Video: IRAN-- Buddy EP out Nov. 4, 2008 on Narnack Records--

by kevin diamond Death By Audio 's dilapidated home-room style is pretty key. Unpretentious and inviting, in that "there's water leaking out of the bathroom, but who cares cause you can smoke inside" kind of way. It was a pretty perfect atmosphere to watch the seldom-seen Iran, a band i'd liken to a post-ironic Pavement for it's ramshackle performance coupled with semi-serious lyrical delivery. Front man Aaron Aites summed it up best, after the plowed through their first song. "We don't normally do this," he said, lighting a smoke, "But [...]

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All everyone we know can talk about is either Halloween or when the gosh darned election will be OVER already and if we can in some way speed up the voting process. In that spirt, we were just emailed this trailer for Iran's (side project of TVOTR members) new EP, out on November 4. We suggest you watch it...if you're a real American.

A banda Iran, onde se encontra um dos elementos dos Tv On The Radio, aproveitaram a data das presidencias para lançarem e promoverem o seu novo EP. O vídeo promocional é este

Above is a pretty hilarious teaser video for Iran's new EP, Buddy, due out digitally on November 4 via Narnack Records. As the headline above indicates, you care because one ...

TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone is in another band whose name has been on everyone's lips these days. It's called Iran. But Iran is none too happy about the way that its name has rolled off the lips of presidential candidate John McCain, as this mock political ad for its Narnack Records-bankrolled Buddy EP illustrates all too humorously. Of course, its music isn't front and center in the ad, so Iran could be accused of being evasive and deceptive on the issues. Recent reports have suggested that it was not [...]

Boy, if your IP address ends up on the wrong sorta list 'cause of this one, don't say we didn't warn ya: Buddy , the new EP from noisemaking axis of goodness Iran -- featuring TV on the Radio 's Kyp Malone, Return to Cookie Mountain contributor Aaron Aites, and former Grand Mal member Aaron Romanello-- is due in digital-only form November 4 from Narnack . It's the [...]