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The Extraordinaires

ARTIST / BAND: The Extraordinaires

MP3: "Laugh Out Louder" / "The Big Show"

ALBUM: The Postcard EP

FILE UNDER: Powerpop / Rock / Zouk

LABEL: Punk Rock Payroll

INFO:

The Extraordinaires were formed in 2004 by beard enthusiasts Jay Purdy and Matt Gibson. Joined last year by Smoker, Zach, and Koof, they spend their time perfecting the art of space travel.

Music is the only thing keeping the members of The Extraordinaires alive. Going on tour not only allows them to try new fast foods, it is a good cover for their ongoing search for the Holy Grail. "Writing a song is easy", says Jay Purdy, "I usually take care of it in the bathroom." 

Between their naturally high IQ's and there onstage antics, the Extraordinaires always pack a punch! available for bar mitzvahs!

Aside from theater, film, and visual art they play music. "We would describe our music by saying "swoosh", or with a picture of Shaq slamming a dunk." says Matt. 

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Sun Wizard

ARTIST / BAND: Sun Wizard

MP3: World's Got A Handle

ALBUM: Positively 4th Avenue

FILE UNDER: Alternative / Grunge / Powerpop

LABEL: Light Organ

INFO: Sun Wizard are your favorite band from when you were in high school, back when the whole world was a little bigger and everything you touched was a bit more golden. You knew all the words to their songs, you bought every last one of their records, and rushed out to the record store every time their new single came on the radio. They were the soundtrack to that endless summer, and they colored your adolescent fever with the helpless optimism that everything was going to be just fine.

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Guards

Guards

MP3: "Swimming After Dark"

ALBUM: GUARDS ep

FILE UNDER: alternative new wave power pop

LABEL: 3 syllables records

INFO: GUARDS are living proof that this Twitter / Internet malarkey actually works! Closely affiliated CULTS (you don’t get any closer than your own sister) tweeted an update to their mighty list of followers a few months back that they feature on a new EP by GUARDS.

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Nom de Guerre

ARTIST / BAND: Nom de Guerre
MP3: Everybody Knows
ALBUM: Love Thy Neighbour
FILE UNDER: power pop
LABEL: Tapete Records
INFO:
After their debut album La La La received rave reviews and resulted in a couple of successful Swedish and German tours, power pop trio Nom de Guerre went back home to Stockholm to ponder their next move. How could they take things to the next level?
The answer was to discover new horizons. Lead singer Hector moved to Berlin and immersed himself in the music and art scene. Over the course of countless emails and endless phone calls, the de Guerre brothers realised that they didn’t want to just record another bunch of songs.
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