Love it or hate it, that's usually how it goes with any album or song. Just think, 20 years ago people were jamming to some crazy cassette in their Sony Walkman and fast forward was the only option to skip a song. Now that we have iTunes it's pretty easy to skip all the junk we don't like and purchase songs ala carte. Discovery's LP is not an ala carte album, so listen up.Discovery is made up...
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Ra Ra Riot frontman Wes Miles and Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij started recording as Discovery in late 2007. The side project currently has two songs on its Myspace and expects to a release an album sometime this year. Take a listen and let us know what you think.
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Not quite a supergroup like Chickenfoot or Tinted Windows, but surely noteworthy, Discovery is the latest project from Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend and Wes Miles from Ra Ra Riot. Their debut LP, LP, is slated for release next week, but those who are impatient can get it now while helping a good cause.First, you [...]
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Lighthearted electronic pop track from Discovery’s full length titled “LP”. Guest vocals provided by Angel Deradoorian from Dirty Projectors/Deradoorian. This track has charming electronic elements blended with sick vocal harmonies.Discovery - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (ft. Angel Deradoorian)Press Release:Fans of bookish, polo-shirt’d, sea-breezed Ivy League indie-pop, get ready to ge
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As I’ve said, this is shaping up to be a favorite. To recap, this project is made up of Ra Ra Riot’s Wes Miles, Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmangli, and tasty electronic indie-pop goodness. Here’s the much talked about Discovery track featuring VW’s Ezra Koenig on vocals.WARNING: This track contains hardcore T-pain caliber auto-tune. I guess [...]
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If you're a member of one of the freshest-sounding indie-pop bands out there today, what else is there left for you to do besides start a side-project? Not so surprisingly, that is exactly what Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot singer Wes Miles did with Discovery, the duo's latest endeavor. Discovery's debut album, LP, is due out July 7 on XL. Of course, no debut albu...
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Damn I am so very out of the loop. I haven't heard a thing about Discovery until just now. I read this over at Indie Rock Cafe:While taking a break from Vampire Weekend, two of the band members have been working on other music projects. Keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij teamed up with Ra Ra Riot leader singer and friend Wes Miles - who began recording together back in 2005 - under the moniker Disco...
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Let us introduce you to your new favorite band: electropop duo Discovery, the partnership of Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot’s Wes Miles, plus a handful of guests who include Angel Deradoorian of Dirty Projectors (check out our review of their completely incredible Bitte Orca here) and Ezra Koeing of Vampire Weekend. [...]
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Discovery the side-project of Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot's Wes Miles will be releasing their self-titled debut album on July 7 on XL. Guests stars on the album include Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig and Dirty Projectors' Angel Deradoorian. Two tracks...Click the link to read more
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It’s hard not to be sucked into Discovery aka Wes from Ra Ra Riot and Rostam from Vampire Weekend. Allstars collaborations like that garner a lot of attention and a lot of listens. Their new LP, LP (out July 7th via XL), is pleasing to the ears and great all around summertime music. The tracks [...]
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