The masked dual vocal moans and chants and the furious beats and distortions add up to an aggressively beautiful sound that’s both calming and exciting at the same time. The new EP builds spectacularly from the blueprint of the first, with the addition of Prefuse 73’s production, a year of growing confidence and a bunch of new toys.

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I wore out their debut EP months ago, and these songs were good enough for me to play double-time until their Manimal EP released. This duo clearly has not even come close to hitting the wall artistically.

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VOICEsVOICEs might be like the middle of every great Led Zeppelin song, or maybe like Yoko Ono played backwards while in a warm cave. Their new EP—produced by Prefuse 73—is out now on Manimal Vinyl. This interview by Scott Schultz.

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NEW SHOP ARRIVALS: FEB 1ST, 2010
-New Arrivals
Nocando – Jimmy The Lock (MP3)
Bobb Bruno – Dreamt On (CD)

Mikki & The Mauses – The Problem With Male Sexualty (MP3)

VUM – Strange Attractor (CD)
Blue Jungle – Baby Don’t Cry (MP3)
Jail Weddings – Inconvenient Dreams (MP3)

Witch – Paralyzed (LP)
Valient Thorr – Immortalizer (2xLP)
Night Horse – The Dark [...]

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PJ Harvey – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
Radiohead – everything
Arcade Fire – Funeral…

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Table of Contents
VOICEsVOICEs Scott Schultz . . . . . . . 1
I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. Chris Ziegler . . . . 3
JULIE DOIRON Ron Garmon . . . . . . . 4
THE RESIDENTS Oliver Hall . . . . . . . . . 4
WHITE DENIM Amber Hollingsworth . 5
BLACK LIPS Vanessa [...]

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Manimal Records owner Paul Beahan is hosting the 2nd annual Manimal Festival today and tomorrow in Joshua Tree with 20 bands including Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Hecuba, Warpaint, Alexandra Hope and many more. Beahan sat down at a French Cafe to discuss Manimal Festival and which KROQ artist he would sign in under a minute. Interview by Scott Schultz.

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