You Say Party! We Say Die!

Canadian band You Say Party released their first album since 2009 earlier this year, also the first since drummer Devon Clifford died after collapsing on stage in Vancouver in 2010. Having regrouped in 2012, the new configuration of the band have become less spiky new wave, and more ethereal and introspective...

DOWNLOAD: You Say Party! We Say Die! - Laura Palmer's Prom" (Los Campesinos Remix) (MP3) "RIP Devon Clifford. We have never met a more awesome dude than you...

"DEVON CLIFFORD 1979 - 2010 R.I.P." - You Say Party We Say Die Devon Clifford (second from right) w/ his bandYou Say Party! We Say Die! drummer Devon Clifford has died after collapsing onstage during a show in Vancouver...

DOWNLOAD: The Crayon Fields - All the Pleasures of the World (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Rooftop Vigilantes - Seth No Jump (MP3) DOWNLOAD: You Say Party We Say Die - Laura Palmer's Prom (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Love Is All - Kungen (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Wave Pictures - Come on Daniel (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Oh No Ono - Internet Warrior (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Oh No Ono - Helplessly Young (MP3) A Sunny Day in Glasgow @ BV/Anso 3/18 day party in Austin (by Tim Griffin) I'm still somewhat recovering from SXSW, so while I am taking it easy, catching up on my DVR queue, hopefully you're all taking advantage of all the out-of-town bands who're blowing through New York after their visits to Austin -- there's no shortage of them this week...

Early in the day The Canadian Blast BBQ & Showcase broadcast live back to Canada. I caught an in-form You Say Party! We Say Day! who, according to the presenting DJ, were making their first performance in the US in four years...

DOWNLOAD: You Say Party! We Say Die! - Laura Palmer's Prom" (Los Campesinos Remix) (MP3) Los Campesinos just released their third record, Romance Is Boring, on Arts & Crafts at the end of January...

M for Montreal is an interesting festival, at times more like a conference or summer camp or one of those all-inclusive resorts -- but with better music...

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