Last weekend Passion Pit played Central Park, and wooed the crowd with their high pitched pop. The only thing better than hanging out at the show (we were all there!) was the chance to capture all the action on film. Now we've got the entire set of synth-y dance goodness on tape. Rejoice, sleepyheads.

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Over the past day or so LCD Soundsystem has taken a sudden interest in his facebook page and leaked some exciting news about an upcoming album and tour.

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Yo La Tengo played a nostalgic set at Roseland Ballroom last Friday coming off their most successful album release Popular Songs earlier this month with host John Oliver, and performances by The Black Lips and Susquehanna Industrial Tool and Die Co (in the lobby).

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Fight!
Last Friday, another drunken indie rock tussle reminded the world that everyone can feud just as well as rappers. Sure, some do it without the gang affiliations, and a bit more drinking. Violence isn't the answer, it is the question? And the answer is because publicity. Right.

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Setting the hard hitting, distorted fuzz of Actor's "Marrow" to visuals takes Annie Clark strolling down a dusty, dirt road in what looks to the California desert for St. Vincent's latest video. Along the way, Annie recruits a variety of highway types, stopping them in their tracks during the tunes' pulsating, four on the floor choruses. Victims of car troubles, burly road workers, pesky teenage dirt bike gangs, and a pair of cops and their latest prey find themselves caught up in a trance at the site of Ms. Clark...with good reason. Our freckle faced beaut probably demands a similar reaction anytime she's out and about in her day to day life. I know my roomie recently fell for it.

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Here's a perfect visual to accompany the first single from Owen's new album, New Leaves (Polyvinyl). Here Mike Kinsella shares the cramped quarters of a photo booth with a number of folks he admires, bad habits and all. Striking a perfect chord - one that rings nostalgic, melancholy, lively, and heartfelt all at once - this video for "Good Friends, and Bad Habits" is simple in its' execution, yet presses oh so nicely upon the heart. My personal favorite? The fellow who always bets on "Da Bears!"

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With 2008's Lunglight hardly put to rest, The Shaky Hands continue to crank out new material with the eleven-track LP release Let It Die. Boasting a cleaner mix and tighter layers, the album rocks just a little bit less than its predecessor, which is actually a good thing, especially for fans of the band's earlier material.

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In addition to giving The Guest Apartment a stirring, acoustic performance, Matisyahu sat down with Baeble to eloquently discuss the roots of his latest album Light, the people and places that ultimately had a say in its' outcome, as well as some of the influences, inspirations, and motivations that guide him to this day.

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Thom Yorke announced on the Radiohead blog that he started a new band to perform his catalogue of solo tunes.

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Matisyahu's latest album Light is a rich and robust collection of studio thumpers, inspired by a three year period of religious teachings, and pulling musical inspirations from his vast travels across the crust of this big blue globe along the way. In support of the release, Baeble was ever so lucky to be given the opportunity to open the doors of The Guest Apartment up to the reggae superstar, capturing this authentic, unassuming performance during Matis' stay here.

Aligned in what the group call the "dub trio" formation, Matis, along with guitarist Aaron Dugan and keyboard player Rob Marscher, give listeners a unique glimpse of the modest places several songs from Light most likely sprung from. During the session, the trio build mood and intensity with help of Dugan's pristine fingerings on the acoustic guitar, Marscher's billowy palms of warm keyboard work, and, of course, Matis' impeccable pairing of his humanistic message with lodged in your head type melodies. It's a mostly mellow makeup; that is until Matis' startling, yet god-given talent for beat boxing seizes all attention, bringing the universal, spiritual heart of his life and his music alive for all peoples lucky enough to hear it.

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Now streaming: the soundtrack to the new (very buzzed about) film adaptation by Spike Jonze of the Maurice Sendak classic story Where The Wild Things Are, penned by the Yeah Yeah Yeah's front-lady and friends, dubbed Karen O and The Kids .Put on your wolf costumes and let's listen!

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The self-titled debut from The XX has a striking subtlety, a poignant disorganization, and a series of affecting lyrics; a trifecta of immaturity rarely accomplished by such a young, brash band. There is a formidable lack of gimmicks. There is no discernible self-righteous song-writing. XX has almost no climactic moments, no shimmering orchestral magic. There is little to no innovation. But something is pulling at the ears, an undertow of raw emotion and desire, squeezing the heart.

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There was much merriment at Brooklyn's Union Pool last Tuesday night, where Denmark's Slaraffenland (say Sluh-raf'-in-luhnd) wrapped up their States-side tour and celebrated last week's release of We're on Your Side (Hometapes), the follow up to 2007's Private Cinema.

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Pictures By Maureen Pitz
It felt like history in the making when frontman Thomas Mars thanked the crowd for supporting four boys from Paris playing Central Park.

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We're trying not to take sides here, but we thought you should know that sometime after our filming of Wavves at the Market Hotel on Friday night, there was a bar brawl in Williamsburg. The details are unclear, but we know it involved members of Wavves and their crew, and Jared Swilley of the The Black Lips. And it got bloody!

