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Spooky Action At A Distance

Lotus Plaza – Monoliths

Lockett Pundt, the “other” guy from Deerhunter, offers up the most euphoric indie-gaze jam since “Desire Lines.”

I Love You, It's Cool

Bear In Heaven – Sinful Nature

Bear In Heaven finally manages to write a song worth blogging about.

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Outside Lands 2012 Lineup Announced

Outside Lands returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for its 5th year and MC Hammer is here to drop deets on the lineup.

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Django Django – Hail Bop

Django Django’s debut album is one of the best of the year and the “Hail Bop” is the perfect opener.

Happy To You

Miike Snow – Black Tin Box

Miike Snow co-opt the first couple words of a nursery rhyme and turn it into a hair raising, heart thumping voyage.

Port Of Morrow

The Shins – Bait And Switch

James Mercer gives up breaking bells to remind us how his songs are good enough to basically be the entire plot of a Natalie Portman flick.

Love At The Bottom Of The Sea

The Magnetic Fields – God Wants Us To Wait

The Magnetic Fields have finally kissed and made up with their synthesizers and you’ll never guess what they’re writing about this time around. (Just kidding, it’s more love songs.)

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Cosplay QTs at Wondercon

Photos of the cutest cosplayers to be found at Wondercon 2012 in Anaheim, CA.

Sounds From Nowheresville

The Ting Tings – Soul Killing

The dance-punk duo Ting Tings are finally back with more tunes, and “Soul Killing” is the best banger of the bunch.

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Grimes – Circumambient [VIDEO]

Some dude on YouTube mashes up one of the best new Grimes tracks with a French creep out flick and the results are pretty fantastic.

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