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Throw Me The Statue "Lolita" MP3

One-man band Throw Me The Statue unveils his first indie-pop gem in the form of “Lolita” a bouncy drum machine driven, xylophone sprinkled song recalling Magnetic Fields and Belle and Sebastian if they were to suddenly collaborate with The Avalanches. The song is all high energy beats matched with a twee-pop sensibility, and utterly enjoyable.

Forthcoming album Moonbeams is available now from the good people at Baskerville Hill, and would be an excellent accompaniment to your summer months. -Filter-mag.com
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Eskimo Joe "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" MP3

Having already achieved great acclaim in their homeland of Australia, Eskimo Joe is set to ride onto U.S. shores with the anticipated debut release of “Black Fingernails Red Wine”. The album, out stateside on September 25 courtesy of Rykodisc, is armed with superbly crafted rock songs with immense potential. The trio, hoping to follow in the big Australian sensation footsteps of Crowded House, Wolfmother and Filter favorites, Dappled Cities, is ready to face the American market head on.

Title track, "Black Fingernails Red Wine", is a beautiful keyboard driven song that's easy on the ears. Give it a listen, perhaps you'll fall in love. Eskimo kisses all around.-Filter-mag.com
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Bat For Lashes "Horse And I" MP3

2007 Mercury Prize nominee, Bat For Lashes, is everywhere now a days. And for good reason. Otherwise known as British singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Natasha Khan, her debut album is comprised of sounds emerged in timeless forms. Fur and Gold was released last year on Caroline Records, but has steadily garnered enough praise to easily be on everyone's Best of 2007 lists.

Album opener, "Horse And I", is equally as intense as it is beautiful. Although Khan's deep and haunting vocals will no doubt provide many a Bjork comparison, Khan still manages to remain both imaginative and impressive. -Filter-mag.com
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Starlet - The sun and the rainfall (Depeche Mode Cover) MP3 en su MySpace

In the booklet of Starlet's masterpiece, the second album STAY ON MY SIDE, you can read the words »Damn you people who inspired us to write these songs« in the thank you notes. One of their biggest assets was always that they could be miserable as hell, but they never seemed whining. They were sarcastic, possibly even bitter, and they struck back hard on anyone who didn't like them. Still the music sounded like pure love.

After their third album WHEN SUN FALL ON MY FEET the main vocalist and songwriter of the band, Jonas Färm, lived in poverty and depression in a certain record label's office and worked on a fourth album which was to be both the most beautiful and darkest of all Starlet albums. Unfortunately the plans grew so big they killed his productivity and the album never became more than a handful of song sketches.

In July 2007 Jonas Färm recorded Depeche Mode's THE SUN AND THE RAINFALL and by this managed to recover from his overwhelming pressure of achievement. Starlet is now back in the studio to record their fourth album, due to be released in the spring of 2008. Until then, please enjoy the Depeche Mode cover at http://www.myspace.com/starletmusic. -Labrador