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New Downloads This Week:
Hives Interview! - Exclusive Interview with Hives drummer Chris Dangerous
Morr Music Sampler - Populous - our favorite German label will be releasing A Number of Small Things: Collection of Morr Music next week
Bright Eyes (Exclusive Live Version) - Darfur Charity Album out end of November - listen now!
Jens Lekman - two new tracks available off the new album

 

MGMT / Grand Buffet / Of Montreal at Great American
When it comes to putting on a full-blown spectacle, no one beats Kevin Barnes and crew.
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Exclusive Interview with The Hives!
betterPropaganda recently interviewed Hives drummer Chris Dangerous. Check it out!
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Robbers on High Street: live at Café Du Nord
Far from seeming stiff, that “whose scene is this anyway” vibe made the whole night feel new and grand, like an extended first date or a rad redux of your high school prom.
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The End of Web Radio?
Recent government actions may mean the end of non corporate Internet Radio.
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The Rapture Interview
betterPropaganda talks with Rapture drummer Vito Roccoforte during the recent Be The Riottt Festival.
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31 Knots - The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere
As our good pal Philip K. Dick said, “sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane.” And therein lies the appeal of The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere.
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CocoRosie: Rainbowarriors
A dreamy wash of rhythm and atmosphere, "Rainbowarriors" manages to sound simultaneously very current and altogether timeless. Because I don't think I've heard a piece of 21st-century pop...
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CSS Interview
Watch this exclusive interview with CSS / Cansei De Ser Sexy!
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Danger Mouse Interview
Check out this classic Danger Mouse interview back before DANGERDOOM took over the world.
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Georgia Ann Muldrow Playlist
The Georgia Ann Muldrow similar artists playlist is an eclectic mix of what's best on betterPropaganda. Listen Here
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Brazilian Girls: Jique
Never mind the videos, never mind the remixes, just download this and listen to what your ears are hearing. Nah, it's not great art but this knowing mix of dirty synth lines, electronica g...
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Mike Patton's Peeping Tom w/ Dan the Automator
Concert Review, Peeping Tom at Irving Plaza, NYC: Mike Patton is still packing a punch and the house.
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David Byrne & Brian Eno: Regiment
If songs from the landmark My Life in the Bush of Ghosts album, dating back to 1981, sound far less bizarre than they did 25 years ago, consider that a testament to how prescient a recordin...
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Electric Soft Parade: If That's the Case, Then I Don't Know
At once squonky and lithe, the latest effort from the British brother duo the Electric Soft Parade features anthemic chords and resounding beats, scuffed up fetchingly with fuzzy guitars ...
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Girl Talk Interview
betterPropaganda talks girly with GIRL TALK.
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Jens Lekman: Collection of Songs
Jens Lekman, currently on tour, has amassed quite a song collection on betterPropaganda. Click here to listen to a collection of songs from his past five releases including his most recent ...
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The Shins: Phantom Limb
The Shins' frontman, James Mercer, has the rare if not unique capacity to be deeply sincere while singing lyrics that you can't really understand. Maybe it's because his melodies ...
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Rilo Kiley Live at the Warfield
Rilo Kiley opened the North American tour in support of their latest album, Under the Blacklight, at the Warfield in San Francisco on Thursday. The enthusiastic sold out crowd seemed ready ...
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Exclusive Spank Rock Interview
Naeem Juwan, better known as MC Spank Rock, illuminates about all things Spank Rock.
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Stereoprimer / A is for Algorithm - self titled LP
This monstrous 75 minute LP is decidedly difficult to pin down – an alluring wash of stutters and blips, bent synth lines and electrostrange moans.
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Pop Levi Interview
Exclusive Pop Levi Interview!
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Plug Research Interview
Plug Research is an inventive, hybrid-generating independent label operating out of Los Angeles. While working with a global roster of artists like Camping and Milosh, at the label's core ...
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4/25 betterPropaganda Newsletter: Issue 10
Featured downloads from the new Dosh, Destroyer plus more. Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of April 25th. Click here
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60 Watt Kid - 2012 Breakdown
Do you remember the scene in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas when Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo are stumbling through that circus-themed casino just after inhaling ether through the American flag...
