Available Today: August 5
Get our take on new albums from Conor Oberst, the Faint, Oxford Collapse, and more!
By Spin Staff 08.05.08 9:20 AM
Here's a rundown of what's available online and in record stores this week. Click each album title to read Spin's review:
Conor Oberst, Conor Oberst: The bummed-out bard reintroduces himself.
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Love as Laughter and Oxford Collapse Plan Tour Dates
Indie-rock mavens announce co-headlining tour, set to kick off Aug. 22 in Baltimore; Oxford Collapse tell SPIN.com what makes them love laughter.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.23.08 10:02 AM
Who? Love as Laughter, the Brooklyn-based indie-pop outfit led by Sam Jayne and signed to Isaac Brock's Glacial Pace Records; the group released their sixth full-length, Holy, last month. Oxford Collapse, the Brooklyn-based indie-pop trio (hey, wait a minute…) who are preparing to release their highly anticipated new long player, Bits, on Aug. 5 via Sub Pop.
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Oxford Collapse, Takka Takka Take Over Nation's Capital
Brooklyn bands open for the Scots of Frightened Rabbit, wow crowd.
By Jeffrey Parker 07.01.08 12:50 PM
A steamy night in the nation's capital was the scene for a sold-out show at Black Cat's backstage last night, June 30. Glasgow's Frightened Rabbit were headliners, but the opening bands demonstrated how exciting music can be on this side of the Atlantic. Takka Takka and Oxford Collapse more than took over the stage, albeit in very different ways.
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