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  New Song: David Byrne Parties with Brazilian Girls

  March 27, 2009 – Sometimes the best way to respond to a record label's demands is to act creatively -- and that's exactly what NYC dance-poppers Brazilian Girls did when their label requested an English-language version of "I'm Losing Myself," from their 2008 record, New York City.Instead of merely going through the motions and re-recording the tune, they got former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne to contribute new vocals. "We immediately resisted t …
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  TV on the Radio, the Roots, Nas Sing Nat King Cole

  November 21, 2008 – A formidable slew of today's finest artists -- including TV on the Radio, the Roots, and Nas -- have re-imagined classic tunes by the late crooner Nat King Cole for a new compilation in memory of his legacy. The album is entitled Re:Generations and will arrive March 10 via Capitol/EMI and King Cole Partners & Productions. …
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  Brazilian Girls

  July 30, 2008 – What? No, they're not Brazilian, and only one of the members is actually female, but then again, NYC's schizo-phonic Brazilian Girls have always strove to be anything but themselves. Between the down-tempo lounge excursions of 2005's self-titled debut and the threatening house-driven atmospheres of 2006's Talk to La Bomb, the Girls' sonic designs are as interchangeably -- and irresistibly -- garish as their stage getups can often be. …
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  New Brazilian Girls Album Due Aug. 5

  June 9, 2008 – On Aug. 5 the eclectic, world music-tinged act know as Brazilian Girls will -- despite their south-of-the-border namesake -- return with the band's most appropriately titled record yet: New York City. As the Big Apple-based trio's third full-length to date, the new set -- according to a Pitchfork report -- will feature contributions from Senegalese singer Baaba Maal and jazz percussionist Kenny Wollesen and his Himalayas. …
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