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Just to give those of you that are unfamiliar with the Turbo Fruits an idea of what we're dealing with here, the band cites as some of their favorite pastimes "cliff jumping, cheap domestic beer, chainsaws, and porn".

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This past August the San Francisco based quartet Butterfly Bones released their first 5 song EP Pretty Feelings on Secret Sauce Records and since have been skipping around sprinkling their magic mix of colorful space blips and hip pop rock all over this fair country.

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Austin's 4th annual Fun Fun Fun Fest is offering some pretty cool prizes this year and all you have to do is click around their website for the next month or so.

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Some time after 10:30 on a Tuesday night, the Drums, led by best friends Jonathan Pierce, a New Yorker and the band's lead singer, and Jacob Graham, a Floridian, began a night of hand claps and helicopter arms, tambourine pounds and cross-stage prances, asserting a stage presence that's helped them become one of the most buzzed-about bands of 2009.

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Happy Friday! Are you in the mood for some new music? If so, you are in luck. This week's mixtape is overflowing with amazing new tracks from some incredibly talented boys and girls. This is our 33rd edition in our T.G.I.Mixtape series and while we may say this a lot, we really feel this is one of our best mixtapes yet. We hope you feel the same way.

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Girls' debut threads 60s pop and rock inflections through more recent and more varied acts, but its greatness lies in the band's bold tonal and structural flights of fancy.

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We also had the opportunity to have what was a very loose conversation with these beaming, youngsters. Detailing their love at first site encounters at an amusement park, their musical inspirations, their first trip to America, and recording deep in the Australian countryside with Kramer from Ween, Bridezila goof around like a bunch of dreamers in this clip...though they just may be dreamers who are beginning to see the best of their hopes and aspirations come true.

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When Bridezilla first began receiving fair and fond accolades, the only thing working against them was their age. Two years ago, the Australian was still in high school. Still, the band's debut EP began to garner some lauded comparisons in their native land to the likes of Dirty Three, Cat Power, and PJ Harvey. Now free of those juvenile obligations, and with a full-length album on the way, Bridezilla are finally able to put a mighty push behind their well learned slurs of folk, jazz, pop, soul, and indie rock.

Coming through NYC for the first time, we caught up with the teenage (actually stop the presses...one of them might be in their twenties) quintet at the Guest Apartment. Throwing the fresh faced Aussies under our lights and in front of our cameras, the band weaved their way through a shifty set of three oh so lovely songs. On "Beaches" drummer Josh Bush, saxophonist Millie Hall, and violinist Daisy Tulley create a whimsical sort of feel, churning clicks and clacks on the snare rim, flighty fingered notes on the sax, and more robust symphonic flourishes on the violin. "Heart You Hold" is the moodiest of the bunch; vocalist Holiday Carmen-Sparks breathing and cooing in her own slinky sort of way. And "Whitefeather", the sessions galloping finale, is the most upbeat track, pulsing along to guitarist Pia MayCourtley's acoustic lead.

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The World's Greatest Ghosts are a synth-pop-rock quintet based in Portland that fall somewhere in the spectrum of up-tempo Fruit Bats and Wolf Parade but with a little more synthesizer. They also seem to be quite fond of Dungeon and Dragons, Nintendo, and medieval fairy tales.

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What a silly name, Fanfarlo. What is a "fanfarlo," anyway?

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The latest Justin Vernon album brings with it a classic, time-honored predicament. How does an artist who capitalized on so much personal grief find new ways to stir an audience when, heaven forbid, personal circumstances have changed? The songwriter's newest project, Volcano Choir, and subsequent album Unmap, provides one such answer.

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Pop rockers Jupiter One have a new album called Sunshine, and a release party at Music Hall Of Williamsburg. They want to fly you to the moon with their space rock. Subsequently, our scientists have teamed up to find a way to make this possible. They've concluded that free tickets to the show would be the best way. All you have to do is respond at light speed! This is a contest!

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A slew of animals have escaped from the city zoo. Which means obviously the job of catching them falls to Throw Me the Statue; at least that's the concept of the Seattle pop band's newest video for "Hi Fi Goon". It starts with an ordinary breakfast, until a runaway elephant trots by the restaurant. Next thing you know, the wild chase is on, safari hats, net traps, binoculars and all. The real beauty of this suburban adventure though lies in what the band actually real in in their pursuit of the missing animals.

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In his video for "I Hit Another Wall", Brooklyn "band" (inside joke...sorry) Tim Williams casts a trio of adorable kids to engage in a flurry of not so adorable activities. Storming out of jobs, gambling, drinking 'till they puke, stealing cars; these tots run amuck, engaging in the adult version of childish behavior, which I suppose just might be the point. Matching his slick new studio sound with an equally stylish video, "I Hit Another Wall" culminates in a final knife fight witnessed and sound tracked by none other than Mr. Williams himself.

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The over-the-top antics at a live Of Montreal show provide the ideal visual candy to accompany their gleeful music. The Athens, GA based band peppered their nearly two hour set last Friday at New York's Terminal 5 with a series of skits.

