Artist: Menomena

friday wake up call

Oct 5, 2012, 7:44am lycanthropy

New Menomena video, directed by Trevor McMaha, for the track "Plumage". "Plumage" is off of the band's latest record, Moms , out now via Barsuk Records .

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Top 10 Videos of the Week (10/5)

Oct 5, 2012, 12:59am Consequence Of Sound

“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” -Willy Wonka Bat For Lashes – “All Your Gold” I've spent many nights hanging out on the beach with past girlfriends. I've yet to share the sand with Natasha Kahn - clearly I haven't lived yet. Ben Sollee's Backyard Brunch Session Biscuits 'n' Ben. What more do you want? Divine Fits – “Would That Not Be Nice” It's wild what darkness, a little pink light, [...]

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[VIDEO] Menomena – “Plumage”

Oct 5, 2012, 12:15am The Burning Ear

Menomena's last album didn't quite do it for me and their newest material is feeling a bit flat but this video is a damn gem. Sometimes you just gotta strut and let a dude knows who's the man.

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Menomena – Plumage

Oct 4, 2012, 2:30pm All Things Go

Fans of Portland experimental rockers Menomena were no doubt disappointed to hear that founding member Brent Knopf left the band to explore other creative pursuits. Justin Harris and Danny Seim have soldiered on, however, releasing the group's fifth album, Moms , earlier this year. The video for their latest single, "Plumage," is a sign that the pair have lost none of the daring creativity that put the band on the map in the first place. The video opens on the bare legs Harris and Seim as they face off in a [...]

• Barsuk Records - Plumage

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Artist:	Barsuk Records
Title:	Plumage
File Name:	SoundCloud

Wednesday Music News

Oct 3, 2012, 7:13pm KEXP Blog

photo by Morgen Schuler Embracing their inner fashion star, Menomena's Justin Harris and Danny Seim have raided a number of wardrobes for the video for the Moms track "Plumage". Director Trevor McHahan explained that the video "is the ultimate illustration of the beautiful conflict in the band's music... what better way to re-imagine that conflict than a Spaghetti Western-inspired Mexican standoff of plumaged badassery between Danny and Justin?" Looks like Jack White's " Freedom at 21 " just got a challenger for video of the year, which you can watch [...]

• The Walkmen - Dance with Your Partner
• The Walkmen - Vermeer '65

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Artist:	The Walkmen
Title:	Dance with Your Partner
File Name:	SoundCloud
Year:	2012

Artist:	The Walkmen
Title:	Vermeer '65
File Name:	SoundCloud
Year:	2012

Afternoon Edition: 03-Oct-2012

Oct 3, 2012, 4:39pm The Dadada

Fook! we didn't think we'd have this much to share, but we do. So here's your afternoon edition! Tracks from Lillian Todd Jones, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Teen Daze, Woodpecker Woolliams; plus videos from Die Mason Die, Lillian Todd Jones, Menomena, and Thus:Owls. Listen: Lillian Todd Jones - "Butter Soul" from to be announced Apparently, Ms. Jones is working on an album and has a few songs to check out on SoundCloud . Something about Lillian reminds me of Fiona Apple, except Ms. Jones has [...]

• lilliantoddjones - Butter Soul
• Saturday Looks Good To Me - Sunglasses
• teendaze - Divided Loyalties
• Woodpecker Wooliams - Gull

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Artist:	lilliantoddjones
Title:	Butter Soul
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Saturday Looks Good To Me
Title:	Sunglasses
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Pop

Artist:	teendaze
Title:	Divided Loyalties
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Mysticism

Artist:	Woodpecker Wooliams
Title:	Gull
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Deconstructed Folk
Year:	2012

Menomena – “Plumage” Video

Oct 3, 2012, 3:59pm DBF Music

From their new album 'Moms'.

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Menomena Debut New Video “Plumage”

Oct 3, 2012, 3:25pm From Go to Whoa

Check out the many faceted profiles and personalities embedded in Portland indie/rockers Menomena in this new video lifted from their latest album Moms check out their tour dates with Aussie band PVT  

• Menomena - Plumage (ab: "Moms")

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Artist:	Menomena
Title:	Plumage (ab: "Moms")
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Indie

VIDEO: Menomena - "Plumage"

Oct 3, 2012, 2:58pm Minneapolis Fucking Rocks

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Menomena – “Plumage” Video

Oct 3, 2012, 2:50pm Stereogum

Menomena's new clip features a long-developing bandmate standoff that comes complete with dozens of costume changes. The description on YouTube reads "Menomena share their various forms of plumage," which I totally hadn't put together! Now it all - and by that I mean everything - makes sense. Trevor McMahan directs. Watch it below. Read More...

