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  See Thao & the Get Down Stay Down Mix and Match Faces in Playful 'Holy Roller' Video

  May 22, 2013 – Thao Nguyen drafted This American Life's Ira Glass and comedian John Hodgman to sing along in the video for "We the Common [for Valerie Bolden]," and the singer-songwriter has followed up that clip with another lip sync-heavy short, this time for "Holy Roller." The song was the first that Nguyen wrote for We the Common, her third album with backing band the Get Down Stay Down, and the video, directed by Mimi Cave, features a c …
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  See Thao & the Get Down Stay Down Lip Sync With Ira Glass for 'We the Common' Video

  April 11, 2013 – Back in January, SPIN premiered Thao & the Get Down Stay Down's "We the Common [For Valerie Bolden]," the slightly synth-infused folk-rock anthem that opens the band's recently released third album, We the Common. At the time, we wondered who the woman mentioned in the song's title was and now we have an answer. …
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  Hear Joanna Newsom Join Thao & the Get Down Stay Down For 'Kindness Be Conceived'

  January 24, 2013 – In comes another treat from the highly promising February 5 Thao & the Get Down Stay Down album, We the Common. In October we got our first taste via the spirited "Holy Roller." At the start of January, SPIN premiered the singularly anthemic "We the Common [For Valerie Bolden]." And now we can share what was, for us at least, the LP's most anticipated track: "Kindness Be Conceived" featuring Joanna Newsom. …
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  Hear Thao & the Get Down Stay Down's Singularly Anthemic 'We the Common'

  January 9, 2013 – Back in October we heard the quaint and bluesy first taste from We the Common, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down's forthcoming third album. "Holy Roller" was both spare and jangly, and the LP's just-out titular single starts much the same. …
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  Hear Thao & the Get Down Stay Down's Spirited 'Holy Roller'

  October 25, 2012 – "I am a woman of leisure," Thao Nguyen begins on "Holy Roller," the first song she wrote for upcoming third album with the Get Down Stay Down, but that understates her endeavors. We the Common, due out on February 5, 2013, in the U.S. …
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  Hot New Band: Portland Cello Project

  July 6, 2009 – The Portland Cello Project is a rotating cast of 8-16 classically trained cellists known for mixing Salt 'n' Pepa with Bach and providing the lush backdrop for some of indie rock's most compelling voices. …
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