visit this site regularly, then you've probably listened to The National before. And there's also a good chance you know about their new album, High Violet. As it turns out, you're not alone. On Wednesday, Pitchfork reported that America's tuning in, too, with High Violet selling 51,000 copies in its first week and charting at #3 on the Billboard 200, behind only Justin Bieber ("The Biebs") and Lady Antebellum (no nickname). Exciting stuff, yeah? To celebrate the release and raise money for their friends at the Red Hot Organization, the band played a gig at ....continue....
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