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October 18, 2007

New Intramural - "Impairment Begins With The First Drink" (w/ Teeter Sperber from LadybiRdS)

Nowadays ex-Desaparecidos guitarist/Statistics frontman Denver Dalley's recording electro-acoustic music under the Intramural moniker. He and co-producer Sam Shacklock's longtime-in-the-making debut This Is A Landslide includes 10 tracks, each with a different vocalist, including Greg Dulli, Judah Nagler of the Velvet Teen, Minipop's Tricia Kanne, the Pink Spiders’ Matt Fricton, and John Roderick of the Long Winters. We're happy to premiere a swoony non-album tune "Impairment Begins with the First Drink."

Intramural - "Impairment Begins With The First Drink" (MP3)

Those chirpy sing-a-song vocals are provided by Teeter Sperber from LadybiRdS, who steers the tune with a dreamy indie-pop propulsion. The boy/girl call and response alongside clicks and drags remind us of the Postal Service, but to get a sense of the project's scope -- and how much things shift with a new set of lungs -- take a listen to guitar-accented "From The Ground," the tune with John Roderick song dropping knowledge about architects and AutoCAD.

Intramural - "From The Ground" (MP3)

See -- just like that -- edgy and intelligent electro-rock. Can't wait to hear how Dulli sweats across the Intramural soundscape.

This Is A Landslide is out 10/23 on Slowdance.

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I do believe this is pretty fucking awesome, and I haven't even gotten to the Long Winters track yet.

Posted by: mike at 10/18/07 3:20 PM | Reply
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i was watching this desaparecidos bootleg i got the other day, and it never really struck me until then, but denver is REALLY really tall. and i refuse to even acknowledge the term 'ex-Desaparecidos' they will return one day!

Posted by: m at 10/18/07 3:28 PM | Reply
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FYI
The Dulli contribution is posted on the Twilight Singers MySpace page:(http://www.myspace.com/twilightsingers)
Sounds pretty good to me!

Posted by: T. at 10/18/07 3:38 PM | Reply
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This is going to be a great record. Can't wait to hear the rest of it!

Posted by: Mike at 10/18/07 3:51 PM | Reply
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Justin Pierre, lead singer of Motion City Soundtrack, wrote the melodies and lyrics for Impairment Begins with the First Drink. Amazing collaboration from all sides!

Posted by: PJ at 10/18/07 5:49 PM | Reply
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