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So Many Getups! Menomena's New, Costume-Filled Video

Oct 3, 2012, 2:00pm End Hits

Menomena premiered the first video from their new album, Moms , this morning, and here it is. Perhaps toying with the idea that the band has gone from trio to duo, "Plumage" takes the idea of a one-on-one confrontation to extremes. Fans of legs—Danny Seim's and Justin Harris' legs, specifically—will enjoy the opening shots. Menomena is no stranger to unconventional or uncomfortable video shoots, often taking the opportunity to make themselves look ridiculous, and "Plumage" is no exception, as Harris and Seim don a series of outlandish getups (Harris' Evel Knievel is probably my favorite). When [...]

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Menomena: Plumage

Oct 3, 2012, 1:58pm Bowlegs Music Review

Check the new vid from Menomena!

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Nuevo video de Menomena: “Plumage”

Oct 3, 2012, 1:57pm noiselab

" Plumage " es el nuevo sencillo que se desprende del último disco de Menomena , Moms . En el video dirigido por Trevor McMahan podemos ver a Justin Harris y Danny Seim en el desierto en una especie de duelo al mero estilo Spaghetti Western / mexican curious. Extraño, pero bueno.

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Menomena presenta su nuevo video

Oct 3, 2012, 1:46pm indieHearts

Tras haber anunciado un nuevo disco, la banda de pop experimental Menomena sigue promocionando fuerte su próximo trabajo, Moms . Esta vez, nos presentan el curioso video para Plumage . En el video podemos ver a los dos miembros de la banda, Justin Harris y Danny Seim , encontrarse en la mitad de una carretera y luego proceder a cambiar de vestuario múltiples veces, relacionado con el “plumaje” del título. El [...]

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Video: Menomena – “Plumage”

Oct 3, 2012, 12:25pm Consequence Of Sound

Menomena raid a hundred wardrobes in the Trevor McMahan-directed clip for "Plumage", off last month's Moms . Stranded in the middle of the desert, the band's two masterminds - Justin Harris and Danny Seim - behold their inner cowboy and spend the majority of the song walking towards eachother with grueling faces. Here's the thing, though: How badass can one be?  The answer is infinite, as defined by their countless (and yes, we do mean countless) outfits. Though, really, there's nothing more ironic than kicking it with skis in the Salton sea. [...]

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Menomena, “Plumage”

Oct 3, 2012, 11:57am The Sly Oyster

I've yet to get my hands on the new Menomena record, " Moms ", because it doesn't come out until Oct. 18, but I'm digging the video for the track, "Plumage." It features Danny Siem and Justin Harris meeting up in the desert and engaging in a costume change duel. Anyone that had any doubts about the departure of Brent Knopf from the band (ahem) will probably be reassured after hearing this song.

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Free Me From This World

Oct 3, 2012, 11:24am wotyougot

Once upon a three albums ago I used to be properbsessed with the MENOMENA , now that they're two long_ones into their new career minus one of their orig members, the Portland outfit have fallen off me audio radar. Saying that I will be seeing them live in nodnoL town next month. And I do appreciate the carazy costume changes in new music video, PLUMAGE .

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Thedadada Fall Mix 2012

Oct 2, 2012, 12:00pm The Dadada

For your listening pleasure - click here to download ZIP file of gapless mix and album art. 1.    DUDES - Teenage Rebels (from Summer Vacation ) 2.    Fang Island - Sisterly (from Major ) 3.    The Cast of Cheers - Animals (from Animals ) 4.    Here We Go Magic - Make Up Your Mind (from A Different Ship ) 5.    FAWN - Pixels (single) 6.    Exquisite Corps - Light as a Feather [...]

• Thedadada Fall Mix 2012
• A.C. Newman - Encyclopedia of Classic Takedowns
• Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti - Only in My Dreams
• Bailterspace - No Sense
• Bark Bark Disco - No Lies, No Whys, and No Saying Byes
• Big Scary - Gladiator
• Brass Bed - Bullet for You
• DUDES - Teenage Rebels
• Exquisite Corps - Light as a Feather
• Fang Island - Sisterly
• FAWN - Pixels
• Feedtime - Rock n Roll
• Here We Go Magic - Make Up Your Mind
• Menomena - Heavy is as Heavy Does
• Mission of Burma - Dust Devil
• Olympic Ayres - The View
• Pinback - Proceed to Memory
• Seapony - What You Wanted
• Slam Donahue - Bug in the Sun
• The Cast of Cheers - Animals
• The Sea and Cake - On and On
• We Were Born Canaries - Go Cold Turkey
• Wowser Bowser - Winter Child

