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  New Albums from Arcade Fire, Wavves, & 5 more!

  August 3, 2010 – Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today: Arcade Fire, The SuburbsIn a hopeless, heartless world, rock's righteous collective rides in to save our souls (again!)Read Review >> Wavves, King of the BeachSo-bored surf punk worships at altar of Billie Joe.Read Review >> Mt. St. …
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• Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, 'Where the Messengers Meet' (Dead Oceans)

  July 14, 2010 – Opener "At Night" finds this indie-rock quartet gazing over a dusky swamp from their front porch, repeating elliptical lyrics and blues-guitar grunts with escalating gusto as if they're repeatedly trying to strike a match. For the rest of this second album, the diverse clan (including a married couple and a 15-year-old drummer) wander in thistly darkness, laying down dour, bustling arrangements. …
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  EXCLUSIVE SONG: New Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

  May 25, 2010 – Seattle indie rockers Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band had a busy 2009: after emerging with aseries of hilarious online videos, the quartet rocked SXSW, was named a hot new band by SPIN, and even performed atop their namesake volcano in Washington State. On August 3, they'll return with Where the Messengers Meet, their second album, and SPIN.com has an exclusive download of one of its best tracks, "Leaving Trails," below! …
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  Hot New Band: Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

  March 26, 2009 – It's safe to say that most bands are in touch with their inner child, but Seattle indie rockers Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band have an actual adolescent keeping the beat: Marshall Verdoes, 14. "He destroyed drum sets when he was two," says bandleader Benjamin Verdoes, 27, whose mother adopted Marshall as a baby. …
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  Must Hear: Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

  March 3, 2009 – Seattle quintet Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band isn't your usual indie-rock group -- after all, they came to popularity with a series of goofy faux-instructional web videos (watch below), and their drummer, Marshall Verdoes, is only 14 years old. …
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