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Revisiting Young Fresh Fellows

August 21, 2012 nathan.lankford 2 comments

A few years back ago I sort of stumbled into Young Fresh Fellows by following the advice of a good Internet friend, and I’m grateful that I got that intro, though seeing as the band involves Scott McCaughey of Minus Five, and currently The Baseball Project, I should have known already. The group’s been around since the 80s, though there has often been distance between the releases of quirky power-pop. Luckily, Yep Roc is about to release Tiempo de Lujo, the group’s newest record. As they’ve grown older they’ve only gotten better, but since there aren’t any singles from the new LP, I wanted to share a gem off my favorite LP, The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest. If you love what you hear, do some research and get to know Young Fresh Fellows.

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Download:Young Fresh Fellows – All Messed Up [MP3]

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New Track from Sloan

February 23, 2011 nathan.lankford 3 comments

You don’t get much better than the Canadian group Sloan. They’ve been cranking out albums for years, giving us all a nice taste of blistering guitar pop that’s never failed to win this writer over. Now we’ve got news that the band are releasing their tenth album, The Double Cross, on May 10th via Yep Roc here in the States. One thing you can be absolutely sure about is that the record is going to be filled with hooks and sing-a-long moments that will stick in your head for years to come. Hopefully a single like this one will finally give more press to the much deserving band, as there are very few who’ve done it for so long, so successfully. And, if you’re just stumbling across the band, go back and check out the 30-odd track from Never Hear the End of It, quietly released a few years back.

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Download: Sloan – Follow The Leader [MP3]

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