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After the huge success of the post on Adi Ulmansky, Hipsters Music's proud to introduce the Tel-Avivian band in which she participates as main singer - Lorena B.
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Swallow My Gum is the first single from their album called Siblings:
Upcoming Shows:
Wednesday, May 11th – Mojo, Liverpool, UK
Thursday, May 12th – The World’s End, London, UK
Monday, May 16th – 93 Feet East, London, UK
Thursday, May 19th – The Dublin Castle, London, UK
Wired-up and wistful, sliced up and silky, diced up and dreamy. Fizzing with 14 minutes of foamy half-confessions and aqueous lyrical fantasies.
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:papercutz remix for Sun Glitters' EP release, out on California's UFOLK records also featuring Teen Daze, Blackbird Blackbird, NIVA, Essay and many more.
:papercutz for Hipsters Music: "I don't do many remixes, so the original music must come from someone I find to be something special. And Victor (Sun Glitters) is one of those artists".
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Echoey, atmospheric and synth-driven pop noir, the 10 tracks on Delusions pull in their influences from late 70s post punk, 80s New Romantic pop and italo-disco, giving new life to beloved pop genres from the past with simple orchestration and vintage production.
First single 'Can't Make Up My Mind' takes its cues from songs of our young past, the songs that filled radio waves in the summer months. It's familiar in its bouncy new wave stylings, but mysterious in Maria Usbeck's disenchanted words and disconnected delivery.
Selebrities are Maria Usbeck, Jer Robert Paulin and Max Petersen from Brooklyn. 'Delusions' captures perfectly the mood and sound of New York City: full of the imaginative brooding, but also an undeniable optimism.
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| Cute. Jimi Blake. |
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| Generationals, ready for the summer. |
 Nicolas Fromageau, originally a founding member of post-french touch duo M83 with Anthony Gonzales |
Determined to start a new venture after the success of earlier projects, Allen Davis and Clint Sargent formed Starry Saints in 2009. Their idea was to create a confluence of noise, pop and song craft; a sound big, yet not indulgent, always dynamic, touching on elements of both hi-fi and lo-fi. Here's the interview we conducted with Clint and Allen.
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Clint: After seeing each others band play circa 1999, we decided to join forces in The High Violets.
What inspired you to make music together?
Clint: Allen came on board as the bassist and producer of the first release. He then moved to San Francisco, but we stayed in touch and decided to start this band two years ago, when he moved back up to Portland.
Who writes your songs?
Allen: It's really more about how the songs are written than whom. Some songs have been more collaborative than others especially lyrically, where others are ideas I've fleshed out and Clint comes up with guitar parts.
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Allen: The themes have definitely gravitated towards the melancholy nature of relationships, but they also tend to question the nature of relationships in general.
Do you think these topics will change over time?
Allen: I see myself staying focused on these kinds of themes, but I've been pushing into some other directions lately.
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Allen: I'm all for the spread of music on the Internet, although it means making money doing it is now harder than ever. People can access your music easier than ever, and if they decide to do that legally, it means the money will follow a more direct route to artist, if they're not on a major label.
Are you in favor of illegal downloading?
Allen: I believe if you like an artist and are going to listen to their music more than a few times you should buy it. There definitely should be an easier way to hear a record and decide whether or not you want to keep it that's legal.
What album influenced each of you the most?
Clint: I can't speak for Allen, but I do know we generally agree on albums we like. Stone Roses first album was huge.
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Clint: Our first show believe it or not was opening for The Killers here in Portland at an arena. They chose us from a video contest we entered with our song "Go". After that we took road trips to Seattle and San. Francisco and up till lately played locally here in Portland.
Do you have any upcoming shows?
Clint: Our next show undoubtedly will be in San Francisco.
Do you have any upcoming shows?
Clint: Our next show undoubtedly will be in San Francisco.
Thank you very much for the interview, best of luck guys.
Thanks!
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| Com Truise |
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