Single Rec:The Ballad of Mona Lisa by Panic! at the Disco

Great news,Panic! at the Disco has got their new album,Vices &Virtues,all recorded and ready to drop on March 22nd. And we get a taste of it with their first single,The Ballad of Mona Lisa,and it’s fantastic!

Panic! at the Disco - The Ballad of Mona Lisa
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Single Recs:My Chemical Romance x 2

My Chemical Romance has released two singles from their forthcoming album,Danger Days:The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys,and they are fucking brilliant. This band continues to reinvent itself in amazing new ways.
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Band Rec:Evolove

Evolove - photo by Mia Tyler

This is Evolove. They’re an alternative rock band from Los Angeles. From left to right you have:Billy Berman (bass/acoustic guitar),Colby Jensen (rhythm guitar),Lucy Levinsohn (vocals),Dave Corsile (lead guitar/vocals) and Brian Weathers (drums/percussion). They came together in July of 2009.

They’ve got an EP called 2012:Countdown To The End,which I’m really enjoying. You can preview all of their songs on their Myspace or Reverbnation,or below.
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Single Rec:I’m Confused by Handsome Furs

Handsome Furs - I'm Confused cover art

Handsome Furs is a synth punk indie rock band formed in 2007 and based in Montreal,Quebec,Canada. [ref]

I got this single from Amazon on a Sub Pop Sampler last year. It was free,but I really quite like it. It’s got a retro feel to it that takes me back to the 80s in a good way,while not leaving behind the evolution music has taken since then. And I like the chorus.

The video for it is disturbing,but good. You can watch it on Vimeo or YouTube,or embedded here:
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