Listen to Bob talk about the band and feature "Make It Up" on All Songs Considered. "On a recent trip to New York City, Bob saw The Blow live. On the train ride back home, he listened to the duo’s new self-titled album three times in a row. On this song, “Make It Up,” Khaela Maricich and Melissa Dyne weave together electronic drum beats and layers upon layers of interwoven vocals. The result is a sweet, soulful and playful pop song." And so Question of the Week: What was the last record you obsessed over?

"Cheap and bloodless electronic pop is too easy to imitate and score points with these days. Someone’s been studying how to transcend that problem; this album is always both intelligent and sentimental." Read more of the NY Times Reviews Tiny Mix Tapes interviews The Blow NPR is obsessed with The Blow Asking ? of the week, what album are you obsessing over? Pick your poison: iTunes Spotify Amazon Google Play Rdio Insound LP Insound CD

Visit PITCHFORK ADVANCE to stream the self-titled The Blow album in its entirety the week before release

The Thermals know what's up. They booked a tour of Florida and asked Beach Day along for the insider's tour. Beach Day supporting The Thermals on the following dates: Thu 12/05 Gainesville, FL - Hi Dive Fri 12/06 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder Sat 12/07 Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall Mon 12/09 Orlando, FL - The Social Tue 12/10 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits Wed 12/11 Tampa, FL - Crowbar Thu 12/12 West Palm Beach, FL - Respectable St Fri 12/13 Miami, FL - Gramps All Beach Day dates are here

Chances are, Lio Kanine is the reason you’ve heard of bands like Grizzly Bear, Chairlift, Drink Up Buttercup, Surfer Blood and slew of others with indie cred and broad appeal—all are signed to his Brooklyn-based label, Kanine Records. The musical tastemaker moved to New York in 2000 and settled almost immediately in Williamsburg, where he’s been ever since. His first job was at the West Village record store Rebel Rebel. Kanine soon began DJing and then landed a job at ADA, the big-time indie music distributor, which gave him the know-how to start his own label, a move he made […]

The Talkhouse – where musicians review musicians - has Khaela’s review of the new MGMT album. You’ll be able to review the new self-titled The Blow album yourself come October 1st. Pre-order it here. The Blow US tour starts October 11. All dates are here

Visit Pitchfork to see what they have to say about “From the Future”.

Absolutely Everything All the Time is from the album Are You Going To Stand There And Talk Weird All Night? – out earlier this year and available for purchase. Marc & Tillie were also interviewed and give insights into the album.