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Record Reviews: Amanda Blank, Simple Minds

Amanda Blank
I Love You
SOUNDS LIKE: The filthy Philly princess finally gives us what she’s got: a dank bag of club gems, hot collabs and sexy-time anthems.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Keep droppin’ these Diplo/Switch projects and we’ll keep listening.
FOR FANS OF: Parties, sex, dancing, fashion

Bobby Bare Jr.
The American Bread EP
SOUNDS LIKE: The gravelly-voiced Tennessean’s newest is a 22-minute mix of covers and originals, all of em’ hauntingly awesome sad-bastard Americana bliss.
FREE ASSOCIATION: His lungs are black and he’s full of wisdom.
FOR FANS OF: America, Dylan, Neil Young

Erika Jayne
Pretty Mess
SOUNDS LIKE: Tall, blond, busty Atlanta electro diva’s debut is set to be funneled to the nearest gay dance floor.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Primed to cat fight Lady Gaga off the charts.
FOR FANS OF: Britney à la Blackout

Simple Minds
Graffiti Soul
SOUNDS LIKE: The post-punk boys from Glasgow are still trying to live down the brilliance of that Molly Ringwald/Judd Nelson kiss.
FREE ASSOCIATION: This is the year of ‘80s bands giving it another go, it seems.
FOR FANS OF: Pet Shop Boys, Tears for Fears

Patrick Wolf
The Bachelor
SOUNDS LIKE: Dramatic chamber-, baroque-, indie-,folk-pop from the charmingly androgynous Brit using ukeleles, synths, pianos and strings.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Kind of Morrisseying with that emo, artsy ambiguous sexiness, aren’t you?
FOR FANS OF: Bowie, the United Kingdom

Monotonix
Where Were You When It Happened?
SOUNDS LIKE: Israeli maniacs; a trio of voice, guitar and drums capable of destroying venues, soundsystems, minds and perfectly good nights.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Tel Aviv will have nothing to do with these crazy bastards.
FOR FANS OF: Gritty, sweaty, smelly good times

Cage
Depart From Me
SOUNDS LIKE: Some deep, dark ish. A white rapper whose dad was a junkie. He was too, but now he’s working that Atmosphere, El-P, RJD2 tip.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Don’t get high to this. Trust, it will bug you the eff out.
FOR FANS OF: Psychology, prozac

The Subdudes
Flower Petals
SOUNDS LIKE: After 20 years these N’Orleans boys still got the blues, are still strummin’ on banjos, and still no drummer.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Really real gutter blues, forget those String Cheese Accident boys.
FOR FANS OF: Gumbo, fifths, breezes