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More Pitchfork 50 in 25: Arcade Fire, The National, The Tough Alliance

Topics: Music | 2 CommentsBy admin | July 26, 2008

See the first of these posts for an explanation of these clips & summaries. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible Echo & the Bunnymen merge with the Pixies and set out to create Bruce-Springsteen-like anthems… The National – Boxer The Church doing an Alt-country soundtrack for a Gus Van Sant film. The Tough Alliance -A New [...]

See the first of these posts for an explanation of these clips & summaries.

Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
Echo & the Bunnymen merge with the Pixies and set out to create Bruce-Springsteen-like anthems…

The National – Boxer
The Church doing an Alt-country soundtrack for a Gus Van Sant film.

The Tough Alliance -A New Chance
All those too-queer-blonde-guys in Haircut 100 get old and do a parody of themselves with more synths and samples, except now they’re, um, Swedish.

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  1. Posted by spareparts on 09.05.08 2:21 pm

    thanx for jacking up the tunes!i always enjoy new music and was sad to have missed the pitch-fest this year,but you made my day.My Buddy John Roos told me about your site. i’ve always enjoyed the arcade fire.i did’nt really have an opinion on the national but the tough alliance are my new favorite band though i must ask you if you’ve ever heard of THE KNIFE.they are great and i’d bet you would fall in love with them.

  2. Posted by admin on 09.06.08 10:45 am

    Hey SpareParts -

    Rock the Roos. A great cuppa John. Yeah, I dig The Knife. They’re doing everything bands in the 80′s TRIED to do. Also kind of cool in that vein is The Field – From Here We Go Sublime. Kind of like Chemical Brothers for department stores.