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Phosphorescent 'Pride', Bodies of Water, MP3s, a contest

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DOWNLOAD: Bodies of Water – These Are The Eyes (MP3) <-- hot PrideI spent much of this weekend (and this morning) listening to Phosphorescent‘s excellent new album Prideout now on Dead Oceans. If I had to describe it, I’d say it fits in nicely with its label-mate Dirty Projectors, but is more like (a lot like) Will Oldham (aka Bonnie Prince Billy) with a bit of Neil Young and Sufjan Stevens thrown into the mix. (read Pitchfork‘s review for a more thorough analysis).

Then I got excited today when I remembered that Phosphorescent has two NYC shows scheduled for this week – Silent Barn on Friday (November 9th) & Cake Shop on Saturday (the old dates had that order reversed in case you’re confused like I just was). Bodies of Water also play both shows.

Bodies of Water
Bodies of Water

Bodies of Water are a quartet from LA creating 60’s Pop-folk numbers, complete with four-part harmonies and buckets of choral chanting. Their new album Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink was self-released through the band’s own Thousand Tongues label, and has been getting good reviews all over the place. [Covert Curiosity]

Then coincidentally Dead Oceans asked me if I’d like to do a giveaway for these shows today, and I said “yes, that’s perfect thanks”. Contest details, and updated tour dates, below….

I’ve got a pair of tickets to Cake Shop, a pair to Silent Barn, and two copies of “Pride” on vinyl. To win, e-mail: [email protected] (put the prize name you want in the subject). Also include your first and last name. I’ll email back four winners picked at random – one winner for each prize. Your email will not be sold to anyone or anything like that.

Phosphorescent – 2007 Tour Dates
Nov 4 – Black Congo House Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 5 – The Black Cat ,, Washington DC
Nov 6 – Current Gallery Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 7 – First Unitarian Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 8 – Great Scott Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 9 – Silent Barn Brooklyn, New York
Nov 10 – Cake Shop New York, New York
Nov 22 – Crossing Border Festival Den Haag
Nov 23 – AB Club Brussels
Nov 24 – The Pressure Point Brighton
Nov 25 – The Croft Bristol
Nov 27 – The Lemon Tree Aberdeen
Nov 28 – The Beat Club Glasgow
Nov 29 – The Other Rooms Newcastle
Nov 30 – Phoenix Manchester
Dec 1 – The Faversham Leeds
Dec 2 – Cargo London
Dec 4 – The Social Nottingham
Dec 5 – Taylor John’s Coventry

Previously
* Phosphorescent – 2007 Tour Dates, new album, MP3
* more Phosphorescent