Published at 7:00 AM on March 16, 2010

Guess the Album We're Obsessed With

Guess the Album We're Obsessed With

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Our artist plays piano, is white, and has at least one hand

Update: We revealed the artist and album we’re obsessed with!

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One of the best parts of working for Paste is getting to hear killer new music before everyone else.

One particular forthcoming record has set our little heart aflutter. The record won’t come out for another month, and yet we listen to it so often that we may soon require an intervention. Rather than spell out all the particulars of who it is and why it’s so great—that’s what reviews are for—we thought it’d be fun to drop a few details and make you guess. Correctly guess the artist and you can win a copy of the album when it comes out in April.

Our artist…

1) …was born in Ireland, but no longer lives there.

2) …apparently hates seagulls, but enjoys barbecued food.

3) …has been remixed by Hot Chip.

4) …once wrote a song about drowning romantic sorrows in an episode of CSI.

5) …was a Paste “4 To Watch” artist in 2007.

6) …wields a lacerating wit.

7) …dabbles in spoken word.

8) …will perform on this year’s Lilith Fest tour.

9) …has, on the forthcoming album in question, discovered the Wall of Sound.

10) …combines cascading emotion, bloggy lyrics, ham-fisted piano, emo insecurity and hip-hop swagger into an irresistible retro-pop confection.

Think you know the artist? Post your best guess in the comment section, along with a way we can reach you. We’ll draw one winning name from the list of everyone who gets it right. The contest expires at 7 am Eastern time on Friday March 26.

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