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An Interview with Brian Deck
Brian Deck is the man behind the scene, but not just any scene. He is the man behind the scene of many brilliant records in recent history.
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Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
The addition of more live instrumentation and change of lyrical topics is a natural growth for Atmosphere that seems long overdue.
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Best of 2007 - Part II
Part II of the betterPropaganda Best of 07! Continue reading to see the rest of our honorable mentions.
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Best of the Web - Muxtape
Yeah, Muxtape is already 100 in internet hype years, but we're hooked on the sheer simplicity and flexibility it offers.
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Best of the Web 4/8
Read on for some of our favorite discoveries from around the web this week. (via Brooklyn Vegan, Local Cut, Stereogum plus more)
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Best of the Web: Fabulist
Fabulist is a cultural grab bag - music highlights, yes, but they also feature art and architecture, consumer culture, videos, oddball news, and whatever else comes on their radar.
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Best of the Web: Gabba
Gabba is user-driven: anyone can submit a song, but tracks are hand-picked for the front page by an editorial staff.
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Best of the Web: Largehearted Boy
Largehearted Boy is one of the most immaculately maintained culture repositories on the web.
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Best of the Web: Motel De Moka
We love Motel De Moka for two simple reasons - wicked variety and impeccable taste.
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Best of the Web: Said the Gramophone
If music criticism is an artform, Said the Gramophone is the abstract impressionist of the bunch.
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Best of the Web: Samurai.fm
Anyone can throw together an internet radio station; nobody does it with more class and savvy than Samurai.
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Best of the Web: Soul Sides
Soul Sides: unquestionably the best destination for compelling cuts that saw their heyday before this generation's time.
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Best of the Web: Take Away Shows
Take Away Shows is probably the single most engrossing music video site around.
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Best of the Web: The Sixty-One
The Sixty-One takes two very common ideas and merges them into one weird one. Like thousands of other sites, The 61 is a music discovery site.
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 5/16
Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of May 16th. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 5/2
Featured downloads from the new Shy Child, Osborne plus more. Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of May 2nd. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 5/23
Featured downloads from the new Ratatat, HEALTH plus more. Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of May 23rd. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 5/30
Featured downloads from the new The Chap, Sigur Ros plus more. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 5/9
Featured downloads from the new Herbaliser, Presets plus more. Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of May 9th. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 6/13
Click here to read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of June 13th.
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 6/20
Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of June 20th. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 6/27
Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of June 27th. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 6/6
Featured downloads from the new PlayDoe, Tu Fawning plus more. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 7/11
Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of July 11th. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 7/18
Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of July 18th. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 7/25
Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of July 25th. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: 7/4 - Happy Fourth!
Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of July 4th. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: Issue 2
Featured downloads from Why?, Del the Funky Homosapien plus more. Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of March 3rd. Click Here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: Issue 3
Featured downloads from the new Bippp Compilation, Panther plus more. Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of March 10th. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: Issue 4
Featured downloads from the new Eliot Lipp, No Kids plus more. Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of March 14th. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: Issue 5
Featured downloads from the new Clark, Peter Morén plus more. Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of March 21st. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: Issue 7
Featured downloads from the new Ladytron, Daedelus plus more. Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of April 7th. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: Issue 8
Featured downloads from the new Crystal Castles, M83 plus more. Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of April 14th. Click here
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betterPropaganda Newsletter: Issue 9
Featured downloads from the new Wolf Parade, JDSY plus more. Read our picks and download the featured songs for the week of April 21st. Click here
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betterPropaganda Podcast: Spring 2008 Mix
A hefty hour-long mix of some of our favorite jams of the season. Subscribe to our podcast
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Calico Horse - Mirror
From the opening bells of "All We've Left to Do is Pay the Boatman", Calico Horse takes us on a dream-like journey aboard a rickety boat made of lost love, life, and direction.
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Cassettes Won't Listen: Collection of Songs
We have a great collection of songs from Cassettes Won’t Listen. Click here to listen and download four free tunes.
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Collection of Songs: Eliot Lipp
We've been a fan of Eliot Lipp since his early days and have the songs to prove it to you.
