Video: Howler performs in parents' kitchen for NME

Well ain't this cute: Minneapolis band (and NME darlings) Howler performed and acoustic version of "You Like White Women, I Like Cigarettes" in singer Jordan's parents' kitchen, exclusively for NME. Look for their debut EP This One's Different out on Monday on Rough Trade.



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Local band Howler named one of NME's 50 best new bands of 2011

We're aghast that this is the first time we're hearing about Howler, a local band that was just named one of NME's 50 best new bands of 2011. They call it "garage rock with a sun-kissed feel" that fans of Black Lips and The Drums would dig. It turns out the young band has already gotten attention from CMJ earlier this year, which said its sound balances "the loud and dirty qualities of Husker Du and the Replacements with the poppy hooks of the Ronkettes and Shangri-Las." What can we say, we're a sucker for a Husker Du/Replacements reference.


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Gayngs makes NME's "Best New Bands of 2010" List

Our own hometown supergroup, Gayngs, is bestowed yet another honor - a coveted slot on NME's Best New Bands of 2010 list. The international list names the group #43 on the list, saying:

"43. Gayngs. From: Minneapolis, United States. NME said: "Antique keyboards pulse, fretless basses thrum and a variety of voices echo in and out, underlying the trippy feel and making this pretty much the most scintillating and daring record of the year so far. Buy it. Play it. Get beaten up for being different." Essential Track: 'The Gaudy Side Of Town'."

Kudos guys and girls!

If you can bear clicking through the 50 slow-loading pages complete with pics, you're sure to find some great new music...and help beef up NME's analytics while your at it.

via Heidi Quicksilver on Facebook


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