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As of September 21st summer has officially left the building, but that doesn't mean the party has to end. It is now open season on fall music festivals, and that means cooler weather, cheaper plane fares, and an endless supply of new music. Check out our list of events kicking off around the country this October and sample live concerts from some of the headliners right here on Baeble Music. So come on, take a few "swine flu" sick days and catch a festival or two, you deserve it.

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Islands opts to explore new, misty, sonic territory on their third LP, a departure which benefits their mystique and their cred to an immense degree. Part of the reason: the jumpy tropic pop of Arm's Way has been processed and recycled for a newer, cleaner sound. J'amie Thomas has returned to Islands, and although this homecoming would suggest Vapours should be some sort of return to form, he merely contributed to the effort, not controlling or influencing the creation process. For a band consistently pegged as orchestral pop, and seemingly static, forward momentum is both desirable and wise. And the songwriting has continued to intensify in dynamic and gregarious ways. Islands makes their next studio a mark of the most unexpected, unfamiliar, and enticing.

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Baeble's latest concert turns the clock back to the '09 edition of the SXSW Festival with this hot blooded performance from Saddle Creek heavyweights, Cursive. Fresh off the release of the band's latest batch of impassioned and conflicted rock songs (Mama, I'm Swollen), the band announces their return to form with an ecstatic performance for a zealous, 1 am crowd. Here, distinguished front man Tim Kasher stands as the wiley, fire breather at the helm of his seasoned, Omaha based outfit. Yes, there are moments where Kasher's knowing vocals dip below the band's intense, instrumental offering. But when he breaches, when Kasher calls upon the full blow of his voice, he offers a stinging sort of siren that, at least to us, plays like an absolute revelation. He may not be a mad man, but we're pretty sure he'll stop nothing short of owning the stage, the venue, and even a mass of people gathering outside on 6th street (see "The Martyr").

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It will never happen. No one...and I mean no one...will ever accuse Vivian Girls of sounding too complex, too experimental, or too damn arty. No one will ever say, "those gals are just too out there" for me. Theirs is a style that'll likely never stray too far from the mess of vaporous guitars, fragmented and clunky bass lines, or drums that ride the straight and narrow any time soon.

So of course it's no surprise that this, their video for "When I'm Gone (In the Red)", keeps it simple as well. An empty house, some fiery sunlight shooting through the doors and windows, a few stylized, profile over lays of the band; that's about all the girls muster up in this video.

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Sally Shapiro's latest is one icy bit of relaxed, Swedish disco-pop...the perfect opp. to draw thoughts inward and assume the position of a lonely face in an unfamiliar place. Not surprisingly that's exactly what the two head phone equipped subjects of her video for "Miracle" choose to do as they wander New York cityscapes, fly down empty stretches of railway, and slowly glide through sun drenched fields of crispy wheat. Torn letters, solemn faces, and downward gazes suggest all's not well in their young lives. But maybe the smallest miracle will save them? Watch the video and find out.

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...for success, that is. Label-less band Metric scored big with their latest, lauded record Fantasies, as well as popular first single "Help I'm Alive." Now the single has cracked the top twenty of alternative radio, meaning Metric has a self-released album with a noticable prescense on mainstream radio, which to college radio stations stuck in 1992, could be earth shattering news. To the rest of us, it is a sign.

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We know Tim Kasher doesn't "want to live in the now." Twitter hasn't even existed as long as Cursive, but lucky for you guys! Twitter exists in the now (in real time!), and you love it, and Baeble is going to hook you up with free Cursive stuff (not right now, but soon).

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Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are best known for their blues rock team-up known as The Black Keys, but they will soon be going by a new name. The pair have decided to dabble in a hip-hop, rap, rock hybrid record, calling themselves BlakRoc, and featuring a guest list with some really great wordsmiths, including Raekwon, Mos Def, and even the late Ol' Dirty Bastard.

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Brits have always been known to put on a jolly good show. Victoria Hesketh, aka Little Boots, is no exception. Hailing from Blackpool, England, Hesketh was a contestant on UK show Pop Idol at the ripe age of 16. Since then, she's enjoyed tremendous success. Backed by French rockers The Plasticines and Boston group Yes Giantess at the Bowery Ballroom, the British songstress was able to wow the crowd with her masterful compilations and catchy lyrics. Though the show was set on a small stage, Little Boots and co-managed to transform the dull setting into something tremendously entertaining.

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The only thing that could possibly be more ironic than lo-fi music is good lo-fi music. We're not talking the grandfathered lo-fi of bands like Guided By Voices which is, all things considered, far too produced to continue to qualify for the emerging genre. No, we're talking lo-fi saturated with white noise and overpowering guitars. We're talking lo-fi with peaked vocals, garage-style reverb, and muddy lyrics. We're talking lo-fi with keyboard sounds reminiscent of the plastic five-octave Casio I had when I was ten. True, when you add all of these qualities together you should end up with something that sounds painful at the very least. Yet Times New Viking has, with their fourth full-length record Born Again Revisited, successfully turned audible agony into an unlikely pleasure.

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Pictures By Joe Puglisi
Datarock destroyed many faces with their energy at The Highline Ballroom last Thursday. Matching jumpsuits, running around the crowd, general shirtlessness, and tributes to Patrick Swayze were in abundance.

