It's the Supersound

A not really new, actually track from Blood Diamonds that tickled me so lovingly, I just had to post it up.
Blood Diamonds – Grins

This Canadian fella has been a little bit quiet through the second half of 2011, but this was a timely little reminder of why we love BD’s erratic interpretation of dreamwave’s standard tropes.

More Blood Diamonds here.

Also – what a dumbo for thinking Google would rank a DIY electronic act over the might of a Leo DiCaprio star vehicle, amirite?

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Mandu

Hi frenz, I have a new Winnie mix to share. xox

☮ ☯ ☢ ✔ ➝ Slow Your Roll :: mixed by Tristan Orchard

Mr Little Jeans – The Suburbs (Arcade Fire Cover)
Jai Paul – BTSTU (Edit)
ASAP Rocky – Get Lit (feat. Fat Tony)
::M?DE::IN::HEIGHTS:: – Wildflowers (Exhale Efreet)
Fred Falke – 808 Pm at the Beach
MartyParty – Mystery Dot
Mutt – Kush Talk
Neon Indian – Polish Girl
White Town – Your Woman (The White Panda Remix ft. Dorrough)
The Morning Benders – Excuses (Tribe Of Zebras Remix)
Blood Diamonds – Lasting Love
Purity Ring – Lofticries

posted by @tristanorchard

To give us a taste of the elaborate live setup with which Neon Indian have been touring their latest record, the awesome, electropop-heavy Era Extraña, the good people at For No One caught the band performing their awesomely titled track “Hex Girlfriend” in an unoccupied concert hall.

Continue reading: Neon Indian – “Hex Girlfriend”

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We preview this year’s unreal Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup on today’s SiriusXM Blog Radio show (full playlist + mp3s after the jump), starting at noon EST on Sirius XMU (and re-broadcast at midnight).

The 2011 FFF Fest goes down next weekend, November 4-6, at Auditorium Shores in Austin, and our friends at the Fest have hooked us up with some passes to give away, including one pair of highly coveted 3-day passes, as well as one pair of passes for each individual day. These also get you into all of the FFF Nites festivities, including our own. To win, all you have to do is like FFF Fest on Facebook, and leave the name of the band you’re most excited to see in the comments below.

playlist after the jump »

If you bought the deluxe vinyl edition of Neon Indian’s sophomore album, Era Extraña, you may have noticed this anonymous mixtape included in the package. That tape has now made itself onto the internet, with a nearly complete tracklist. Below, listen to the songs that Alan Palomo was probably listening to during the Era Extraña sessions.

Continue reading: Neon Indian – Era Extraña Mixtape

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