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Stimulator “78 Stimulator” – How ’90s is this? It’s like a half pound of Garbage, 2/3 cup of pureed Elastica, a teaspoon of Veruca Salt, and a pinch of Shampoo. I have a major soft spot for artists who make music which would have gone over very well in a previous era, but it must really sting for these guys, to be highly proficient with a style which was huge only seven years ago. This single could have at least have been as big as that one Republica song, you know? (Click here to buy it from CD Baby.)

Shakedown “Love Game (Mousse T Vs. Eraserhead 313 Dub)” – Though this is the same Shakedown which gave us the brilliant single “At Night” from two years ago, this really doesn’t sound much like that song at all. That’s a bit of a let down for me, but this is still a fairly strong track. This particular remix sounds as though the producers wanted to ape The Rapture’s (or, I don’t know, one of the hundred other bands who sound like The Rapture) style, which may have yielded some very predictable results were it not for the contrast with the singing, which is more typical of house music. It’s a refreshing change of pace to hear this type of music without the customary squawking atonal man-pain vocals. Ten years from now, this track is going to seems as “early 00s” as the Stimulator song is “late 90s,” but don’t let that bother you too much. (Click here to buy it from Juno.)

Also: NYC area Fiery Furnaces fans should note that tickets for a September 25th show at the Bowery Ballroom are now on sale.