
I kind of lied about the whole not blogging on Thanksgiving -- that's called a 'whoopsies'. I ran into Friendly Fires at a club NME performance a few months ago and was seriously impressed by how polished and precise their set was. The songs, especially this one, touch upon a lot of genres (Brit-pop, American indie-pop, and even techno) and is a welcoming dose of dance-pop that gets under your skin. "Paris" has a killer chorus, a sweet cowbell overdub and a floaty atmospheric [...]
new video for the friendly fires . as it prepares for its re-release on xl. luckily for them, it's still hot. but you SHOULD plug yourself into some headphones with the Justus Kohnckhe remix playing on. Oh dammmmmmmmn.

Andrew Bird rocking for Barack ( more by Kyle Dean Reinford ) today in NYC * Prince * DANCE * Frank Sidebottom! * MSTRKRFT @ Webster Hall * Brazilian Girls @ Terminal 5 * Beck, MGMT @ United Palace Theatre * Of Montreal, Love is All @ Roseland Ballroom * Dead Confederate, Kuroma [...]