Nurses Play On A Roof In A Boiler Room For Relix

Nurses popped in on Relix for this lovely session on a roof in a boiler room, featuring their song “Wouldn’t Tell.” The trippy threesome will be playing a bunch of US dates in the new year, including a bunch with the Mountain Goats. Enjoy the video and check them out live in the new year!

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Phosphorescent’s Jeff Bailey Opens Rad Breakfast Taco Cafe

Have you ever experienced breakfast tacos? If you haven’t, you pretty much haven’t experienced life. These delish little guys are all over Austin, TX. For years, I have been tortured by post-SXSW pictures depicting plates of the most tasty looking tacos ever. Now, I have one more reason to pine over this Texas tradition: Whirlybird.

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UK Press Loves Destroyer

The end of year love just keeps rolling in! Drowned in Sound, The Stool Pigeon, The Quietus, Uncut, The Guardian, MOJO and NME all named Destroyer’s Kaputt in their top 50 best albums of 2011 lists. Thanks guys. We’re totally blushing over here. Hugs all around. Here’s a list of where we ranked:

#20 Drowned in Sound
#22 The Stool Pigeon
#29 The Quietus
#31 Uncut
#33 The Guardian
#41 MOJO
#44 NME
Adding to the excitement, Pitchfork put Kaputt at #2 on their list. Wow. We’re kind of speechless. Thank you again. For reals.

ENTER: Bear In Heaven

(Photo by Shawn Brackbill)

HEADS UP! Announcing the newest homies on team Dead Oceans: Jon, Adam & Joe of Bear In Heaven. We’ve partnered with Hometapes to release BiH’s new record, I Love You, It’s Cool, on April 3rd, 2012. There will be plenty more to come in the near future, but here are some quick stats to get you pumped:

  • Can I stream the entire record slowed down by 400,000% right now? -YES.
  • Is it more goove than doom? -YES.
  • Did David Wrench produce it? -YES.
  • Will BiH be touring in the new year? -YES.
  • Were you serious about the 400,000% thing above? -YES. DEAD SERIOUS. GET THERE NOW.

The Tallest Man on Earth Adds Shows in South Africa


The Tallest Man on Earth has announced his first two shows of 2012. He will be performing in South Africa for the first time, on February 10th in Cape Town at the CTICC Auditorium and February 11th in Johannesburg at the Joburg Theatre. More information about the shows can be found here. Tickets are on-sale now.

video

Cast A Net
by Akron/Family
Keep Time
by Gauntlet Hair
Fever Dreams
by Nurses
Wild Palms
by Sun Airway

3 out soon

A Place To Bury Strangers
Onwards To The Wall
CDEP / LP
Bowerbirds
The Clearing
CD / LP

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