They’re the ones responsible for one of our favorite videos of 2008, and now L.A. noise rockers The Mae Shi deliver some good old-fashioned animated bloodshed and carnage in the video for “The Lamb And The Lion”, the latest single from their highly acclaimed album HLLLYH.
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The ever-prolific Bradford Cox of Atlas Sound and Deerhunter releases another installment of his virtual 7″ series. Landing the #2 spot on our Best of 2008 list, The Tripwire welcomes any additional material from Cox’s solo project.
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For the last time, we re-cap our full list of the best records, singles, videos and the biggest news stories of 2008 in one, easy to read list.
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As previously mentioned, the criteria for our best of 2008 is the accumulated average of our writers and contributors picks. And few chose Third as their absolute favorite, it showed up on more lists than any other record of 2008.
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Atlas Sound is Bradford Cox’s individualized catharsis. Irremovable from his art is his physical condition (Marfan Syndrome) and this reality is at the forefront of his work. Recorded at home, Let the Blind is a personal record, one that that challenges criteria for self-worth, and this quality is accentuated by Cox’s knack for letting specific sonic ideas reverberate into something vivid and powering.
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