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Dan Deacon Live at Great American Music Hall
What he does is not a secret: if you're already a follower, you pretty much know what kind of weirdfest you're getting into.
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Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Narrow Stairs is full of introspective narratives, ones that describe pivotal moments in the pursuit of self-discovery and the failure to find one’s own path.
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Dizzee Rascal - Maths and English
The album feels like a rough prototype of a new style, all the rough edges and bizarre unnecessary growths still attached.
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Easter Egg: Wiggers and Hipsters Vol 1
A free mixtape (free! more on this later) drops into my lap – or the digital equivalent of my lap – with the tagline, "hey, you might like this. It's pretty much Girl Talk 2."
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Fabulist Presents: Orouni
Today we've got a track from Orouni, "Panic at the Beehive," which was recommended by Olga and the Fabulist crew.
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Fingertips Explores the Archives: Badly Drawn Boy - Once Around the Block
"Once Around the Block" never fails to sound like a bolt from the blue, unlike anything around it.
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Fingertips Explores the Archives: Guided By Voices - Gonna Never Have to Die
Dayton, Ohio-based Guided By Voices accumulated one of the most daunting catalogs of music in the history of independent rock'n'roll.
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Fingertips Explores the Archives: Orenda Fink - Bloodline
Formerly one-half of the the delicate Georgia duo Azure Ray, Orenda Fink emerged on her first solo CD in 2005 with a striking new musical persona: tough, propulsive, and vibrant.
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Fingertips Explores the Archives: Tom Vek - I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes
Hey, kids--the robots are having a dance party in the anvil factory. Cool!
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Fleet Foxes - Live in San Francisco 6/26
I've been to hundreds of shows in my life - possibly approaching 4 figures. Never in my life has a band sounded as perfect live as Fleet Foxes.
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Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
Flying Lotus' new album, Los Angeles, is a soulful blend of R&B rhythms and electronic experimentation.
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Fourth Anniversary Party!
Thanks to everyone who came out to our anniversary party. Lemonade, Official Tourist and Ghosts on Tape all had amazing performances.
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From the Archives 6/13: Grizzly Bear - On a Neck, On a Spit
In light of "Best of the Web" this week, I'd like you to listen to "On a Neck, On a Spit" and take a look at The Take Away Shows' video of "The Knife."
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From the Archives 6/6: Minus Story - You Were On My Side
Minus Story is a band that I'm not reminded of too often, but 2004's The Captain is Dead, Let the Drum Corpse Dance still comes back to me.
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From the Archives: Howard Hello
We're kicking off a series designed to highlight the older tracks we rediscovered or the ones that stuck with us all along. Howard Hello's "Belief" is the first installation in the series.
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From the Archives: Octopus Project
Picture this: It is the year 2010. You are a robot. Yes, in two years you will be a robot.
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From the Archives: The Perceptionists
Anyone who claims even surface knowledge of underground hip hop needs to back their credibility on the essential releases of Mr. Lif and Akrobatik.
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Grand Archives Out February 19th
Any fan of Band of Horses will love Grand Archives. Mat Brooke's voice shines, having a similar timbre to Archer Prewitt but, with all the vocal harmonies fluttering together, sounding lik...
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Hear it Here First: Dreamend
New from Dreamend: Download "Are You Waking" here on betterPropaganda first!
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Jimmy Edgar Interview
The world will be hearing a lot from Detroit's 22 year-old Jimmy Edgar, who's got a new CD out on the very prestigious electronic label Warp. While music is his first love, he's also adept...
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June Album Releases
Click on the below album titles to check out artwork and download a FREE MP3 from each of these releases.
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Label Spotlight: Morr Music
Morr is a Berlin based independent record label specializing in IDM electronic blended with shoegazey post-rock.
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Label Spotlight: Mush Records
The folks at Mush Records aren't interested in being tied to any one sound, and they certainly aren't afraid of taking risks.
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M83: Saturdays=Youth
Anthony Gonzalez, better known as M83, has built a career on ambient, yet progressive shoegaze music.
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May Album Releases: 5/16 More Added!

