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When premiering Small Black’s “Bad Lover,” we accompanied the MP3 with the catchy J&MC-echoing pop tune “Despicable Dogs,” its Washed Out remix, and plenty of background information on the duo of ex-Slowlander Josh Kolenik and Ryan Heyner and their self-titled EP. Now Transparent’s releasing a “Despicable Dogs” 7″ that includes a new song, “Kings Of Animals.” On the b-side “Kings” picks up the tempo a bit and manages to make me think of Conor Oberst fronting Guided By Voices for an elegiac end-of-the-night anthem.


(Via Transparent)

The “Despicable Dogs” b/w “Kings Of Animals” is out 11/23 via Transparent. You can order a copy via Leftist Nautical Antiques.

UPDATE: Two more:


Comments (6)
  1. Rides Again  |   Posted on Nov 3rd, 2009

    Wrong font…almost…

  2. Heather  |   Posted on Nov 3rd, 2009

    These guys are playing the Bell House in Brooklyn with Free Energy next week.

  3. Connor  |   Posted on Nov 3rd, 2009

    I prefer Big Black better.

  4. Jimmy  |   Posted on Nov 4th, 2009

    I don’t get the Guided By Voices comment…and why must there always comparisons to other bands…is everything that derived? I listened to their old Slowlands stuff and it seems like they are jumping on the pop-noise bandwagon!!!

  5. i’ve liked these guys since the first time i came upon them here, and have enjoyed each successive finding since. i just wish there was more!

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