This week’s AWOPBAMBOOM:

Cage The Elephant; OMD; Pet Shop Boys; Fidlar; Hunters; and more . . .

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“Cage The Elephant” has a new album coming out of the gates on Oct. 8th. It’s called “Melophobia”. A preview is below:

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The video that has us scratching our heads for a while is OMD’s “Night Cafe.”

For a less puzzling 80s throwback, here’s the Pet Shop Boys’ new looker featuring the city of Shanghai.

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Band Name of the Week: Jamaican Queens

The Detroit duo has unspooled a trippy video: “Can’t Say No To Annie.”

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If you’re looking for a pared-down punk sing-along with a Violent Femmes bent, may we suggest FIDLAR’s “Awkward.”

If sing-alongs aren’t your thing, then this bust-up may be up your alt-alley. The rebel yell is called “Narcissist” and it’s by the “Hunters.”

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Japanese rocker Yoshiko goes classical, works with the likes of Beatles producer Sir George Martin and has an international hit on his hands. A teaser for Yoshiki’s just-released album “Yoshiki Classical” is below:

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Know Nahko? We didn’t and we’re glad someone pointed us his way. Nahko is an American thump-hop singer whose seven-minute song “Build A Bridge” may have the makings of a tribal classic.

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A singer by the name of “Seasick Mama” definitely has our attention with her video “Man Overboard.” The rest of her EP “Tip Top Shape” washes to shore next month.

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As we wind down this week’s AWOPBAMBOOM, “Ravenna Woods” lays down a moody pulse-pounder with their single “Live Alone.”

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Finally, gotta have a favorite Norwegian band, right? Ours, for now, is “Highasakite”.

 

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Until next week, click on, clickin’ on.

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