Click on the below album titles to check out artwork and download a FREE MP3 from each of these releases!

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Metronomy - Pip Paine (Pay The £5000 You Owe)

There's a saying by Albert Einstein: "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." Pip Paine (Pay The £5000 You Owe) gracefully responds: "up yours, Al!"

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Mount Eerie: Black Wooden Ceiling Opening EP
Emerging as The Microphones in the late '90s, Phil Elvrum built a cult following, common amongst K Records artists.
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My Morning Jacket / Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes seems to be the album that My Morning Jacket would progress towards, one that is vocally robust and musically dusty.
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New Podcast on iTunes Now!
betterPropaganda's podcast is back with another installment - The Best of February (with a few classics thrown in for good measure).
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New Podcast Up: 6/2
Got iTunes? Click here to subscribe and get the latest episode.
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New Site Features: Weekly Podcast, RSS feed, and more
You may have noticed a couple new buttons located above our navigation menus - we've recently made some upgrades to feed you our content in a more efficient manner.
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No Age - Nouns
On their sophomore release, No Age has created a sound that is, at times, as artistic as Liars, as volatile as Lightning Bolt, and as inspiring as Nirvana.
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Noise Pop '08: Opening Night Party
The festivities kicked off on Tuesday night at The Rickshaw Stop with Tempo No Tempo and Mika Miko.
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Noise Pop '08: The Walkmen
On Wednesday, February 27th The Walkmen performed at The Independent in SF for Noise Pop 2008.
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Pinback Live at the Fillmore
With driving force and a straight- forward stage presence, Pinback rocked a full house at the Fillmore last Sunday night.
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Ratatat - LP3
The key to Ratatat's successful fusion is not their experimental or dance inclinations, but their impeccable ear for basic rhythm and melody.
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Rock Sellout Presents: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
With a name like Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, you know this is a band that's more concerned with their music than long term brand viability.
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Rock Sellout Presents: Turn Blue
Here's the first installment of what will become an ongoing feature: an introduction to the best new bands around, delivered by some of our favorite blogs.
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Said the Gramophone Presents: Hologram
Hologram is a miracle disguised as an everyday event. To best describe what I mean, think of, well, think of a hologram.
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SF Events Calendar June 26 - June 29, 2008
Have a better weekend with the betterPropaganda San Francisco Events Calendar for this Thursday through Sunday.
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Shugo Tokumaru - Exit
With the release of his latest album, Japan's best kept secret is poised to become an international wonder.
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Sigur Ros - With a Buzz in Our Ears, We Play Endlessly
There is no other band that can make you feel more inadequately human than Sigur Ros.
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Song of the Day 4/10: UFO! - Forbidden Love
Perhaps this is not what I expected from an artist with an exclamation point in his name.
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Song of the Day 4/14: JDSY - Smoke and Mirrors
"Smoke and Mirrors" from JDSY sets in like an anxious daydream, spotted with bells and blips that wander around like submarine pings.
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Song of the Day 4/16: Wolf Parade - Call it a Ritual
Wolf Parade is back, clutching their scope of self-propagated influences like a bouquet of ravaged flowers.
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Song of the Day 4/17: No Age - Eraser
Is "Eraser" a pop song with a noisy backdrop, or a punk bender that leaves room between the chords for some jangly guitar tambourine?
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Song of the Day 4/2: Ladytron - Black Cat
Driven by bass and drums - which sound like they're trying to pound their way out of a black hole - this track is fuller, darker, a marked step up from their past work.
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Song of the Day 4/21: Dosh - If You Want To, You Have To
Dosh spends a fair amount of time on tour with Andrew Bird, and it's clear that Bird's sideways composition has an influence on him.
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Song of the Day 4/22: Destroyer - Dark Leaves Form a Thread
I love Destroyer for fuller instrumentation and a cagier lyrical vibe.
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Song of the Day 4/23: James Pants - We're Through
James Pants is a little bit weird - "We're Through" sort of blurs the line between parody and tribute.
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Song of the Day 4/28: Shy Child - Astronaut
One part psychedelic for every three parts body-moving, Shy Child is the latest gem on the Kill Rock Stars roster.
