Though he’s gone a long way from being the self-wallowing troubadour he once was, Vernon’s songs still sound similar to the earlier albums, and that isn’t a bad thing.

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Pink Mountaintops is about pinkness the way Black Mountain is about mountainness and songwriter-mastermind Stephen McBean’s newest album Outside Love is the sort of release you might want to eat to gain its heart and courage. He speaks now about food that makes him horny and coffee tables that make him cry. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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Sunset Rubdown began as a solo project for Wolf Parade‘s Spencer Krug but quickly evolved into a full band . The music veers from carnival-esque grandeur to pin-drop-quiet beauty. They are currently touring in support of their newest album, Dragonslayer. Tom Child interviews multi-instrumentalist Michael Doerksen.

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Download: Pink Mountaintops “Vampire” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (off Outside Love out May 5th on Jajaguwar)

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Black Mountain were the first band ever interviewed for L.A. RECORD. They since went on to release another excellent album and to share bills with Bob Dylan and Judas Priest. Keyboard player and designer Jeremy Schmidt speaks from somewhere that is not a motel room in Blythe, California. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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