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June 1, 2012

Men Without Hats – Head Above Water

Been forever since we have heard any new Men Without Hats, but the ten year wait is about to end. They are set to release a new album, “Love In The Age of War” out June 5th. From that album, we have the first single, “Head Above Water”.

Men Without Hats – Head Above Water

Press Release:

It has been 30 years since Men Without Hats asked the world to dance (if they want to), and this year the Montreal New Wave group will ask the question again with the release of their highly anticipated new album Love In The Age of War (out June 5th on iTunes and everywhere June 12th on Cobraside Records).

Produced by Dave “Rave” Ogilvie (Skinny Puppy, Marilyn Manson), Love In The Age of War features charismatic front man Ivan Dorschuk (voice & electronics), his brother Colin Doroschuk (vocals), as well as Lou Dawson (vocals & live keyboards), and James Love (guitars).

Love In The Age of War will mark their first album release in albums 10 years, featuring 10 original songs written by Ivan Doroschuk. In 2011, Men Without Hats soared back into the scene with their breakout performance at SXSW, followed by an extensive, well-received North American tour.

Since forming in the late 70’s, the band released six studio albums – having songs featured on hit TV series such as Glee, The Simpsons, Futurama and Family Guy. Their 1980’s hit “The Safety Dance” reached Top 10 in the US, the UK and 25 other countries around the world. In 1983, they picked up a Grammy nomination for Best group. Sure, you can still dance if you want to and Love In The Age of War will give you 10 more reasons why.

Tracklisting for Love In The Age of War

Devil Come Round

Head Above Water

Everybody Knows

The Girl With The Silicon Eye

This War (Intro)

This War

Your Beautiful Heart

Live And Learn

Close To The Sun

Love’s Epiphany

Love In The Age Of War

March 2, 2012October 23, 2020

Panama – Magic

Awash with 80’s flair and sporting the quintessential keyboard of the 80’s, the Yahama DX7, we have a fun spring time number from Panama.

Panama – Magic

Panama – Magic (Midnight Magic Remix)

Press Release:

Panama is a Sydney-based five piece founded by, Jarrah McCleary, a classically trained pianist from the age of six who grew up in the sticky heat of the Northern Territory. They’re coming out with their self-released debut single “Magic” (…nothing less than Magic!) worldwide on March 2^nd. The single has two remixes from Midnight Magic and Gavin Russom (Crystal Ark) which sound absolutely brilliant. Eric Broucek (DFA) mixed the tracks. Buy track on iTunes HERE and Amazon HERE

Panama’s first single, ‘Magic’ is as much soaked in an ‘80s pop sensibility as it is a modern summer anthem for our impending sunshine. The forthcoming Panama album was produced and mixed in Los Angeles by Eric Broucek of DFA fame (Holy Ghost, Eleanor Friedberger, !!!) over two months. During their recordings, Eric’s friend Jim Orso (VHS or BETA) joined them in the studio on drumming duties, adding a layer to the sound that is as relevant and ‘now’ as it is brimful of ‘80s influence. Between splashes of yacht rock and nods to Peter Gabriel (thanks to the iconic ‘80s Yamaha DX7 synth), definitive genres were pushed overboard and all that was left was a big, golden sea filled with music that made sense.

Jarrah’s previous project, The Dirty Secrets saw the band working between Australia and London with iconic producer and engineer, Nick Terry (Klaxons, Libertines). Panama is the new incarnation for McCleary, who is joined by his old band mate, Cam Edwards (The Dirty Secrets) and a collective of hand-selected local artists to create Australia’s finest five-piece.

A handful of successful releases later, the The Dirty Secrets outfit were invited to play at festivals such as Big Day Out, Southbound Festival as well as supporting Muse on their Australian tour. The band went on to tour Japan, America (CMJ) and Europe. Heavily steeped in sunburn, the scent of coconut, beer drinking on the promenade and bikini-clad girls on roller-skates – the band was faced with no other option than to create a new project – and so, Panama was born.

November 15, 2011October 23, 2020

College – A Real Hero (ft Electric Youth)

The best movie I’ve seen this is year, hands down, is Drive. Not only did this capture the city of Los Angeles at night beautifully, but it did so with a terrific story and a truly inspired soundtrack as well. From that soundtrack we have the team up of College with a duo from Toronto, Canada named Electric Youth.

College – A Real Hero (ft Electric Youth)

College bio:

College, from his real name David Grellier, is a French electronic music composer born in 1979 in Nantes. At the end of the 90s, he purchased his first computer, with which he realized numerous demos. Influenced by artists such as Jeff Mills, Aphex Twin and labels such as Soma Records, Peacefrog, and Warp. In April 2007, he met Anoraak and decided to create a blog to share their most recent productions: the Valerie project was born. Other artists such as The Outrunners, Maethelvin or even Russ Chimes would soon join the blog. His first Ep Teenage Color was released that same year and allowed him to meet the German illustrators The Zonders.

A collaboration started then with the latter for all the flyers related to the Valerie Parties, as well as all the records and projects which are associated to them. An identity and a musical movement evoking a kind of nostalgia from the 80s arose and the international press started to notice the productions associated with Valerie. In 2009, while his first album entitled Secret Diary was being released, College toured with Anoraak all through the biggest capitals in Europe, the United States and Australia. College also collaborated closely with the Canadian duet Electric Youth, who participated to the Ep A Real Hero, released on the Belgian label Flexx Records. In the meantime, Valerie became a real label by producing two 7inch with the support of the New-York collective Free Danger.