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April 06 2009

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PUSH-PULL TO RELEASE “BETWEEN NOISE AND THE INDIANS” ON JUNE 23

Written By joyfulnoise - April 06 2009

Our favorite band of Mikes is back. In many ways, for the first time. You may remember Push-Pull’s previous effort 3 EP released back in 2007. When we consider Push-Pull’s 3 EP next to their new Between Noise and the Indians our reaction is simply: “What the fuck happened?” What’s happened is not so much […]

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March 31 2009

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joyfulnoise

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY / TINY MIX TAPES MIX / MAGNET MAGAZINE & HERMIT THRUSHES

Written By joyfulnoise - March 31 2009

Happy April fools day everyone! Just a quick note to direct your attention to the new Chocolate Grinder Mix from Tiny Mix Tapes, entitled “Theme from Grutzi Elvis”. This amazing collection of songs contains bands like Crystal Antlers, Swan Lake, DM Stith, and even our own Hi Red Center. Listen to the Mix here: tinymixtapes.com/Chocolate-Grinder-Mix-07 […]

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Date

March 10 2009

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joyfulnoise

CRITICS EXPRESS LOVE / CONFUSION OVER HI RED CENTER’S ASSEMBLE

Written By joyfulnoise - March 10 2009

Lately many critics have expressed their love and/or confusion over Hi Red Center‘s new album Assemble… Pitchfork says the band is “at their hyper-experimental best”; Time Out New York says the band “features enough brainy harmonies and jagged rhythms to please the egghead set, but it also plays just fine as a left-field pop record”; […]

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Date

March 08 2009

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joyfulnoise

HERMIT THRUSHES SIGN WITH JOYFUL NOISE

Written By joyfulnoise - March 08 2009

Joyful Noise Recordings is happy to announce today the signing of Philadelphia-based band Hermit Thrushes. The music of Hermit Thrushes combines touchingly naive bedroom lo-fi with disjointed arrangements, harsh chords, complex rhythms, strange orchestration and awkward melody. This is a thoroughly artful blend of indie rock – like how Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band would have […]

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Date

February 28 2009

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joyfulnoise

JOOKABOX IS TOURING HIS ASS OFF

Written By joyfulnoise - February 28 2009

Our boy Grampall Jookabox (or just “Jookabox” as the name is developing) is about to embark on a ridiculous tour including the entire United States and Europe, and ending with a home-town performance at a Joyful Noise Showcase on May 15. In addition, the band has been working on a follow-up to the acclaimed Ropechain […]

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Date

February 24 2009

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joyfulnoise

MAN AT ARMS’ “SWAMP THINGS” VIDEO

Written By joyfulnoise - February 24 2009

Man At Arms have just released a video for the song “Swamp Things”, which was directed by Graham Mason and Dax de la Monta. The song is from their recently released A Waste Of Time And Space. While the song lyrics might conjure up images of the Proterozoic Era”, the filmmakers have gone the route […]

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Date

February 10 2009

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joyfulnoise

HI RED CENTER’S “ASSEMBLE” AND BIZZART’S “FUTURE STARS” RELEASED TODAY

Written By joyfulnoise - February 10 2009

Joyful Noise has just officially released two fabulous albums from opposite sides of the country / musical spectrum… HI RED CENTER Needless to say, we are big fans of New York City’s Hi Red Center and their twisted, schizophrenic version of pop. Time Out New York says that their new album Assemble “features enough brainy […]

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