The Run Down - Monday March 31, 2008

There's a great show tonight at the Galaxy Hut with DC's Paul Michel and Sad Crocodile. If you can't make it there, you should try to make the Black Cat in DC to check out electropoppers The LK with Meredith Bragg. That's all...hey it's Monday.

mp3: The LK - Tandem Bikes --> website --> buy
mp3: Meredith Bragg - Twin Arrows --> website --> buy

VIDEO - The LK, TOUR UPDATES for The LK, Via Audio, and SSLYBY, & a REMIX of Apostle Of Hustle

The LK have recently released their first video for Stop Being Perfect off their recently released Vs. The Snow. Here's the vid:



They also have a US tour just about to get under way. Here are the dates:

03.08.08 - DC - House of Sweden
03.09.08 - DC - The Kennedy Center (free show at 6pm)
03.10.08 - Atlanta - Park Grounds
03.11.08 - Houston - Super Happy Fun Land
03.13.08 - Austin - Homeslice Pizza Day party
03.14.08 - Austin - Justin.TV Day Party at Peacock Lounge
03.15.08 - Austin - official SXSW kora showcase - Habana Calle 6
03.16.08 - Dallas - Good Records
03.17.08 - Little Rock - Easy Street Theater
03.18.08 - Urbana - UC Interactive Media Center
03.19.08 - Chicago - Darkroom
03.20.08 - Detroit - Scrummage University
03.21.08 - Pittsburgh - U of Pitt - W. Pitt Union's Assembly Room
03.22.08 - Cinci - Contemporary Arts Center
03.23.08 - Alfred, NY - Terra Cotta Coffee Shop
03.24.08 - Carlisle, PA - The 25-27 Space
03.25.08 - New York - Club Midway
03.27.08 - Baltimore - tba
03.31.08 - DC - Black Cat

mp3: The LK - Stop Being Perfect --> website --> buy

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In other news our friends Via Audio just clued us in that they are about to embark on a little spring tour with the amazing Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. Here are the dates:

04-12 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
04-15 Indianapolis, IN - Locals Only
04-16 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
04-18 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo
04-19 Montreal, Quebec - TBA
04-20 Allston, MA - Great Scott
04-21 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall
04-22 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
04-23 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
04-24 Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
04-26 Charleston, SC - The Map Room
04-27 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
04-29 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe

mp3: Via Audio - Modern Day Saint --> website --> buy
mp3: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Pangea --> website --> buy

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Also a few days ago Apostle of Hustle and Arts & Crafts put up a free download of a remix of 'Chances Are'. The original is off of National Anthem of Nowhere which we've posted about in the past. The remix was done by Jim Eno. Many of you might recognize him as the drummer of Spoon. The remix is pretty nice. I've always found that AOH remixes very well, perhaps due to the fact that the original song structures are so rhythmically sound. Enjoy!

mp3: Apostle Of Hustle - Chances Are (Remix by Jim Eno)

A Dose of The LK

The LK are from Sweden. Their full name is actually The Love Of Kevin, Colour, Chaos And The Sound Of K, but I guess The LK is easier to remember. This duo is comprised of Lindefelt and Fredrik has a new album, Vs The Snow, set up to be released on March 4 on The Kora Records. They'll have a US tour to follow including dates in DC and SXSW. That's the facts. Now here's the scoop. If there was ever an example of perfect electro-noise-pop, then The LK is it. Some could say they resemble a European version of the Postal Service, but there are notable differences. The Postal Service's sound evolved from fragmented electronic sounds combined with Gibbard's hushed melodramatic vocals. The LK is textured, smooth, almost hip-hop/dance floor driven beats with Lindefelt's catchy new wave vocals bouncing all over them. What usually kills albums like these is the repetitive nature of them, but Vs The Snow changes speeds, emotions, and sounds often enough to keep me submerge in their groove. After the first listen, I found pressing play again and again. The LK are complex enough to satisfy my mind and poppy enough to satisfy my ears.

mp3: The LK - Eurovision --> website --> buy
mp3: The LK - Blakboy Vs. The Snow