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  Watch Bat for Lashes Celebrate Valentine's Day by Slaying 'Marilyn' on Guitar

  February 12, 2013 – With Valentine's Day coming in hot, the usually fashion-minded folks over at Vogue have got love on the mind, and what better way to woo than with the right music? The publication kicked off a session series dubbed "Love Songs" on Sunday and have been sharing a video a day since. …
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  Widowspeak: Cinematic Brooklyn Duo Overcome Internal Strife

  January 23, 2013 – Who: After reluctantly joining up at the behest of drummer, founder, leader, and fellow Tacoma, Washington native Mike Stasiak in mid-2010, Widowspeak frontwoman Molly Hamilton was left in a weird spot when Stasiak quit the Brooklyn outfit last summer. "It's funny that he ended up leaving the band because he badgered her to start it," says guitarist Robert Earl Thomas, now Hamilton's writing partner and sole bandmate. …
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  Watch Widowspeak Relive Psychedelic '60s In 'Locusts' Video

  January 22, 2013 – Psych-folk act Widowspeak's new LP Almanac is out today on Captured Tracks, and to commemorate the event, the band released a new video for the track "Locusts." The video, directed by the Craig Brothers, harkens back to those '60s television performances (think Shindig!) with its grainy black-and-white footage, go-go dancers, and kooky German Expressionist stage setup. …
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  10 Albums You Can Hear Now: Toro y Moi, Christopher Owens, Camper Van Beethoven, More

  January 15, 2013 – It's Tuesday, which means it's time to hole up with some headphones and sample the 10 new albums below.1) Camper Van Beethoven, La Costa Perdida. "For 30 years and counting, Camper Van Beethoven have existed in a parallel-universe borderland, coming across like a punk band perpetually on a Balkan bluegrass bender. But they finally bring it all back home to their native California on their 10th album... …
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  Widowspeak Offer Slippery Psych-Folk on 'Thick as Thieves'

  January 9, 2013 – As we inch ever closer to the release of Widowspeak's second Captured Tracks album, Almanac, we get yet another angle on the Brooklyn-based dream-pop outfit. "Ballad of the Golden Hour" was a mellow strummer prone to moments of confident cacophony. "Dark Age" was a tough but pretty grinder in the tradition of Warpaint, offset with bright bursts of highlife guitar. …
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  Widowspeak Enter Tough but Pretty 'Dark Age'

  December 12, 2012 – As goes the Widowspeak lore, singer Molly Hamilton was once so shy that she'd have to leave the room while the rest of the band listened to what she'd recorded. But 2011's self-titled debut for Captured Tracks was a brightly blooming affair, and the Brooklyn-based group's upcoming follow-up LP, Almanac, due January 22, finds Hamilton farther out in front of Widowspeak's beautifully ethereal dream fuzz. …
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  Widowspeak Preview 'Almanac' LP With Mellow 'Golden' Strummer

  November 13, 2012 – Widowspeak's self-titled debut album last year on Captured Tracks showed the Brooklyn band had brighter pop charms than sublimely dusty early singles such as "Harsh Realm" had hinted. …
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