Blog: Gorilla Vs. Bear

video: St. Vincent – "Cheerleader"

Feb 7, 11:45am Gorilla Vs. Bear

In which Annie Clark becomes a waking/walking/crumbling Ron Mueck sculpture. Directed by Hiro Murai . [ via ]

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listen: Tennis – Young & Old

Feb 7, 8:40am Gorilla Vs. Bear

Listen to Young & Old , the new Patrick Carney -produced LP from Forest Fam alums Tennis , in its entirety below. Young & Old is out on Valentine's Day via Fat Possum . Pick it up on vinyl - along with the band's sweet new vintage-Nuggets-inspired t-shirt - here : [ via ]

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premiere: listen to Phèdre's debut LP

Feb 7, 6:00am Gorilla Vs. Bear

" Three lovers from Monaco, raised in a cave of gold... " We're still obsessed with the awesome, ridiculous NSFW video for Phèdre 's " In Decay ," so we were psyched when the band asked us to premiere their addictive, " Some Velvet Morning "/ Greek mythology -inspired, forthcoming self-titled debut LP here in its entirety. The group's playfully dark, sweetly romantic, and often strangely affecting (see " Ode to the Swinger " + " Glitter on Her Face ") jams recall the warped AM avant-pop vibes of Ariel Pink, John [...]

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video: The Shins – "September"

Feb 6, 11:30am Gorilla Vs. Bear

[new b-side from the Shins , taken from their Simple Song 7" single / via record store day ]

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mp3: new mixes from John Talabot + Peaking Lights

Feb 6, 11:00am Gorilla Vs. Bear

[ image ] Our morning has been totally consumed with two amazing, very deep, totally immersive new 70+ minute mixes: the new FACT mix from John Talabot and Peaking Lights ' WEIRD UP 2012 mix. Tracklists can be found here and here , if you absolutely must, but we recommend going in blind on both of these: mp3: John Talabot :: FACT mix ( 167 mb ) Peaking Lights :: WEIRD UP 2012 ( [...]

• John Talabot :: FACT mix » FACT-mix-315-John-Talabot-Feb-12.mp3
• Peaking Lights - WEIRD UP 2012

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mp3: THEESatisfaction – "QueenS"

Feb 3, 9:20am Gorilla Vs. Bear

Taken from Shabazz Palaces ' Seattle homies THEESatisfaction 's new record awE NaturalE , of which Sub Pop says: " funk-psychedelic feminista sci-fi epics with the warmth and depth of Black Jazz and Sunday morning soul, frosted with icy raps that evoke equal parts Elaine Brown, Ursula Rucker and Q-Tip ." Download "QueenS" after the jump, look for a "short film" for the track soon ( now casting !) + catch the duo down in Austin next month at SXSW . download [...]

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video: Neon Indian – "Fallout"

Feb 3, 8:15am Gorilla Vs. Bear

[directed by Lilfuchs / via ]

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video: M.I.A. – "Bad Girls"

Feb 3, 7:40am Gorilla Vs. Bear

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GvsB presents: WHITE DENIM – Live in Dallas

Feb 2, 4:00pm Gorilla Vs. Bear

We are honored to present the return of arguably the tightest live band in the world at the moment, Austin's White Denim - who are currently in the midst of a West Coast tour with Wilco - live at the esteemed Granada Theater on Thursday, April 5 . Our friends at the Granada have hooked us up with 5 pairs of tickets to give away for this one: just leave your name in the comments or over on our FB page to enter. You [...]

• White Denim - Home Together

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mp3: Julia Holter + Linda Perhacs – "Delicious Descant"

Feb 2, 2:30pm Gorilla Vs. Bear

As we spent the A.M. listening to nothing but the new Julia Holter song on loop , we were reminded of this mostly unheard gem that was sent our way a few months back by the New L.A. Folk Fest, in which folk legend Linda Perhacs re-recorded a lovely, sort of magical version of her 1970 classic " Delicious " with Julia. Not sure if this gem has been posted elsewhere or if it'll ever see an official release, but it's certainly worth a listen: "Julia plays keys and [...]

