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08/22/2016

Janice Headley

Somewhere between modern dance and an anti-drug campaign sits this new video from Thee Oh Sees for the track "Dead Man’s Gun." Watch as a sweaty, creepy guy concocts drugs while even creepier people "dance" to the track, an eerie, paranoid song off the band's latest A Weird Exits. KEXP presents the band on Friday, November 25th at Neumos. Bonus points if you bust out these dance moves. [Stereogum]

Scottish popsters Teenage Fanclub share another single from their forthcoming tenth full-length Here, out September 9th via Merge. Stream the single "Thin Air" below, another buoyant retro-tinged pop hit like the previous track we shared "I'm in Love." Tour dates have been announced for 2016; let's hope Seattle gets added to that itinerary in 2017 (with an in-studio, please). [Under the Radar]

Car Seat Headrest share a new track, written for the soundtrack to the (very) short film Loudini, the story of a down-and-out magician that you can watch below. Frontman/ mastermind Will Toledo appears as a busker around the 2:00 mark, performing the track "Does It Feel Good (To Say Goodbye?)" which you can stream below. Maybe he'll add it to the set list on Saturday, November 26th when they play the Neptune Theatre. [Pitchfork]

For the Santigold track "Banshee," the wildly-creative musician teams up with wildly-creative visual artist Kara Walker. Watch the shadow puppets show below, directed by Ari Marcopoulos. Walker told the New York Times, "I have made shadow puppet videos before, but I’ve never made a puppet that was a portrait of someone (besides myself). It’s been a few years now, but the last video I made shows one puppet being tortured and set on fire — so this video is a bit more cheerful." [Pitchfork]

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