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Song of the Day 4/29: Osborne - There
This a dark track, but without the sense of panic - Osborne offers in its place an air of muted anticipation.

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Song of the Day 4/30: Boddicker - When I Go Out
If you're the type of listener who throws on some early Modest Mouse every so often for nostalgia's sake - then Boddicker is right up your alley.
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Song of the Day 4/7: Port O'Brien - I Woke Up Today
Two weeks after moving to San Francisco, I came across a pile of junk on the sidewalk, adorned with a handwritten note...
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Song of the Day 4/9: Jamie Lidell - Little Bit of Feel Good (Mochipet remix)
It's no surprise Mochipet's remix of Jamie Lidell's "Little Bit of Feel Good" is satisfying and off-kilter.
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Song of the Day 5/12: Animal Collective - Water Curses
Animal Collective is perhaps most lauded for their hyper-aggressive commitment to lovingly dismantling and reassembling the definition of freak-pop as they see fit.
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Song of the Day 5/15: Tim Fite - Big Mistake
Most telling about Tim Fite, I think, is the heavy presence of The Mountain Goats in the betterPropaganda similars section.
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Song of the Day 5/19: HEALTH - Triceratops (CFCF remix)
HEALTH is a strange, isolated case - a thrash+reverb outfit that found their way onto the electro remix circuit...
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Song of the Day 5/20: Lykke Li - Dance, Dance, Dance
All trends reach a saturation point, and I don't think it's a huge leap to say that the archetype of smoky, adorable female vocalist is just about there.
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Song of the Day 5/21: Ratatat - Shiller
At this point, it seems effortless for Ratatat. Their progression has been natural and at the same time stunning.
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Song of the Day 5/28: M83 - We Own The Sky (Maps Remix)
Maps and M83 is quite the appropriate pairing - two spacey, shoegaze acts that would nestle up alongside each other quite nicely on a mix CD.
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Song of the Day 5/30: The Chap - They Have A Name
Everyone loves a band that can flash a sense of humor and lay down some genuinely sweet music to go with it - think Hot Chip or !!!'s weird delivery.
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Song of the Day 5/5: Herbaliser - You're Not All That
"You're Not All That" is a straight throwback jam, hitting those uptempo soul / funk lines with vintage flair.
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Song of the Day 5/6: (Bon Iver Remix) The Rosebuds - Get Up Get Out
Justin Vernon's remix of "Get Up, Get Out" has a bright, cold feeling to it, something like being in a spacious white-walled auditorium with your eyes closed.
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Song of the Day 5/8: The Presets - This Boy's in Love (Lifelike Remix)
Today we're featuring a Lifelike remix of This Boy's in Love, which is about as electro and bloggy as you can get.
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Song of the Day 6/10: Chairlift - Evident Utensil (MGMT Remix)
Three things I like about MGMT's remix of Chairlift's "Evident Utensil":
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Song of the Day 6/11: The Chap - They Have A Name (Atlas Sound Remix)
Today, we feature a song masquerading as a remix of "They Have A Name."
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Song of the Day 6/12: CB Radio - Muevete
Always a sucker for the slow builder, I immediately latched on to CB Radio's "Muevete."
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Song of the Day 6/16: Marlena Shaw - California Soul (Diplo Remix)
Diplo's got a little bit of a soft spot for the classics. This time around, he's punched up Marlena Shaw's rendition of "California Soul."
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Song of the Day 6/17: Golden Animals - Try On Me
The album's called Free Your Mind and Win a Pony, which should maybe tell you something about the Golden Animals.
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Song of the Day 6/18: Starfucker - German Love
This song itself gives you the same goofy, sort of juvenile warmth that their name conjures.
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Song of the Day 6/19: The Whip - Divebomb (Crystal Castles Remix)
In continuing with our trend of an upbeat week, we bring you a Crystal Castles remix of The Whip's "Divebomb."
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Song of the Day 6/2: Booka Shade - The Sun & The Neon Light
Some tracks are inherently visual in that they trigger strong, sequenced scenes inside the listener's mind.
