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Clean Cut Indie Rock From Holy Holy

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Australian duo Holy Holy started making waves when they released their single “History” last year, and now they’re back with another proper jam. “You Cannot Call For Love Like A Dog,” sounds like your classic indie rock song, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not worth your attention. Sometimes, classic is just what you need, and this song hits hard in all the right places, jamming through its duration and then kicking it up an extra notch at the end with a screaming guitar solo. Look out for more from these two, including an upcoming LP.

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Rad Re-Issue from Nar

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narHonestly, I didn’t really know anything about Nar until the other day while I was kicking it with the Jigsaw Records catalog.  Scrolling through their recent releases the name of Scott Miller caught my eye.  He’s most recently been associated with the most excellent English Singles, but I’m absolutely in love with his early 90s work with this group.  There’s hints of punk rock, but there’s also a bunch of devil-may-care attitude thrown in, making it a heap of fun…not to mention some of the softer indiepop hits at the end.  I put up a few songs for you to sample from the band’s History compilation.  Check them out, and pick them up.

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Download: Nar – Bad Thoughts [MP3]

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Download: Nar – Boring Facts [MP3]

Show Pics: Erasure @ ACL Live

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So this is a little off-topic for us, consider it a retro IT Department post. Erasure tickets were a final birthday present to the wife and I was given the opportunity to take photos of the show. This may surprise people, but it was one of the best shows this year. The sold out crowd was ready to have a great time, so many overheard conversations about the last time seeing them live. The venue was ideal. Andy Bell let it loose and left most of the crowd in awe that he still has it vocally.

There are a few more comments and plenty of glorious Bell/Clarke goodness after the break.

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