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Architecture in Helsinki Announces U.S. Tour Dates, Releases New Music Video

This morning the Australian indie-pop collective Architecture in Helsinki announced the dates of their upcoming U.S. tour, which kicks off Nov. 2 in Los Angeles and will cross the nation (with one date in Mexico City) over the next 20 days.  read more

22 Bands Named After Places

Musicians draw inspiration from everywhere to pick their monikers, be it high school teachers or random road signs. But some of the most common influences are locations.  read more

This Week's New Album Releases (5/3/11)

Two of the nine albums we chose to highlight this week are actually box sets, but with a 9.0 rating, one of today’s new releases approaches instant classic....  read more

Architecture in Helsinki: Moment Bends

If the actual architecture in Helsinki looks anything like the band Architecture in Helsinki sounds, I’d imagine there’s no shortage of buzzing neon murals, electric paintings of bouncing rabbits and other fuzzy who’s-its in sparkly, eye-popping phosphorescence. The buildings would all be built to sway in the steady Finnish breeze, giving the effect of a dancing skyline every afternoon, and every day at 5 p.m. they’d turn off all the lights except those needed to create an office window smile, a big toothy grin beaming down to the bubble-blowing Finns below....  read more

Polyvinyl Holding Pledge Drive to Save 10,000 Records From Destruction

At Paste, we're all about raising money for great, musical causes. We're also all about receiving tons of great music for a pretty minimal cost. And we're very, very against the destruction of thousands of records.So you can imagine our interest when Illinois indie label Polyvinyl began a pledge drive to prevent mass record-cide in their warehouse....  read more

Architecture in Helsinki - "Like It Or Not"

Click above to watch "Like It Or Not" from Architecture in Helsinki's third album Places Like This, out now on Polyvinyl Records. Related Links: Video of the Day: Architecture in Helsinki - “Debbie” Band of the Week: Architecture in Helsinki Review: Architecture In Helsinki - Places Like This...  read more

Architecture in Helsinki - "Debbie"

Click above to watch "Debbie" from Architecture in Helsinki's new record Places Like This out now on Polyvinyl Records....  read more

Band of the Week: Architecture in Helsinki

At the end of the nineteenth century, George Ives, the father of legendary American composer Charles Ives, gave his son a musical education in the widest sense. A marching bandleader, the elder Ives would bring his son along as he literally crashed two bands into one another. For young Charles, the resulting sounds were beautiful...  read more

Architecture in Helsinki expands fall tour, announces guests

The geographically misleading Architecture in Helsinki recorded a fantastic, trans-continental train-wreck* of an album this year, and the merry band of Australians wants to bring its sonic magic to you, concertgoer! A month and a half after the release of Places Like This, the band’s third full-length album, Architecture in Helsinki will start its extensive (and expanded) trek through the United States, Canada, and the autumnal equinox. AiH will receive support from Panther, Lo-Fi Fink, and Glass Candy. We’re so excited, our Heart It Races! *In a really, really good way. Architecture in North America: October 10 - Philadelphia, Pa....  read more

Architecture In Helsinki: Places Like This

Too much is just right on the third album from this Aussie (not Finnish) sextet. . .  read more