Exemplar: Photographs of Joy Division

The world was intolerable and mean to Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Division, and he spit back with cruel, introspectively haunting lyrics in the hopes to close and heal the wounds that he so desperately tried and failed to lick clean.   In the end, love indeed tore him apart. On view now at the Manchester Photographic Gallery are 45 iconic images of life behind the legendary band Joy Division by photographer Kevin Cummings from their first gig in 1977 to Ian Curtis' suicide in 1980. Exemplar: Joy Division by Kevin Cummins, Manchester Photographic  6 January - 26 February, Manchester Photographic Gallery is at Tariff Street, Northern Quarter, City, 0161 236 2446.

Lescop Dans la Forêt

Mathieu Lescop, known simply as Lescop, is making waves on the French pop scene.  John & Jehn, French lo-fi cult music duo based in London, released Lescop's first EP on vinyl back in November off their label Pop Noire and last Friday Kitsuné released his insanely catchy track La Foret on their Parisien II compilation. Lescop has stated that he writes his lyrics strictly in French in an attempt to reinvent French Pop music. La Foret, a song with lyrics that hover in the same air as the dark romanticism of Rimbaudian symbolism, is a perfect example: "I feel your breath brushes my neck / a loaded pistol strokes my cheek." Lescop will be playing at the Shacklewell Arms in London for the Pop Noire Party on January 24.

Cry Along With The Babies

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Recorded by Kevin Morby, of the band Woods, and Cassie Ramone, of Vivian Girls, The Babies prep a new 12" inch EP of demos.  The twenty minutes of music onCry Along with the Babies invites you into the kitchen, art studio, and bedroom where it was recorded in 2010 and early 2011. Intended to be an immediate document of new ideas, the six songs sound fresh, loose and vulnerable all at once.

The Babies - Trouble

The Doozer Keeps It Together

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The Woodsist record label announces the upcoming release of the fourth album by mysterious U.K. based, lo-fi act The Doozer. The Woodsist record label, which was started by one of the founding members of the Brooklyn based band the Woods, is a making a name for itself in the dissemination of low fidelity, folksy acts such as Kurt Vile and Sun Araw. The name of the album is Keep It Together and it will be released on January 31st.

Fuyuki Yamakawa at Big in Japan

Avant-garde khoomei singer and performance/installation artist Fuyuki Yamakawa at the Ksubi X Kirin presented Big In Japan events last month i. Yamakawa's performances use light bulbs, yogic breath, antiquated medical equipment, and modified musical instruments and involvesoutputting bodily functions (like his heartbeat, amplified with an electronic stethoscope) in synch with external sound and light so the space becomes an extension of his body.

[NEXT] Danielle “Danz” Johnson is Computer Magic

Danielle “Danz” Johnson must have been realizing some kind of fantasy by wandering around New York in a spacesuit in the wonderful music video for the track The End of Times, a powerfully poppy single which was released last July on Roundtable Records, out of the UK.  The end of times sure, but not for Computer Magic – I can bet we'll be hearing a lot from this 22 year old DJ and blogger based in Brooklyn, New York.  Computer Magic is currently working on full length album with no set date for release.

Darkside

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21 year old Nicolas Jaar grew up between Santiago, Chile and New York City, riding the cross currents of musical influences. At 17 Jaar made is debut with his first record on record label Wolf & Lamb, but now runs his own show with a record label called Clown & Sunset. His long, infectious melodies rely on distinctly Jaarian beats that include lots of echoes, sound effects, and strong, haunting, beautiful, multidimensional layers of vocals. Together with guitarist Dave Harrington, Jaar has just released a new EP under the name Darkside.  With hints of Pink Floyd's soaring choruses and interludes, Darkside's new EP is the perfect soundtrack to being buried alive with the girl of your dreams.

DARKSIDE - A3

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