No real surprise that a member of Of Montreal would be a full-fledged Numanoid, right? James Husband, a face you’ll mostly likely recognize if you’ve witnessed that band’s disco spectacle on stage, is preparing to unveil A Parallax I next week, a most excellent album of solo material he recently recorded with his OM bandmates. Pre-order the album and you’ll acquire an additional bonus disc featuring six cover songs, one of which is this faithfully groovy take on Gary Numan’s “My Shadow in Vain.”

James Husband, My Shadow in Vain (Gary Numan Cover)

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In what is sure to put a smile, or at least a light smirk, on the faces of Goths the world over, Gary Numan told The Quietus that he and Trent Reznor, CEO of Nine Inch Nails Incorporated, are set to record a few tracks. Notes Numan, “Probably just a few songs to start with and see how it goes on. It’ll be cool.” Numan, who recently made an appearance onstage with NIN at one of their final shows, also said how surprised he was to find the NIN family so warm and jovial.”It was was just really warm and friendly, and Nine Inch Nails and warm and friendly don’t necessarily go together!” That said, is it possible that the collabo between two of the most morbid, synth obsessed musical icons could result in a Yahowa 13 record full of peace, love and guyliner tunes?

Numan joining NIN for “Cars” in London.

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It’s Easter week and we’re back to business as usual ’round here at The Singles Collection. Hopefully you enjoyed last week’s video sojourn into the realm of Sacred Bones, one of our favorite labels, but it’s back to doing what we love around here, mainly, giving you the scoop on 45’s that are currently rocking our world (and that we think will rock yours). So without further adieu — and so we can all get to our Cadbury Creme Eggs as quickly as possible — let’s get to it.
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You know, when the White Stripes blew up, we just thought of them as your typical indie-pop darlings. But Jack White is becoming a living musical icon, and we write that with absolutely no sarcasm. He transcends your typical mainstream musician, using his fame and means to produce a bevy of great many things music-related. Now he’s added another band to his repertoire to coincide with the launch of his new label.
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