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The joyous pop of Technicolor Health seemed so optimistic, with cries of "this will be a better year" bringing smiles to our faces. But the rumors are too abundant to deny what could be the truth, fellow shakers, The Harlem Shakes might have called it quits this weekend, according to the Brooklyn Vegan.

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"You're touching on what this album is about" Fedrik Saroea told me. "Nobody provoked this answer in any interviews before... really the whole foundation of the album, to take that bizarre little project we did for fun, and see how far we could take it on the next one."

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San Francisco native Birdmonster is gearing up to release the 8-track Blood Memory EP on the Fader Label. It should be a juicy affair, and by that we mean vampires, because Blood (duh). And by that we actually mean that the band stated it's "something darker" than their usual brightly colored folk.

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Two Sunsets is a collaboration album between Glaswegian twee veterans Pastels and the avant garde Japanese folk pop duo Tenniscoats, and a successful one at that. The album highlights both bands' signature sounds with an overall seamless facility, each song building into a pretty cohesive album of lilting, sugary tunes.

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Our good friends Matt And Kim were nice enough to let us film their awesome McCarren show last summer. And they were awesome enough to talk to us. Now awesome things are happening for them, and we want you guys to know about i

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Happy Friday music lovers! With every Friday that passes we come closer and closer the impending winter, but with each Friday that passes we are also given the gift of more and more new music. Not a bad trade off if you ask me. On this week's mixtape, the 32nd volume in our T.G.I.Mixtape series, we have ten brand new songs that will surely warm your bones from the wind that seems to be getting colder by the day. This week we have brand new music from Menomena member Brent Knopf's new band Ramona Falls, along with great new songs by Woods, Wild Beasts, Tyondai Braxton, HEALTH and more. So hang out, listen and enjoy.

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Power pop duo The Lovemakers wear their hearts on their sleeves. The band is pretty much based on how Lisa Light and Scott Blonde dated and broke up and tension and now they are friends, or better than friends? Their video seems to play with this idea by putting them in some timelessly eighties lighting while they lean closer and farther apart while playing music at each other. Symbolism! I like the part of their bio when Scott says "Actually just read all our album titles in chronological order, and make up the details in the middle, and you've got our story." Classic.

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For "15 To 20," the Phenomenal Handclap Band made eight small films into one, in a funky 1970's, Oceans 11 style heist that has all that money, but is still riding the bus (hey! those are the lyrics of the song!). The video features the eight members of the band (at once) running around town, drinking coffee, reading the paper, running away from helicopters, shopping, and dancing around a pool table of money... you know, everyday stuff. How do our thieves/heroes fair in their burglary? You'll have to watch it to find out.

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Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons' debut album provides a place where time will fly in every which direction if you let it. It's American music for tracing cherished memories, settling in the beauty of the here and now, or gazing wide-eyed into the future. The melodies, the textures, the compositions, the lyrics - the songs as a whole, really - are timeless, and demand a personal and emotional reaction from their listener.

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For the first time since their November 1999 show at London's Brixton Academy, Pavement has actually, officially, seriously booked a performance at Rumsey Playfield for Central Park SummerStage September 21, 2010. That gives you about 370 days.

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Comedy Central might have better music taste than MTV and VH1 combined, and it's all thanks to one man: Stephen Colbert.

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Danish rock quintet Slaraffenland caught the eye of Hometapes in 2006 and released the slow-brewing, rather stunning Private Cinema in late 2007. More than two years later, the fittingly autumnal release We're On Your Side has vestiges of the languid, moody compositions of its predecessor, but far more action, structure, and warm flourishes. The percussion is controlling and downright poppy in places, as with the fast-paced, rollicking opener "Long Gone," which apparently is an announcement that the band is making some changes. The vocals, on this track and elsewhere, follow suit: a major key, clippy enunciation, yet always, as with Cinema, hints of darker emotions thanks to prodding, solitary little lines like "We never saw the trees fall."

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It was Fruit Bats' glassy fits of perfectly concocted pop that brought us to the Music Hall of Williamsburg a few nights back. It's been quite some time since the band last graced our dear city. Eric Johnson has spent the last few years playing second fiddle in bands like The Shins and Vetiver. Fun as it probably was, Johnson no doubt missed his own work, assembling a new band to record a quaint little number in The Ruminant Band (see REVIEW), released earlier this summer for the fine folks at Sub Pop.

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Cory Chisel and Adriel Harris take you just a bit closer to the recording process of their debut album Death Won't Send a Letter, as well as discuss songwriting inspirations, and their immediate plans for the future.

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How nice is it when a towering kind of talent decides he/she rather not loom large over those around them? How refreshing the case when those who churn the music we set our lives to decide a pillar is no place to be, favoring eye to eye contact for a heart to heart reaction? Nothing abstract, nothing too mystifying, nothing that hints at any kind of celebrity. Just a musician and their audience, on equal footing. We're not saying it doesn't happen in this business. We're just saying that when it's real, when it's honest, when it's about a love for great music, it only reinforces why it is we do what we do.

