School of Seven Bells

SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS - ALPINISMS

The Ghostly International label’s School of Seven Bells is comprised of members Ben Curtis (formerly of the Secret Machines) and twin vocalists Claudia and Alejandra Deheza (both formerly in the band On!Air!Library!). Their latest album is “Alpinisms,” and it gives the listener a terrific combination of psychedelic electronica and dream pop.

Check out the track "Wired for Light" here:


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Islands

THE MARY ONETTES - ISLANDS

Sweden’s Mary Onettes follow up their terrific debut. Described by critics as the perfect mix between A-ha and The Jesus and Mary Chain, the foursome survived a difficult recording process (first someone stole the hard drive that held all the music the band had recorded, then the backup hard drive failed), to release “Islands.”http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Check out the track "Puzzles" here:


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Happy Families

BLANCMANGE - HAPPY FAMILIES PLUS

This digitally remastered and expanded edition of the synthpop duo's debut album includes twelve inch mixes of the hits, rare mixes and the non-album b-side “Business Steps.” Produced by Mike Howlett, this 1982 album features all the early hits, including “Living On The Ceiling,” “God's Kitchen,” “Waves,” and more.

Check out the extended version of "Living On The Ceiling" here:


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Fever Ray - Deluxe!

FEVER RAY - FEVER RAY DELUXE

This deluxe three disc (two CDs + DVD) edition of the 2009 debut album from Fever Ray (a.k.a. Karin Dreijer Andersson, one half of The Knife) includes two bonus tracks on the main disc, a bonus live CD containing 12 cuts and a DVD that features five music videos and more.

Check out my favorite live track here:


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