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[mp3] Parenthetical Girls: "Evelyn McHale"
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Local Natives: "Airplane"
Broken Bells: "The High Road"

"Evelyn McHale," is the first single from the Parenthetical Girls' ambitious new album Privilege which will be released as five limited-edition 12" EPs over the course of the next several months. The song is named after the tragic 23 year old woman who threw herself from the Empire State Building in 1947. When they debuted the track, Stereogum linked to the enthralling photo of her just moments after death, taken by Robert Wiles, which later appeared in LIFE Magazine, a Warhol print, and even in the bottom right corner of the new Pearl Jam album Backspacer.

Airplanes


The High Road

Broken Bells Debut mp3

[mp3] Broken Bells: "The High Road"

Today, Spin debuted the new mp3 "The High Road" from the Danger Mouse/James Mercer project Broken Bells. Danger Mouse had an overexposed 2008 twiddling the knobs for tons of artists, most notably Beck. But from the sound of this single, the time off has done both Mercer and 'Mouse a ton of good, as this track is excellent. While we don't know if we can take a full album of mid-tempo slow burners such as this, the core melody and groove are truly strong, and actually unique.