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Song of the Day 6/23: Alias - Well Water Black feat WHY?
Alias's "Well Water Black" whipped me sideways when the first verse kicked in.
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Song of the Day 6/24: Sebastien Tellier - Sexual Sportswear (Donovan Remix)
The whole track's strung out on this crazy, relentless tension, so by the end you're left breathless and exhausted.
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Song of the Day 6/25: Pink Skull - Crambodia (Plastic Little Remix)
Ghostface Killa, Spank Rock and Amanda Blank take turns on this track, which sounds like a grip of electrical wires being torn apart.
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Song of the Day 6/26: The Dutchess & The Duke - Reservoir Park
Jesse Lortz sounds distinctly Jaggeresque in his vocal timbre, but Dylanesque in his prophetic lyricism.
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Song of the Day 6/3: Tu Fawning: Out Like Bats
The intro instantly recalls the sloshed, fuzzy intonations of early Sunset Rubdown demos - a comparison that rolls back around in decentered guitar and piano breaks.
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Song of the Day 6/30: Van She - Strangers (Van She Tech Remix)
Call me a sucker for electro or whatever, but three words in the right order never fail to get me giddy: Van She Tech.
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Song of the Day 6/4: Panther - Diamonds, Violence (E*Rock Remix)
If you've ever been to a science museum, you've probably played with one of those beds of pins that molds to your touch...
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Song of the Day 6/5: PlayDoe - It's That Beat
On one hand, Playdoe's "It's That Beat" will unequivocally recall one of your favorite electro / hip hop acts of the past few years.
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Song of the Day 6/9: The Poison Arrows - Casual Wave
A drillbit guitar line drives a hole through a wide mesh of drums, resulting in a churning buzz that carries through most of the song.
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Song of the Day 7/1: Lithops - Rosa in a Light Speed Vessel
"Rosa in a Light Speed Vessel" from Lithops

is experimental dissonance at its finest.
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Song of the Day 7/10: Duchess Says - Ccut Up
I've long thought that Alice Glass could be chiptone's answer to the early, iconic form of Karen O.
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Song of the Day 7/14: Ladyhawke - Paris Is Burning (Alex Gopher Remix)
Ladyhawke has built quite a name for herself in the past year - she's become notorious for a heavily 80s-influenced sound.
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Song of the Day 7/15: Rainbow Arabia - Omar K
These relative unknowns from Los Angeles hit a musical vein that's never been handled so well before.
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Song of the Day 7/16: Oneida - Preteen Weaponry
Halfway between Godspeed You! Black Emperor's menacing downswings and the fiercest of tribal drum circles lies Oneida.
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Song of the Day 7/17: Irmin Schmidt - Kick On The Floods (Das Eb Remix)
Partnering with breakbeat pioneer, Kumo, Irmin Schmidt has been perfecting his electronic experimentalism since the beginning of the decade.
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Song of the Day 7/2: The Death Set - Negative Thinking
The Death Set is startlingly adept at delivering chirpy punk songs in tight packages.
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Song of the Day 7/21: Mercury Rev - Senses On Fire
I've got to take Mercury Rev to task for the name of this track - "Senses on Fire".
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Song of the Day 7/22: Prints - Yippy
Their precision on this track is surreal, so why not show it off by making the production and musicianship as tight as possible?
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Song of the Day 7/23: Kristoffer Ragnstam - Swing That Tambourine
Sometimes you need a song that purges all the tension and anxiety from your body. This is that song.
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Song of the Day 7/24: Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
In a parallel universe, a just-okay band is about to open a gig for someone pretty famous, like Modest Mouse or The Shins.
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Song of the Day 7/3: Mogwai - The Sun Smells Too Loud
Mogwai reminds us that their sweeping post-rock compositions are infinitely more re-listenable than most any other group in the genre.
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Song of the Day 7/7: Electric President - Monsters
Electric President Electric President's "Monsters" seems similar to many things and not quite identical to anything.
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Song of the Day 7/8: Architecture in Helsinki - One Heavy February 2008
Notorious twee-irdos Architecture in Helsinki bring us "One Heavy February 2008," a rearrangement of the opening track on Fingers Crossed.
