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    The Belgian band Showstar have a new album titled Think Ringo

    The new releases for 2010 are starting to pile up folks, so we'll have a new batch of songs ever Tuesday from all the latest, and greatest, releases.

    Showstar are from the small Belgian town of Huy, and are quite popular in their home country, France and the UK, and are still chipping away at building a strong North American following. Think Ringo was produced by Gareth Parton (The Go! Team, Foals, Pete And The Pirates) and recorded in London and Belgium. Showstar has previously opened for bands like The Rakes, The Thrills, Ash, Mogwai, The Charlatans, and Stereophonics. Think Ringo is available for pre-order now, and officially drops on Monday, Feb. 15th. We'll have another track from Showstar in our Valentine's playlist mixes later this week.

    "Gold Mine" - Showstar from Think Ringo

    "We Are the Residents of the Lost Club" - Showstar from Think Ringo

    Showstar Official website

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    More great releases this week worth your money include Yeasayer, Vinca Minor, Galactic, Hot Chip, Shellshag, Pantah Du Prince, Drew Danburry, Puerto Muerto. We also have new songs from recent releases from Yours Til Death, FM Belfast, and Brother Gruesome.

    "Ambling Alp" - Yeasayer from Odd Blood
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    "One Life Stand" - Hot Chip from One Life Stand
    Hot Chip official website

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    Raina Rose website

    "Drumming for Pistols" - Puerto Muerto from s/t debut
    Puerto Muerto on MySpace

    Recent releases from Yours Til Death, Brothers Gruesome & FM Belfast



    The following are songs that were either sent to us late, or that we didn't have time to listen to and publish prior to the release date. First up, a double shot from the Silverlake (an area of LA east of Hollywood) band Yours Til Death. The band was the brainchild of singer/songwriter Adam Ross, who recently completed a world tour as guitarist for Rihanna. Ahhh, but don't worry, the band, which also features drummer Hayden Scott and bassist Dave Berg - are alternative rockers who can deliver a thrashing, forward-driving sound ("Cut and Paste"), as well as catchy, melodic ballads, such as on the track, "Look the Other Way." Following Yours Til Death is Iceland's popular electro-indie band, FM Belfast and OK City's relatively unknown Brother Gruesome.

    "Cut and Paste" - Yours Til Death from their Delivered EP - released Jan. 7th

    "Look The Other Way" - Yours Til Death from their Delivered EP

    "Par Avion" - FM Belfast from How to Make Friends - released Feb. 2nd
    FM Belfast on MySpace

    "Naked Girls.com" - Brothers Gruesome from s/t EP - released Jan. 12th
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    At 7:53 PM , Anonymous WebDynamicsCSN said...

    I am really looking forward to get a copy of Showstar when it comes out. While I do not normal like female singers I was surprised by Puerto Muerto "drumming for pistols"

     

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