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Monday, Mar 9, 2009

by Alan Ranta

Chris Wilcha (This American Life) treats us with the second video from Asthmatic Kitty’s latest and greatest, Fol Chen’s Part 1: John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made, which saw release in mid-February. Not to be outdone, the benevolent label convinced Liars (fresh from their tour with Radiohead) to provide us all with a free remix. Good vibes all around.

Fol Chen
“Cable TV” [MP3]

“Cable TV (Liars Remix)” [MP3]

No Wedding Cake (Matthew David Remix) [MP3]

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