Which might explain the incredible amounts of enthusiasm whipping 'round Baeble HQ these days for our latest video session from Washington Square Park. When we invited Cory Chisel and Adriel Harris to the park for an early morning session last month, both arrived fresh off a rather late night out and about in this, our fair and fabled metropolis. Though most certainly feeling the effects of the early call, Cory and Adriel graciously dusted off any lasting grogginess, taking our production crew, those lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, and you through a sensational, three song set. Set in the shadows of WSP's iconic marble arch, this video of the duo's performance of a set of songs from their stunning new disc Death Won't Send a Letter (Black Seal) is a stirring documentation of how sometimes the bare essentials are the only essentials artists of this caliber need.

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The Twitter hookup "don't wanna' worry about dying." It just wants to worry about free signed stuff. @Japandroidfans: get on your twitterfon/twitterberry/tweetdeck/twitterific and spend approximately ten seconds helping yourselves win some signed Japandroids vinyl. All you have to do is tweet.

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Five piece kids-pop makers Bridezilla gave us an intimate guest apartment last week, so we figured checking out their show at the Bowery Ballroom on Monday night would be a good time. They really wowed us with their intensity, and the songs translate incredibly well to the big stage. They handled the opening slot at Bowery with an impressive swagger, jumping and dancing around, much to the delight of the early crowd. Many were probably there to see whoever else was playing, but Bridezilla, if for an hour or so, owned the crowd like it was their show.

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A mysterious killer is on the loose in the new video from pop trio Princeton. It will take more than a few Scooby Snacks to figure out who this wrench-wielding pillow head really is...

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Kids in the UK won't have to do much to step into rapper Dizzee Rascal's shoes anymore (and it won't involve too much maths or english either). Dizzee has partnered with Nike to promote his new album with an exclusive shoe designed by longtime collaborator and creative director Ben Drury. The kicks, Nike Air Max 90's, are nicknamed "Toungue N' Cheek," after the forthcoming fourth LP of the same name. More details plus a promo vid after the jump.

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Saturday Night Live has been a beloved source of music for quite some time, at least for the (sometimes mindless) masses. However last spring tickled our funny bones when the producers wised up to some truly interesting and new talent, including Fleet Foxes, TV On The Radio, and Phoenix (all with huge hit records in the muso-community). Now the list for the first month of shows has been announced and we're less than impressed. What happened to the golden ears, Lorne?

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Alex Ford and Jas Shaw take their primate dancing troupe to the same level of ecstatic head-bopping, utilizing a small amount of instruments and sounds to produce large, sprawling dance hooks. Simian Mobile Disco's sophomore release, Temporary Pleasure may sound like a reference to serotonin-releasing rave drugs, but the enjoyment is anything but temporary once the guest spots kick in, with notable appearances from Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip, Jaimie Lidell, and more. Still, the audio has it's ups and downs, most notably "The Audacity Of Huge" which just sounds silly in comparison to all the other actually good tracks.

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Here's a jumpy bit of home video nostalgia, ironically capturing those young and naive times you're sure to look back on when life (the unforeseeable future itself) takes a difficult turn. A goofy horde of young smiles, underage beers on the beach, a roaring bonfire. This is a touching video about youth, strained through the filter of a song about human lives spiraling out of control. - David Pitz

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Charming, Irish rockabilly queen Imelda May brings the oogie boogie in this, her live video treatment for "Johnny Got A Boom Boom". If you're unfamiliar, you won't be for long. This stuff is all blazing guitar riffs, lickity split upright work, super charging rhythms, and of course Imelda's fiery, siren of voice.

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Vampire Weekend has just announced their new album, Contra, will be released January 12th, 2010 in North America (Jan 11th in the UK) under XL Recordings (home to their super successful self-titled debut album of 2008).

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Booze, sweat, summer...call it the ideal concoction for a Saturday evening in New York City. And high flying Vancouver duo Japandroids were more than happy to provide the catalyst for such shenanigans, bringing their maximal, garage surge to Piano's for a sold out evening of thrilling, rock and roll. Though only two, Brian King and David Prowse fed the good folks in attendance all they could handle, holding nothing back as they rolled through an impassioned set of jams, pulling tunes from All Lies, Lullaby Death Jams, and, of course, their excellent new release Post-Nothing along the way. It was a dizzying display; one that was awfully tough to keep up with as the band performed their heart's out. Good thing we have the entire performance available here.

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Rodrigo Y Gabriela continue to expand their guitar prowess with a new batch of fiery tunes, exploring new sounds while maintaining the same heart that has always been at the core of their songwriting. The duo excel at uptempo finger-racing flamenco, keeping the beat and the riffs exciting, even if they tend to melt together at times. The technical skill mixed with Mediterranean flare and a solid back beat keep the tracks moving and the adrenaline pumping. Their insane finger melting licks and toe-tapping percussive edge remain in tact.

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Art Brut is set to hit the road this October for a two month tour of the US armed with their usual lack of sleep, lack of funds, unlucky in love London rock.

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"I really don't know" Crowther admitted, of the similarities between the US and UK audiences. The two definitely have their differences, but taking to the stage is always a little different. "You just have to go out and play the music you like to do" Crowther told me. "Every place is different, naturally."

