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An Interview with Dan Friel of Parts & Labor

Nov 20, 2008, 12:25pm

The Brooklyn band Parts & Labor made a pretty obvious strategy change on their latest LP, Receivers . The new record features longer tracks, linear songwriting, and a prog-inspired thematic grandiosity. The Needle Drop was able to catch up with Parts & Labor's Dan Friel to talk about the direction of this album and the band. Read more... For more info on Parts & Labor, visit partsandlabor.net . MP3: Parts & Labor- "Nowheres Nigh" [...]

Artists: Dan Friel, Parts and Labor

Tags: Interview, Dan Friel, noise rock, Parts and labor, experimental pop, receivers

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