It’s leaked. And it’ll change your life. Have I heard it? No. But as a bit of a meta-blogging study, I’m curious to see if this results in a ton of google hits:
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In all seriousness, I am pretty excited about a new record from these guys. I never really thought that much of them until I saw them at Bumbershoot three or four years ago and they totally blew me away. And then Garden State happened and it became incredibly hip to dig them, and thus tragically unhip to dig them. None of which changes the fact that they’ve got some really fantastic songs. I mean, frankly, of all the indie songs that could change your life, “New Slang” has to be pretty high on the list, wouldn’t you agree?
I know people are excited, but surely we can wait at least a month or two before ravenously consuming the record. Why mess with Subpop, who is trying to deal with releasing what may be an extremely popular “mainstream” album out of an indie-label? If it all works out, maybe this’ll prove that big indie bands can stick with their labels, and keep more of the money circling with the great bands we all love. So give ’em a break, huh?