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Genre: Pop, Art Rock, Indie Pop
Year: 2011
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Mush Records
Myspace
Website

MP3: || “Mammals (Rough Mix)” ||

MP3: || “Weapons For War (Houses Remix)” ||

Chicago art-poppers A Lull are right on track to be a big breakout for 2011. After their fantastic “Weapons For War”/”Spread It All Around” 7″ from last year, the band sought out for a label to release their highly anticipated record, Confetti.  They found a home in California’s Mush Records, who will be releasing the hour-long debut on April 12.  Right now you can enjoy a rough unmastered cut of “Mammals,” the second track from Confetti, along with a Houses remix of “Weapons For War,” courtesy of XLR8R.  Based on the the three tracks that I’ve heard from the album, Confetti is going to be huge.

Genre: Pop, Art Rock, Indie Pop
Year: 2010
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Unsigned
MySpace
Website

01. Weapons For War
02. Weapons For War (Triobelisk Remix)
03. Weapons For War (Kiko Correa Remix)
04. Weapons For War (Soft Crest Mix)
05. Weapons For War (Burrows Remix)

Back in March, I highly recommend the Weapons For War/Spread It All Around 7″ from the Chicago art-rockers A Lull. Since then, they have appeared on Stereogum, Pitchfork, I Guess I’m Floating, and Indie Music Filter. Keep these guys fresh in my head, cause when they drop their full-length Confetti, it’s going to drop big! To hold you over, here’s a bunch of sweet remixes of the drum-heavy, merry-go-round pop anthem “Weapons For War.” And just a reminder, you can pick up that 7″ from them for $8 (w/ shipping)!

Genre: Pop, Art Rock, Indie Pop
Year: 2010
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Unsigned
Myspace
Website

MP3: || “Weapons For War” ||

MP3: || “Spread It All Around” ||

A Lull is a Chicago-based indie pop/art-rock band that came to me through one of my good friends, who happens to be in one of my favorite Indiana bands! Aaron Vincel, front man of mathy indie-rockers Snakeosaurus Rex, plays drums/percussion for A Lull, and has been on tour with them non-stop for the past month. “Weapons For War” and “Spread It All Around” are the first two released songs by A Lull from their upcoming debut LP, Confetti, which is already summing up to be something special. “Weapons for War” is a grand pop anthem filled with a soft, appealing core, spilling with an orgy of drums. The b-side, “Spread It All Around”, plays on the same formula, but moreover relies on an atmosphere of driving drum beats and nice/obscure play-around vocals. This is highly recommend for you art-rock or abstract pop lovers. You can pre-order the “Weapons For War” 7″ from their Website, and check out their Myspace for some Midwest dates in April.