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CIMS HANDPICKED: ATOMS FOR PEACE

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March 8, 2013 - The Record Exchange Blog - by - No Comments

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As you may (or may not) remember: Some years ago, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke decided he needed an outlet for all of the glitchy IDM that kept pouring forth from his laptop that wasn’t a Radiohead record. With longtime producer Nigel Godrich in tow, Yorke created The Eraser – a surprisingly (or not) hummable album that was both surprising and familiar in its approach. Regardless, it made room for guitars to reign again for In Rainbows. When it came time to play The Eraser’s songs live, Yorke mostly took to the piano, but eventually he recruited Godrich, Flea, drummer Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M.) and multi-instrumentalist Mauro Refosoco to breath new life into his compositions. They had such a good time doing it, that they decided to make a go of it as a proper band with a name: Atoms For Peace. So, at long last, we’re finally treated to Amok, which liberally uses ingredients from The Eraser as well as the more Afropop-leaning elements of Radiohead’s previous long-player, King of Limbs. Though Amok may imply musicians running wild, it’s still a ship largely controlled by Yorke’s beats – but the band is stealthy: And as the album progresses you hear them roam increasingly free. This band is a rare bird – so take your time and enjoy the moment.

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CIMS HANDPICKED: LOCAL NATIVES

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Much has happened between the release of Local Natives’ critically-acclaimed album Gorilla Manor and the fresh release of Hummingbird. From rave reviews to brilliant television performances, Gorilla Manor launched the band onto the global stage, saw them headlining theaters throughout America and Europe and opening for bands like Arcade Fire and The National. Upon their return home from the road, the band built out a rehearsal space and studio in an abandoned bungalow in Silverlake, allowing them to write and experiment extensively with new sounds and arrangements. In the two years following Gorilla Manor‘s release, Local Natives experienced the highest highs and some pretty devastating personal lows — and Hummingbird was created from the emotional framework of being stretched between two opposite poles. But don’t let that scare you off: Hummingbird carries with it not just a melodic richness, but a quality of catharsis and grace. This is an album meant to be examined and, ultimately, enjoyed.

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CIMS HANDPICKED: COHEED & CAMBRIA

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Coheed and Cambria‘s sixth and (now) seventh studio albums comprise a double-concept album entitled The Afterman. Musically, The Afterman: Ascension sees the band perfecting their powerhouse progressive rock, soul and even pop landscapes. This dual release also marks the return of original drummer Josh Eppard, who the band parted ways with in 2006, bringing with him his benchmark percussive grooves. Coheed and Cambria self-financed and co-produced The Afterman alongside Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner, who produced the band’s first three albums, in Woodstock, NY. The album was mixed by Rich Costey (Muse, The Shins, Foster the People) and Ryan Williams (30 Seconds To Mars). What’s more: Word on the street is that The Afterman is going to become a feature film…

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CIMS HANDPICKED: BEN HARPER AND CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE 'GET UP!'

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Ben Harper has teamed with renowned harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite to create Get Up! — a piercing song-cycle of struggle and heart. Recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Harper, Get Up! is his 12th studio album and first new recording since 2011’s Give Till It’s Gone. A striking mix of blues, gospel, roots and R&B, Get Up! features ten vivid musical character studies, skillfully rendered in cinematic detail, all written or co-written by Harper. Charlie Musselwhite’s searing point/counter-point harmonica accentuates Harper’s vocals throughout Get Up!, tying its songs together into a cohesive musical whole. The band, including Jason Mozersky, guitar; Jesse Ingalls, bass; Jordan Richardson, drums; along with Ben Harper on vocals, guitar and slide guitar; plays with economical grit, lending the songs true understanding and authority. And just check out that cover: Those are some bad lookin’ mofos… And Get Up! sounds as cool as they look. Dig.

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CIMS HANDPICKED: DROPKICK MURPHYS

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Dropkick Murphys formed in 1996 in Boston. The band was originally just a bunch of friends looking to play music for fun. They got started playing in the basement of a friend’s barbershop with the intent to blend the musical influences they had grown up with (Punk Rock, Irish Folk, Rock and Hardcore) into one loud, raucous, chaotic, and often out of tune mix. It’s like Gangs of New York came to yr VFW hall, but with a much less gruesome ending.

Where Going Out in Style told the story of a fictional character named Cornelius Larkin, complete with an obituary written by Michael Patrick MacDonald for the liner notes, Signed and Sealed in Blood has no such constraints. “This is just the opposite of that,” bassist Ken Casey explains, “Just us having fun and making the most catchy, singalong kind of songs we can. It’s not that the last album wasn’t fun. It was. Going Out in Style is one of the records I’m most proud of … This time we cut loose.”

But he does feel that Signed and Sealed in Blood is also “almost a continuation of Going Out in Style in a musical sense. There’s an upbeat, party vibe to it. A lot of these songs, we were having such a good time writing them and just enjoying the writing process. It’s the quickest we’ve released an album, ever, after another.”

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