Matthew Dear: Beams

Matthew Dear: <i>Beams</i>

I cannot tell if the man-woman hollering in "Her Fantasy" says "compliments," "confidence" or "coffee beans," but I'm really rooting for the latter as they are the sole source of my energy to write this.  read more

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Listen to Matthew Dear's "Earthforms"

Listen to Matthew Dear's "Earthforms"

The Aug. 28 release of Matthew Dear’s anticipated new LP Beams is creeping closer, but to hold us over until then, a new track “Earthforms” is available for listening. Following his EP Headcage, released in January, Dear released his first single “Her Fantasy” which left fans and critics alike looking forward to hearing Beams in its entirety....  read more

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Watch the Video for Matthew Dear's "Her Fantasy"

Watch the Video for Matthew Dear's "Her Fantasy"

Matthew Dear has a trippy new video for synthpop jam “Her Fantasy,” the second single off his forthcoming album, Beams....  read more

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Matthew Dear Announces New Album Beams

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Matthew Dear has announced that he will release his next album, Beams, on Aug. 27 through Ghostly International. The title track from his recent EP Headcage will appear on the album....  read more

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The Flaming Lips, Raekwon To Headline NXNE 2012

The Flaming Lips, Raekwon To Headline NXNE 2012

The Flaming Lips, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Bad Religion and Matthew Good will be this year's headliners. The event is set to include 650 bands playing in nearly 50 venues around Toronto.  read more

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Interpol Releases Free Live EP Ft. School of Seven Bells and Matthew Dear

Interpol Releases Free Live EP Ft. School of Seven Bells and Matthew Dear

Having just completed a North American tour, Interpol is celebrating by releasing a free, live EP featuring “touring friends” School of Seven Bells and Matthew Dear....  read more

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Interpol Adds U.S. Dates to Busy Schedule

Interpol Adds U.S. Dates to Busy Schedule

Interpol has lengthened its time on the road by announcing further U.S. tour dates. The band already has a North American tour with School of Seven Bells lined up that begins at the end of this month in Vancouver. Then they head to Europe to tour with Matthew Dear for the month of March....  read more

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Small Black Announce North American Tour with No Age, Young Prisms and Others

Small Black Announce North American Tour with No Age, Young Prisms and Others

The tape-enthusiast quartet plan to hit dozens of US and Canadian locales in support of their debut album New Chain....  read more

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Matthew Dear: Black City

Matthew Dear: <em>Black City</em>

Texas DJ kicks out the words, tunes, jams Despite his well-earned techno pedigree, Matthew Dear is as much a singer/songwriter as a DJ icon. At first he commingled his dual identities, most brilliantly on the 2003 anthem “Dog Days,” but on 2007’s Asa Breed he put the words and tunes front and center, showcasing appealing tics derived from Bowie and Byrne. His new album’s opener, “Honey,” is a dirge à la Talking Heads’ “The Overload,” but that’s a red herring. Black City overall is lean and upbeat, and Dear’s gift for making an arrangement jump within snug confines continues...  read more

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Ten August Albums Worth Checking Out

Ten August Albums Worth Checking Out

It's a movie starring Josh Hartnett, an inspiration for the Counting Crows and the bane of a writer's existence...  read more

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