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Like a good ole fashion major label, the gang at Mute have been pumping out singles and videos from Fever Ray's debut disc at a lightening quick pace. Like those that came before it, the freak factor for "Seven", is fairly high. Here an aging woman sports an odd, silver headdress and gown, slops around in the mud with her livestock, and matches Karin Dreijer Andersson's spooky, shrill vocals lip for lip.

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Amy Millan's (Stars, Broken Social Scene) first single from her recently released solo album Masters of the Burial (Arts and Crafts) is a slow little number, minimal in its' composition, and sounding something sort of sexy with its' tremolo laden guitar lines, slow buoyant bass line, and of course, those cool, chalky purrs of hers. In her video for "Bury This", Millan matches the melancholy mood of the tune with a good old fashion, break up story. What starts as a warm, romantic night in ends in a slow-mo come to blows. We're not declaring a winner...though it's pretty clear who's to blame.

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Whispers of a new song floating around from indie trio Land Of Talk off their forthcoming EP Fun And Laughter (Saddle Creek) seemed like idle chatter, but it turned out to be words of truth. Check out the track below:

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Pictures by David Pitz
Last week was quite the zoo here, guys. First we nabbed Wild Beasts, and then we captured pysch-rockers Super Furry Animals live and in their element. Last Friday they rocked the Highline Ballroom, and we were there.

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The Air Waves' self-titled five song EP is quite simply a lovely collection of melodic tunes, upbeat guitar, and endearing vocals. The album feels earnestly clean and elemental (the band cites clouds and water as influences and it actually comes through). But the Brooklyn based trio embodies more than just a few naturally occurring compounds; their vibe is something along the lines of Beach House and Neil Young with some Pixies thrown in the mix. Overall, the band's lo-fi rock is musically and lyrically smooth.

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Now that labor day has come and gone and it really feels as if summer is sadly coming to an end we begin to think about what we have to look forward to. Besides snow, sleet and runny noses what could we possibly have to look forward to this winter? Well how about all the new albums that will be released this fall and winter? And while going to concerts in the winter isn't as fun as in the summer there are always a slew of great winter tours to check out. Or how about these mixtapes? Well whatever it is, keep your chin up because before you know it you will be once again planning your summer festival schedule. For now, here's some music.

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On October 20th, Taylor Barton will be releasing her album Spiritual Gangster. In this interview with the singer songwriter, Barton tells Baeble a bit about the origins of the release, the inspirations behind it, and her aspirations for the future.

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Here's a special segment of Guest Apartment, courtesy of NY singer songwriter Taylor Barton. Over the course of the past few months we've had the incredible opportunity to welcome a rich and diverse collection of artists to our humble, West Village abode. When we posed the question to Barton, she very much obliged, bringing along with her what is probably the most world-class group of musicians we'll ever have the opportunity to work with.

Featuring the legendary GE Smith (SNL House Band, Hall and Oates) on guitars, Jon Carin (Pink Floyd) on piano/guitar/slide guitar, Alex Alexander on Djembe, and Dana McCoy providing backup vocals, this performance is rich and exquisite; the band providing the perfect accompaniment to the soulful, folk selections from Barton's latest release, Spiritual Gangster. Classic, down to earth, honest, and ultimately uplifting, Taylor Barton's session is the result of world renowned musicians doing what comes naturally to them within the comfort of Baeble's Guest Apartment.

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Wild Beasts invaded Mercury Lounge last night, and their sprightly odd and theatrical take on rock music translated well to a crowd of half American, half New-New Yorkshires. And Baeble was there to record the whole show! Details and pictures after the jump.

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In late 2001 Shawn Carter released The Blueprint, amidst feuds with Nas and Prodigy, awaiting trials for gun possession and assault, and a world shocked and distracted by September 11th (the coincidental release date). An impeccable work of balance, fueled by an emotional time in the life of the young rapper, and magnified to the Nth degree by world events, The Blueprint was an instant classic, full of hits, and applauded by critics and fans alike as an unforgettable record. It has one guest rapper, Eminem, who also produced one of the tracks. It seemed unbeatable in terms of career defining records.

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We're going to resist the urge to make a bad joke about the beach and Sub Pop and the end of summer and just go ahead and tell you that mellowed out rockers Grizzly Bear Jr. Beach House officially signed with Sub Pop according to the labels blog, and no one is getting a vacation (that we know of). But there is a new album!

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Asobi Seksu is set to release a new acoustic album early this November. Rewolf is a collection of re-worked songs from the band's three prior dream-pop studded albums (Hush, Citrus, and Asobi Seksu).

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I lead with an admission, and a daring one at that. Though their career spans 16 records, and is this year celebrating its' silver anniversary, somehow, someway, the frenetic sounds that Yo La Tengo have been churning out of Hoboken New Jersey all these years has eluded me. Which makes the trio's latest release, Popular Songs (Matador), a first. Never have I ever pulled up a chair with any one part of the band's mighty catalogue. Criminal, I know.

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Seven piece Welsh rockers Los Campesinos! have released a new track, "The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future," available for free download on their website. It sounds exactly as it reads, like the sea and like thinking about the future. It is a good song. Go get it.

