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SBR22 is the second Serious Business single from LOOKER. Plus! A sweet video clip.

SBR22 is the second Serious Business single from LOOKER. Plus! A sweet video clip.

Here's the second Serious Business single from NYC lady-fronted power-pop hook factory Looker. This one, like its predecessor "After My Divorce,"delivers maximum melody, lyrical sophistication and bittersweet ear-candy, leaving your finger stuck on that repeat button. Looker has two charismatic and expressive lead vocalist/songwriters in Nicole Greco and Boshra AlSaadi, and the sublime balance between the two, which this single demonstrates, is the heart of the band. "Gates of the Old City," a tuneful slab of visceral rock classicism, explodes into a soaring Greco chorus with words that keep your brain pinned to speakers. "Help Me Roada" is a laid-back AlSaadi masterwork, a truly touching gem that marries Dylan-y verses and Beatles-y chorii. Producer Erik Paparazzi (Cat Power and The Dirty Delta Blues) ran the proceedings with Serious Business recordist Travis Harrison as his first mate.

Listen here at Looker's MySpace page

Production for the third single is currently underway. Expect that in the Spring.
SBR22
Looker
Gates of the Old City' / 'Help Me Roada'
Digital-only single
Release date: March 4th, 2008


Plus
Check out this sweet video clip from Vimby.com. See interviews with the band and producer Erik Paparazzi, live and rehearsal footage, all around excellence. Enjoy!

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NEW VIDEO! The Two Man Gentlemen Band endorse our fattest US president

NEW VIDEO! The Two Man Gentlemen Band endorse our fattest US president "William Howard Taft" in their new YouTube video. In other news, they themselves continue to blow up.

Feast your eyes. Please enjoy this music video for the original composition entitled "Wiliam Howard Taft." . Watch it here. A word from the Gentlemen: "The Gentlemen maintain that our president ought to be a physical representation of the national spirit. To this end, we always cast our vote for the moustachioed, fat man. Sadly, we haven't picked a winner since 1908."
The Two Man Gentlemen Band's third album Heavy Petting comes out on February 12, just in time for Valentine's Day. Be sure to get your copy. To whet your appetite for the heaviest of petting, please consume these downloadable music-treats from the album: For Super Tuesday ... DOWNLOAD: "William Howard Taft" [MP3] DOWNLOAD: "Stuff Your Ballot Box" [MP3] For your Valentine ... DOWNLOAD: "When Your Lips Are Playing My Kazoo" [MP3]
OK...in other bits of Gentlemen news: -Another food related item: On January 26, the NPR food show "Splendid Table" played "Let's Make a Sandwich" (from the second Gentlemen album Great Calamities) on the air. It came on during a feature on.... sandwiches! You can listen to the 5 minute sandwich segment at the show's website. -USA Today's Pop Candy pop culture blog included "William Howard Taft" in a recent podcast. Blogger Whitney Matheson's exclaims that the Gentlemen are her new favorite band (this week). Read all about that here. -This blog called MainstreamIsntSoBad posted some nice things. Read it all here -Matt Winters, who is the host of The Moonshine Show on WKCR-FM in New York City, a bluegrass and old-time radio program that has roots dating back to 1963, posted this nice stuff on his blog called Sound of Blackbirds. