By
Jason Grishkoff
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May 13, 2011
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In case you'd forgotten, the people of Japan just experienced one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory. While it was fortunate that casualty rates were considerably lower than events in Haiti and South Asia, the damage to infrastructure wa...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Apr 8, 2011
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Are Freelance Whales getting gangsta? One could almost impute that based on the interesting song-title choice here, but this is in fact a cover of Devo's original track, "Girl U Want."The signature sound of Freelance Whales stands clear in this remak...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Oct 16, 2010
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Queens treasure Freelance Whales, who jumped to internet stardom sometime in 2009, are back with a new single. The last time I had an opportunity to talk with the band, they mentioned that they were looking forward to the stage of their careers where...
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By
Max Jacobs
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Sep 29, 2010
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I spent many family road trips listening to Paul Simon's Graceland as I battled carsickness in the back of our Volvo station wagon. And while his famous 1986 album was not nearly as cool as Raffi, it didn't illicit incessant complaining the way that ...
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By
Jess Alatorre
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Sep 4, 2009
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Glockenspiel. Drums. Banjo. Cello. Synthesizer. Pay attention to Freelance Whales now. To make comparisons to Sufjan Stevens, Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie may be fair, but Freelance Whales is taking their music to new levels. Their songs of...
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