Dark Spins

According to sources within the band’s camp, our favorite electro-thrashers Crystal Castles will be returning to Austin on April 13th, at a location to be announced. Great news considering the band will be skipping out on this year’s SXSW 09, so citizens of the Lone Star State will be given an opportunity to catch this live act in all its powerhouse glory. Check it.

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With Belle & Sebastian on a seemingly endless hiatus, we here at Cannibal Cheerleader are more than happy to go with the next best thing, that is Glasgow-based twee-poppers Camera Obscura. Check out the title track from their new LP My Maudlin Career below and check out a whole report on the new LP here. While this is purportedly the band’s “darkest” record yet, we have a feeling it’s more like Mean Girls dark, rather than Rosemary’s Baby dark. Still, can’t wait!

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The world is now complete thanks to the awesomeness that is the return of the Thermals‘ brand of blistering punk rock. The title track from their upcoming LP Now We Can See has vocal harmonies unheard from the band but the same crunchy guitar lines and spitfire lyrical delivery we’ve come to love. Definitely a step-forward for the group, check it.

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Three years gone but we’ll never forget our favorite producer of all time, J Dilla. He’s spinning them in the afterlife, no doubt.

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