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Indie rock is too often subdued, a repressed progression of the same old familiar unusual instruments, distinctive croaks and lyrics, refreshed versions of the same thing. It's so rare to hear anything that truly startles a listener into full attention, eyes wide in delighted surprise, a pulsing vitality and variety in a melody, a voice. But UK indie rock group Wild Beasts's sophomore album, Two Dancers does just that. In majestic metallics and moments of unexpected tenderness, in arcs of falsetto over fluid instruments that linger, Wild Beasts have created a record worthwhile not just of a momentary note, but one that might well last, to be cherished from start to finish.

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Picking your favorite Beatles song is like picking your favorite child out of a thousand children. Impossible! But we're going to try anyway.

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A love of indie rock and a Twitter account are all you need to score some sweet prizes. We're continuing the concert video Twitter contest this week with our latest video, and all you need are thirty seconds of tweeting about it. Details after the jump.

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A new Death Cab For Cutie track can be yours on 9/13, before it's available digitally as a single. The only catch? You have to preorder the blood-thirsty New Moon soundtrack to get it.

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The Friendly Fires drummer Jack Savidge was admitted to the hospital yesterday (Sept. 7th), on the eve of the Barclaycard Mercury Prize. The drummer tweeted:

"Admitted to the hospital with a fever and darkside purple rash on my leg. No idea whether I'm gonna be able to play at the Mercurys tomorrow."

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Man Man attacks their live shows with a frenetic energy that can only come from doing elaborate campfire dances with mischievous, vaguely anthropomorphic pagan deities clad in sparkly athletic gear. They rock classic white tennis outfits, feathers, and war paint. They play without pausing to take a breath. They sound like a pirate invasion, an electroclash polka, an orchestra turned party turned interplanetary zoo. Gravelly-voiced vocalist and resident wild man Honus Honus howls over melodic sax swells, tribal rhythms, high-pitched refrains, creating a cavalcade of sound that wields plenty of skill to match the spectacle.

Not about to pass this up, we braved the hot, humid New York City summer afternoon to trek past tangles of bodegas and looming public housing mazes and out to an isolated bandstand on the East River. If you got lost along the way and missed the show, or simply want to relive the delirious excitement, we've got you covered. Check back in a few weeks for a video of the show it's the next best to being there (except you won't get to bump into Beans in the sweaty mosh pit). Til then, check out the photos photos on Baeble Baeble.

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The opposite of the jarring polar bear on it's cover, Invisible Republic is full of smooth, easy electric pop that warms the ears by shimmering with hints of grandeur. Former Stars members Stephen Ramsay and Catherine McCandless continue to use their previous gig as a jumping point to songwriting with a refracted result; the strings take a backseat to empty space, and the low end is turned way up. Young Galaxy works bottom to top, so much so that once you've reached the airy vocals, you're already in space instead of just looking at it.

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Random noise opens Get Color, but something is different: the tempo becomes vaguely consistent; the guitars seem to be following a pseudo-melodic chord progression, and is that a chorus/verse/chorus structure? When the jumpy noises at the end of opener "In Heat" lead into first single "Die Slow," and the band successfully accomplishes a "transition" into a "song," it can be settled: they found the line.

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With the days getting shorter and the air getting colder, we though that now would be the perfect time to warm things up around here with a very special edition of our T.G.I.Mixtape series paying tribute to the best songs of the summer of 2009. From a giant list of great songs that have been released this summer we have managed to round it down to just ten our of our favorites. So in no particular order, here are some songs that were a significant part of the soundtrack of our summer.

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A coloring book; an Indie Rock coloring book at that. It's the kind of concept that could be used as a loaded weapon for cynics and critics of the oft-precious ways of the genre and its' devotees. And let's face it. A hipster-coloring book isn't going to stave off any of those constant accusations you've heard before. You know the ones where people assert that this here group of juveniles refuses to grow up? Yeahfile this idea right next to kickball and cupcakes.

Of course Wednesday evening's benefit for the Yellow Bird Project's latest act of benevolence was never meant for the naysayers. It wasn't organized, booked, and executed with highbrow taste in mind. No, YBP's launch party for The Indie Rock Coloring Book was an event designed for the true believers. It was a celebration for all those who feel (with good reason) that the music they love could probably benefit from a little splash of color every now and then.

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Domino's latest find hits yet another bright note in the label's already stellar '09 campaign. It's the English outfit Wild Beasts and their soon to be released album Two Dancers; a surefire best of '09 when it's all said and done to be sure. Rich, robust, dead serious, but with an energetic touch, Wild Beasts recall impressive touch stones if you go digging for them. Right now it's The Veils and Arctic Monkeys that pop eagerly to mind as the record runs through.

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Place a band on a raft, surround them by a flock of synchronized swimmers, and let them twist and turn to the sound of their punky, carefree, indie pop. It's the quirky concept for this video from Portland's Panther. Of course it's not all fun and games. After all, Charlie Salas-Humara is singing "The cold dead fell like we were in battle" (I think). Naturally the fall is coming, and in this video for "Birds that Move" that means Panther's members begin to drop like flies.

