Jam of the Day | Handsome Furs - Repatriated

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Over the past decade, Dan Boeckner has been able to do something that many around him have not: produce amazing music consistently, while fronting more than one band. True, his "main band," the on-indefinite-hiatus Wolf Parade got the most the fanfare and accolades, but in this blog's opinion, the three Handsome Furs albums he's created (with his wife Alexei, of course) are just as strong.

Sound Kapital, their new album, was written exclusively on keyboards, though guitars are still heavily prominent in the recording. This was a conscious decision, forcing them both to find fresh avenues of expression. Check out the first single from the record, "Repatriated," below. You should very quickly pick out the new direction in songwriting.

Handsome Furs - Repatriated

Synths. Glorious, glorious snyths.

(Anyone else noticed the abundance of naked chicks in album artwork recently?)

The Apache Relay | 10 to Spin

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One thing the most gluttonous of gormandizing holidays is not lacking is...girth. Given Thanksgiving is now overflowing with deep fried turkeys, blow-up yard pilgrims, ethnic cleansing debates, wine, family tension, pickled beets (you know who you are), and football, it seems as though there's barely enough room to pack in one extra pinto bean.

But The Apache Relay, a band that's earned a  Jam of the Day, as well as a stellar concert review from us, has given us a little something extra to consider at the beginning of this holiday season: a brand new 10 to Spin playlist for your drive to grandma's house!

Give it a spin below!

1. Patrice Holloway - "A Touch of Venus"
 

2. Jessica Lea Mayfield - "Our Hearts Are Wrong"

3. Sam Quinn and Japan Ten - "Gun"


4. Tony Rice - "Why You Been Gone So Long"


5. Girls - "Heartbreaker"


6. Elliot Smith - "Happiness"


7. The Band - "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)"


8. Loose Fur - "Laminated Cat"
 

9. Wolf Parade" - Cave-O-Sapien"
 

10. Bon Iver" - Bloodbank"