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Hugpatch Records
476 Jefferson Street, Apt. 201
Brooklyn, NY 11237
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songs on 7" records.
The Besties
Nosotrash
Yellow Fever
Monster Bobby
Li'l Hospital
The Toothaches
Claptrap
Megamoog
There will be more to announce very, very soon!
Hugpatch Friends
Affair D'Coeur
Fellows
Melted Mailbox Records
For Ex-Lovers Only
Bad Animal
Ear Pwr
Carlos Giffoni
Skin Tightener
Besties & Nosoträsh reviewed on Dusted!
Besties on erasingclouds.com!
Besties reviewed by Indiepages.com!
Besties - "Rod 'N' Reel" 7" (Hugpatch) Oh no! The Besties have forgone their song-titling pattern where everything is the "XXXXXX Song"! So I'm just gonna have to refer to the title track as "Allamanda Song" and the flip (they called it "Working Title") as "Party Song". Phew, that's better! Anyways, this is the first release for this new 7" label (yay!), and the packaging is just amazing! Thick colored vinyl, lots of inserts (even an alternate sleeve), and if you want these songs in a digital format, just write the label and they're yours! As for the songs themselves, they mark the debut of a live drummer (Frank from Shumai), and sound even better than the ones on the album, but still have the same fun twee-pop style, similar to Free Loan Investments or the Snow Fairies. An all-around terrific single! MTQ=2/2From Erasing Clouds: The Besties, "Rod 'N' Reel"/"Working Title" 7" (Hugpatch) A really gorgeous 7" from the NYC indie-pop trio, I'm head over heels for it. A great A side and an even better B side, both showing songwriting growth from, but also the same friendly exuberance as, the group's 2006 album Singer. On the A side is "Rod 'N' Reel", a sweet but also sharp pop tune of beckoning ("take a walk with me") which paints an enticing portrait of carefree island life. The flip side, "Working Title", is completely lovely – a sing-along number with the same encouraging tone ("wake up / the night is on fire"). Gorgeous sing-along pop vocals, in classic style, with a peppy pace and a gently dynamic tone… and also a killer electric guitar solo part intrudes at one point, reminded that even the cutest, most endearing music can have its edgy side, in the right hands. – dave heaton
Dear 'Patchfriends,
I am proud to announce that you can go to www.hugpatch.com and order The Besties (HP01) and Nosotrash (HP02).
I am extremely happy to be able to bring to you both of these singles. Every single song on them is a masterpiece. The Besties new songs are so full and lush and peppered with exuberance and they've never sounded better, and if you haven't heard Barcelona's Nosotrash before, buy HP02 and then hunt down all their other releases on Elefant Records, because their punky bossa sound is so wonderful and timeless... an instant classic.
So go!
Love,
Maxwell.
BESTIES AIN'T SKEERED TOUR 2007
06-26 Tallahassee, FL LIVE ON V89 http://wvfs.fsu.edu
06-26 Tallahassee, FL The Beta Bar w/ Voxtrot
06-27 Pensacola, FL Sluggo's w/ Vena Cava, Tender Cobras
06-29 Birmingham, AL Cave 9
06-30 Knoxville, TN The Birdhouse
07-02 Lexington, KY The Icehouse
07-03 St. Louis, MO CBGB
07-05 Chicago, IL South Union Arts w/ the Fake Fictions
07-06 Grand Rapids, MI Juke's Bar
07-07 Grand Rapids, MI The DAAC w/ Posion Control Center
07-09 Dayton, OH Night Owl w/ Poison Control Center
07-11 Rochester, NY The Bug Jar w/ Gaybot
07-12 Boston, MA PA's Lounge w/ B for Brontosaurus, The Antiques, Sammies
07-13 Burlington, VT Club Metronome w/ The Smittens, Colin Clary & the Magogs, Missy Bly
07-15 Portland, ME Soundpost w/ The 500's, The Rattlesnakes
07-20 Stockholm, SE Landet w/ Cats on Fire
07-26 Emmaboda, SE Emmaboda Festivalen w/ Dinosaur Jr, Spiritualized and a whole lot more
07-31 Nottingham, UK The Red Rooms at the Rescue Rooms w/ A Ribbon and a Smile
08-01 Brixton, UK The Brixton Windmill
08-02 Cardiff, WALES TBA