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Yes, I believe we've mentioned before that this UK group of youngsters are horribly into their looks. Package their gothic tinged outfits with fitting pale skin, a general lack of animation in performance, and a constant downcast gaze, and The Horrors certainly fit a certain boilerplate...not that we're worried, mind you. This kind of thing has been around forever, and will probably continue to surface time and time again until the dying days of rock and roll.

So it comes as a bit of a surprise that this Weirdcore directed video for the appropriately titled "Mirror's Image" is a distorting one. Don't bother to adjust your screens. This psychedelic treatment is suppose to look this way, with the band pouting and playing against a hyper colored back drop. Watch this one late at night when whatever you're on has finally kicked in.

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From their forthcoming album Origin: Orphan (Arts and Crafts), The Hidden Cameras preview first single "In the NA" with a short piece of cinematic fantasy. There is a loose idea lurking somewhere in this peculiar daydream, but like the inventive pop music he creates, master mind Joel Gibb stretches the story line to imaginative extremes. We're guessing you'll have a grand time taking a crack at this video.

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Do you ever feel like classic rock stations and local dive bars have exhausted your favorite 70s southern rock jams? Need some new tunes for that Skynard stocked road trip play list? If you're searching for a new band to compliment those a cappella "Blackwater" sessions look no further than Canada's own shaggy head foursome, The Sheepdogs.

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Here's an exclusive Hookup specifically aimed at you, the tenacious Twitterrati, eagerly projecting every detail of your life via text, Twhirl, TweetDeck, etc etc...counting followers, @replies, and retweets as you slowly move to dominate the social networking universe. We see your tweets, and we would like to give something back for your herculean efforts.

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We're pumped to discover one of our favorite Venezuelian singer/songwriters (and occasional weirdo) Devendra Banhart has released new info about his forthcoming next record (and major label debut), What Will Be. We're expecting good things, including, hopefully, more videos like this one.

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Thao with The Get Down Stay Down are planning a North American tour this fall to support their second full length album, Know Better Learn Faster out on Kill Rock Stars. They've also announced a dual CD preorder plus ticket for a show combo, saving you money. When you purchase the CD today you can also purchase a ticket to the show of your choice, shaving precious dollars off buying each separately. Score!

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Although they never gathered critical acclaim in their heyday, their influence was felt, and their contributions appreciated. Now their "reunion record" sounds more like the next level in a continuation of their growth as a band.

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Girl Talk performs at Bonnaroo, 2009
Is it September already? We were just getting into the groove of muddy summer festivals and outdoor parties, hamburgers, going to the beach (or just dreaming about going to the beach while sitting at our desks), etc. I guess it is time to start turning down our A/C's, put away our sunglasses, and begrudgingly count down (but fondly recall) our favorite warm weather shows of the 2009 summer season. We've compiled a super-list from all of our contributing editors of the summer to determine Baeble's top five notable concerts of the season (In no particular order, recounted by those who witnessed them). Let the good times roll.

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AA Bondy's latest is deliberate, and cohesive; an album that demands an immediate opinion or reaction from listen one. Whether your relationship to the tunes will change over time? That I just can't say. But The Devil's Loose is certainly ready, steady, and true...an immediate imagination sparker that leaves plenty of room for visions, dreams, and every day mystery.

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Here's a hometown show from New York's own Stellastarr*, complete with the kind of receptive welcome one might expect for the band. Enthusiasm would explode throughout the night, punching through the air to the tune of the band's classic rock band formation and razor sharp anthems. As lead singer Shawn Christensen sang with a distinctive, Jarvis Cocker-esque edge, and gorgeous bassist Amanda Tennen strutted the bass with a confident, easy appeal, the band's fans danced and sang along with every word. And when they performed the dark quickening pulse of "In the Walls", and finally the classic that is "My Coco" in an encore that exploded with a frenzied embrace of the band's history, this, the slicing guitars and Shawn's majestic, moody chant, this anticipation, this is what the night demanded, and Stellastarr* delivered.

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When our keen eyed production coordinator managed to take this close-up pic of rap mogul Jay-Z and his lovely bride Beyonce at the Grizzly Bear show last Sunday, he was repeatedly being told that the party was full, go to a bar, go home, get your nails 'did, but you can't stay here, hipster kids. Then an SUV with tinted windows rolled up, and after a sizable entourage, out popped Hov. Now Jay-Z is talking about how he is inspired by the "indie movement" and stuff, and music blogs are going nuts! They love this stuff. We love it too, but we're taking a closer look. According to MTV, some members of the Hipster Nation accused Jay of attempting to stir publicity for his new record. Really hipsters? The man is a mogul. He doesn't need cheap stunts. It also leaked today (timing!).

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Man, everyone is forming supergroups these days. (e.g. fun., our recent obsession, oh, and that movie with Jack White and Jimmy Page, and the annoyingly monikered 'Edge' from U2). But this is taking it to a wet-yourself level of audible awesomeness. The superfriends, also known as Monsters Of Folk, include: Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Jim Jones of My Morning Jacket, and Bright Eyes production dude Mike Mogis. And James has been referring to himself as "Yim Yames" for some reason. This is exciting!

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