I Was a King

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This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums by Munya, Norway's I Was a King, and Xeno & Oaklander, plus Gary Numan's ’I Assassin’ is reissued on vinyl, Scottish post-punk outfit Vital Idles, and Sudakistan cover The Stooges in Spanish.

DOWNLOAD: Harrys Gym - Old Man (MP3) I was very sad yesterday when Frankie & the Heartstrings announced they weren't going to make it to America for SXSW, as they were to play our curated chunk of the Dot Com Day Stage on Thursday (3/17) inside the Austin Convention Center. Bu...

DOWNLOAD: The Purrs - Stay With Me (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pete & the Pirates - Jennifer (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Let's Wrestle - Tanks (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Surf City - Records of a Flagpole Skater (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Surf City - Kudos (MP3) DOWNLOAD: A Classic Education - We Can Always Run to Hawaii (MP3) DAYTIME: Again today (10/21) I suggest you just stay on the Lower East Side for your free day party action. At...

DOWNLOAD: The Drums - I Felt Stupid (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Drums - Instruct Me (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pelle Carlberg - Clever Girls Like Clever Boys More Than Clever Boys Like Clever Girls (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pelle Carlberg - I Love You, You Imbecile (feat...

DOWNLOAD: I Was a King - Norman Bleik (MP3) ( are in town this weekend. They'll play Saturday, May 30th at Mercury Lounge, with the Rural Alberta Advantage and Elevator Fight, and Sunday, May 31st at Union Hall, with The Wowz...

DOWNLOAD: The Rural Alberta Advantage - Don't Haunt This Place (MP3) DOWNLOAD: UUVVWWZ - Shark Suit (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Rural Alberta Advantage - Frank, AB (MP3) TRAA in Guelph, ON, Nov...

DOWNLOAD: I Was a King - Norman Bleik (MP3) Oslo, Norway's I Was a King are headed to America for a fairly extensive US tour, including two stops in NYC: May 30 at Mercury Lounge (with UK's great The Wave Pictures) and May 31 at Union Hall...