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Title:	Thedadada Fall Mix 2012
Link Text:	Grizzy Bear - Yet Again
File Name:	grizzy-bear-yet-again.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	A.C. Newman
Title:	Encyclopedia of Classic Takedowns
Link Text:	A.C. Newman - Encyclopedia of Classic Takedowns
File Name:	a-c-newman-encyclopedia-of-cla ssic-takedowns.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti
Title:	Only in My Dreams
Link Text:	Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti - Only in My Dreams
File Name:	ariel-pinks-haunted-graffiti-o nly-in-my-dreams.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Bailterspace
Title:	No Sense
Link Text:	Bailterspace - No Sense
File Name:	bailterspace-no-sense.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Bark Bark Disco
Title:	No Lies, No Whys, and No Saying Byes
Link Text:	Bark Bark Disco - No Lies, No Whys, and No Saying Byes
File Name:	bark-bark-disco-no-lies-no-why s-and-no-saying-byes.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Big Scary
Title:	Gladiator
Link Text:	Big Scary - Gladiator
File Name:	big-scary-gladiator.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Brass Bed
Title:	Bullet for You
Link Text:	Brass Bed - Bullet for You
File Name:	brass-bed-bullet-for-you.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	DUDES
Title:	Teenage Rebels
Link Text:	DUDES - Teenage Rebels
File Name:	dudes-teenage-rebels.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Exquisite Corps
Title:	Light as a Feather
Link Text:	Exquisite Corps - Light as a Feather
File Name:	exquisite-corps-light-as-a-fea ther.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Fang Island
Title:	Sisterly
Link Text:	Fang Island - Sisterly
File Name:	fang-island-sisterly.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	FAWN
Title:	Pixels
Link Text:	FAWN - Pixels
File Name:	fawn-pixels.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Feedtime
Title:	Rock n Roll
Link Text:	Feedtime - Rock n Roll
File Name:	feedtime-rock-n-roll.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Here We Go Magic
Title:	Make Up Your Mind
Link Text:	Here We Go Magic - Make Up Your Mind
File Name:	here-we-go-magic-make-up-your- mind.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Menomena
Title:	Heavy is as Heavy Does
Link Text:	Menomena - Heavy is as Heavy Does
File Name:	menomena-heavy-is-as-heavy-doe s.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Mission of Burma
Title:	Dust Devil
Link Text:	Mission of Burma - Dust Devil
File Name:	mission-of-burma-dust-devil.mp 3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Olympic Ayres
Title:	The View
Link Text:	Olympic Ayres - The View
File Name:	olympic-ayres-the-view.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Pinback
Title:	Proceed to Memory
Link Text:	Pinback - Proceed to Memory
File Name:	pinback-proceed-to-memory.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Seapony
Title:	What You Wanted
Link Text:	Seapony - What You Wanted
File Name:	seapony-what-you-wanted.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Slam Donahue
Title:	Bug in the Sun
Link Text:	Slam Donahue - Bug in the Sun
File Name:	slam-donahue-bug-in-the-sun.mp 3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	The Cast of Cheers
Title:	Animals
Link Text:	The Cast of Cheers - Animals
File Name:	the-cast-of-cheers-animals.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	The Sea and Cake
Title:	On and On
Link Text:	The Sea and Cake - On and On
File Name:	the-sea-and-cake-on-and-on.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	We Were Born Canaries
Title:	Go Cold Turkey
Link Text:	We Were Born Canaries - Go Cold Turkey
File Name:	we-were-born-canaries-go-cold- turkey.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

Artist:	Wowser Bowser
Title:	Winter Child
Link Text:	Wowser Bowser - Winter Child
File Name:	wowser-bowser-winter-child.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2012

The Monday Set: Menomena – Los Angeles – 9/27/2012

Oct 1, 2012, 9:01am The Sound Of Indie

Menomena El Rey Theater Los Angeles, CA 9/27/2012 It's been another long hiatus since the last post here, but hopefully this one will make it worth your while. Menomena kicked off their latest tour here in LA last week. It was a tough night to pick what to see, since Savoir Adore was opening a show for Kisses at the The Echo ( which TSOI's Kevin attended ) and Dum Dum Girls were playing at Los Globos . I had never seen [...]

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Menomena – Moms

Sep 30, 2012, 9:51pm Record Dept. Music Reviews

2012 saw multi-instrumentalist/co-singe r Brent Knopf depart the unconventional indie rock trio Menomena to focus on his side band Ramona Falls, leaving the future of the band uncertain. Fortunately remaining members Justin Harris and Danny Seim persevered, creating the album Moms that's just as musically warped and thematically depraved as their previous releases with songs about unsatisfying lovers and family linage. The tight collection of ten tracks showcase Menomena’s renewed commitment and zeal through flute embellishments, thumping sax refrains, dramatic tonal shifts, beats and varied textures all culminating into a wonderful kaleidoscope of noise. Despite the major line-up change [...]

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