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Song of the Day 7/9: Head Like A Kite - No Ordinary Caveman
"No Ordinary Caveman" from Head Like a Kite has the body of an odd and introverted man, but with a faint electric glow.
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Staff Picks: New Playlists!
Our staff picks section is fresh off a round of updates, featuring four new playlists from the core staff at betterPropaganda.
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Tapes n Tapes: Walk It Off
No current band has blended the sound of The Pixies and Pavement as well as Tapes ‘n Tapes, which requires the utmost creativity and talent.
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Thao: We Brave Bee Stings and All
There's flutter all over this album: clucky beatboxing, hyper-caffeinated guitar lines, hand claps and hums.
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The Apes: Record Release Show in DC
The Apes put on a solid album release show at DC's Black Cat, but through no fault of their own it wasn't what it could have been.
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The betterPropaganda Newsletter
The betterPropaganda weekly newsletter is back with a completely revamped layout. Click here to find out what our featured songs are for the week.
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The Ruby Suns - Sea Lion
“Blue Penguin,” the first track off of Sea Lion, The Ruby Suns' sophomore album, begins with a dragging acoustic guitar and ambient noise, a combination that would have fit well on Animal C...
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The Walkmen - In the New Year
On September 16, 2008, The Walkmen will release their fifth full-length album, You & Me.
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Vampire Weekend Review
There's a lot of pretension in singing about week-long vacations in San Juan and checking out your romance studies professor, yes, but at least they aren't bullshitting anyone.
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Weekly Batch: July 14-18
Every Friday we bring you our weekly batch of uploads. Download all the songs that went up the week of 7/14-7/18 right here, right now.
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Weekly Batch: July 21-25
Every Friday we bring you our weekly batch of uploads. Download all the songs that went up the week of 7/21-7/25 right here, right now.
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Xiu Xiu: Collection of Songs
Xiu Xiu, along with their most recent release, Women As Lovers, has amassed quite a song collection on betterPropaganda. Download six free tunes from their past five releases.
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Hip Hop Top DownloadsSTREAM 
01. Zion I - Trippin
02. The Crack Emcee - Desperate Measures
03. Wax Tailor - Que Sera
04. Herbaliser - Kittynapper
05. The Perceptionists - Let's Move
06. Brother El - The King Of 43rd
07. Lady Sovereign - Random
08. Medina Green - Yo Yo Yo feat Mos Def
09. Bookworm - The Family Arsenal
10. Black Market Militia - Audobon Ballroom feat. Dead Prez
Electronic Top DownloadsSTREAM 
01. The Whip - Divebomb (Crystal Castles Remix)
02. Nouvelle Vague - Just Can't Get Enough
03. Ladytron - Destroy Everything
04. Klaxons - Atlantis To Interzone
05. New Young Pony Club - The Bomb
06. Squarepusher - Ultravisitor
07. Herbaliser - Kittynapper
08. Stars Like Fleas - As Hard As You Want
09. Blaktroniks - My Word
10. Afro Mystik - Miracles
Rock Top DownloadsSTREAM 
01. Peter Bjorn And John - Young Folks
02. Starfucker - German Love
03. TV On The Radio - Dreams
04. Man Man - Van Helsing Boombox
05. TV On The Radio - Staring At The Sun
06. Babyshambles - Delivery
07. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
08. TV On The Radio - Dry Drunk Emperor
09. Hot Hot Heat - Bandages
10. Diamond Nights - The Girls Attractive
Other Top DownloadsSTREAM 
01. Sir Shina Peters and his International Stars - Yabis
02. Marlena Shaw - California Soul (Diplo Remix)
03. Noam Chomsky - U.S. Doctrinal Constraints On Middle East P...
04. Quincy Jones and Bill Cosby - Chester's Soul Kitchen (Marc...
05. Noam Chomsky - Big Business And The General Population - A...
06. Nina Simone - Revolution
07. Jello Biafra - Miscue 911
08. Jello Biafra - Propane and Propane Accessories
09. Kaki King - Kewpie Station
10. Drums & Tuba - The Mummy
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