Tweet Eugh. Just look at those publicity shots. Dylan Champagne has been crafted to look like the most smug man on the planet. His fighting stance on the left is just inviting you to hit him. With photos like those, an album called "Love Songs of the Apocalypse Volume 13 and a bandcamp blurb that describes the record as "a shout-out to all the ghosts haunting the mid-sized semi-urban dystopia in my head", I fully expected to hate Champagne's music, knowing that I already hated him. [...]
Every weekday, MUF offers five (5) daily downloads of free and legal MP3s. We chose these songs for you to discover, download and explore more about the artists behind them. 'Daily Downloads' via Twitter , Facebook or RSS ! (For more information on what our Daily Download is and what they mean to you go here ) Today's Free MP3s: Apparat - Black Water [ Artist ] Dylan Champagne - Greenfield [...]
Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Oakland musician details apocalyptic dreams, childhood without paved roads or electricity on "Love Songs." +++ [...]
Capitalizing on the apocalypse is so trendy now but Dylan Champagne was writing songs for the apocalypse way before it was cool.
To celebrate today's crop of releases, here are new mp3s from Amor de Días, Austra, Dylan Champagne, Company Of Thieves, Dog Is Blue, the Elected, Falcon, Gold-Bears, Let's Wrestle, Metal Mother, Miracle Fortress, Other Lives, 13 & God and Chad VanGaalen. Also, vote for your favorite of today's new releases.

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Love Songs of the Apocalypse, Volume 1 follows-up 2008's "New Equation." "California Song" out now . [...]
am 26. april auf kill rock stars , eine längst überfällige zusammenarbeit, meint man, oder, hätte man doch glatt selbst drauf kommmen können: selftitled, bitte sehr: thao & mirah - how dare you wir bekommen es ab 10. mai mit keith zariello (vocal, guitar) und jo schornikow (piano) zu tun, das album dazu heißt simpel "more" und erscheint via silence breaks: the shivers - used to be große freude über ein neues album von ihr, "fantastic lies of grizzly [...]
Florence and the Machine, one of London's most talked about new talents, will be releasing her second single in America on December 2nd. Called "Dog Days Are Over", the song was produced by James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco and Last Shadow Puppets (also producer for Arctic Monkeys) and the b-side is a cover of "You Got The Love" by The Source feat Candi Staton. The song's already been added to BBC Radio 1 and select radio stations around the US, coming off a successful run of shows at Glastonbury, Reading, Leads, Bestival and others, as well as an earlier [...]

Dylan Champagne performed and recorded his debut solo album New Equation himself, in his basement. The mixes walk a tenuous line between lush and minimal, and the tone of the recording has been described as "haunting" and "intimate." Dylan's smooth and melodic vocal stylings could be compared to Nick Drake or Iron and Wine, though tonally, thematically, and compositionally the songs might be likened to Nick Cave or even Tom Waits. The palette includes layered vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, drums, concertina, violin (Joan Wilson Rueter), backup vocals (Val Esway), electric bass, the occasional synthesizer, and various [...]

Dylan Champagne New Equation (04.2008, Self Released?) Verdict: Pleasant with a few exceptional stand-outs Dylan Champagne is starting to get some pretty attention for his album New Equation . It has taken a while for this coverage to come about, sort of like it has taken me a long time to finally getting around to writing this review. The problem isn't that the album isn't good. It is definitely good, but something about it keeps it washed a little below the surface so it never really becomes great . When I listen [...]
DYLAN CHAMPAGNE myspace [mp3] From Here To There [mp3] Junk Parts ------------------------------ --------------- PLEASE NOTE: The MP3s listed here will not be available indefinitely. So if a file is missing, it's most likely because the source hosting the file has removed it. Bands - email mp3 links here . Send review CDs to Mobtown Shank, 3620 Falls Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211
Twin Cities: - Just announced at First Avenue: Soul Asylum on December 19 and BoDeans on December 29. BoDeans "Cold Winter's Day" (mp3) - Celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Wall , the Australian Pink Floyd Show will perform the album in its entirety at the State Theatre Nov. 14th. - Baby Guts are hitting the road! ( link ) Baby Guts "Tiny Cuts" (m4a) Baby Guts "Drag" (mp3) Baby Guts "Staplegun" [...]

Dyan Champagne is a new artist to me, with all of the trademarks of an artist that I typically listen to - acoustic folk / singer-songwriter. This album proves to be a thoughtful, quiet and interesting listen. The lyrics are certainly something to read and listen to, which is interesting. There is a good attempt at a sort of story in each, but I got the feeling of a certain smugness with the words here; that the lyrics are different and abstract simply for the sake of being different and abstract. It sounds very good in this case, but it [...]

FEATURED REVIEW Vivian Girls Vivian Girls - (In the Red) September 30 Rating 82% Vivian Girls - "Where Do You Run To" - mp3 Joining label-mates Cheap Time, Jay Reatard and King Khan, the Vivian Girls add another addition to the amazing crop of lo-fi punk infused rock released in 2008. Whereas the former artists' music comes off aggressive and in your face, the Vivian Girls' songs have a bouncy melodic nature to them, making them sound more like tiny pop [...]

1. The Streets -- The Escapists This is from the Everything is Borrowed album and reminds me a little bit of "Dry Your Eyes." 2. Jenny Lewis -- Acid Tongue The first thing I've heard from the upcoming second solo album of the same name out September 23rd. 3. Dylan Champagne -- From Here To There I've been watching The Wire, so I can't help but think of Omar as the whistling begins in this song. [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Merge is making eleven Portastatic tracks available as free and legal downloads as a companion to the and's recently released b-sides and rarities compilation, Some Small History . Included are covers of Guided By Voices' "Echoes Myron" and Nick Lowe's "What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love and Understanding." Registration with the Merge site is required to download the tracks. Portastatic : eleven free and legal tracks [...]
Is it just us or did this week feel especially long and tiring? Thankfully, we have a new Friday Mixtape to help you close out the week. As always, below you'll find a mix of the best new singles, remixes, covers, and other selections from both old favorites and up-and-comers you might want to get familiar with. By the way, if you think this is good, just wait until you see what we have for you on Monday. Check back then for a very special surprise! NEW Singles: "Oppressions Each" [...]

Dylan Champagne New Equation (Broke In Oakland, 9/9/08) "This is the moment when all the pieces of your life converge." Dylan Champagne has created an album full of stories of change, the scars of ripping away, and the slow process of healing. He comes with a new equation, a new process for functioning. When you think of change as a formula, or living as a formula, it seems to make the risk appear more manageable and calculated, but still [...]

[mp3] from here to there - dylan champagne recommended listen. a bit more to it than its acoustic simplicity at first reveals. from the album new equation . [more info] unrelatedly clicking on: slate: will mccain's heart stop? idolator: can sarah palin keep firing up barracuda? in many instances, politicians CAN use the song even when the artist doesn't want them to.

Music: The Ettes - Look At Life Again Soon Listen to : Marathon ( mp3 ) Lesser Alvarez Gonzalez - Why Is Bear Billowing? Listen to : Mostly a Friend ( mp3 ) Dylan Champange - New Equation Listen to: Junk Parts ( mp3 ) Backyard Tire Fire - The Places We Lived Listen to: The Places We Lived ( mp3 ) Chad Vangaalan - Soft Airplane Broken West - Now Or Heaven [...]