• Linda Perhacs + Julia Holter - delicious descant

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mp3: "Visions (Nite Jewel Séance)" for Yours Truly

Feb 2, 12:30pm Gorilla Vs. Bear

Ramona Gonzalez of Nite Jewel recorded this starkly beautiful and touching version of one of the best Stevie songs , in honor of our good friend Yourstru.ly 's beloved sister Lauren . Read YT's letter to Ramona here . Every purchase of YT x Nite Jewel's 73 She's Always Watching You 73 comes with a $1 donation to the Lauren Abramson Memorial Fund .

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video: Nicolas Jaar – "Materials"

Feb 2, 11:45am Gorilla Vs. Bear

[directed by Pondr ]

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mp3: CFCF – "Exercise #3 (Building)"

Feb 2, 9:00am Gorilla Vs. Bear

Taken from Montreal producer CFCF 's new "mini-album" Exercises , out April 24 on Paper Bag Records . More info here : mp3: CFCF :: Exercise #3 (Building)

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mp3: CFCF – "Excercise 3 (Building)"

Feb 2, 9:00am Gorilla Vs. Bear

Taken from Montreal producer CFCF 's new "mini-album" Exercises , out April 24 on Paper Bag Records . More info here : mp3: CFCF :: Exercise #3 (Building)

• CFCF :: Exercise #3 (Building) » 03-Exercise-3-Building.mp3

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Julia Holter – "In the Same Room"

Feb 2, 8:15am Gorilla Vs. Bear

Another lovely, enchanting track from Julia Holter 's forthcoming LP Ekstasis , which drops next month on RVNG Intl :

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video: Phèdre – "Ode to the Swinger"

Feb 1, 9:30pm Gorilla Vs. Bear

Full album stream of Phèdre 's ( three lovers from Monaco, raised in a cave of gold ) dope debut LP debuting next week in this space right here, but in the meantime, here's this:

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mp3: new Big K.R.I.T – "Boobie Miles"

Feb 1, 8:20pm Gorilla Vs. Bear

#BoobieMiles is the silky smooth first track to surface from K.R.I.T 's forthcoming #4evaNaDay mixtape: mp3: Big K.R.I.T. :: BOOBIE MILES

• K.R.I.T. - BOOBIE MILES

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download: Evian Christ's Kings and Them mixtape

Feb 1, 11:35am Gorilla Vs. Bear

For those of y'all that asked about where to find the massive Evian Christ tracks from our January mix , here you go: his new label Tri-Angle has unleashed glorious high-quality, 320 mbps versions of all of the young UK producer 's youtube joints in the form of his debut Kings and Them mixtape. Check " Fuck It None of Y'all Don't Rap " + the Grouper -sampling " Thrown Like Jacks ," and download the whole tape below: [...]

• Evian Christ - Fuck It None Of Ya'll Don't Rap
• Evian Christ - Thrown Like Jacks

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Title:	Thrown Like Jacks
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video: Mirel Wagner – "No Death"

Jan 31, 3:00pm Gorilla Vs. Bear

[directed by Aki Roukala / via ]

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mp3: Sophia Knapp – "Close To Me"

Jan 31, 2:45pm Gorilla Vs. Bear

Although we haven't heard all of Sophia Knapp 's forthcoming, Bill Callahan -featuring debut full-length Into the Waves , the great Drag City says the record is reminiscent of " melodic psych pop of the 60's, Tropicalia ballads, chilly New York dance records of the 80's, and the seduction of Stevie Nick s or Françoise Hardy ," (i.e., everything that is awesome), and the excellent " Close to Me " manages to sort of evoke all of those things and more in one song: [...]

• Sophia Knapp - Close To Me

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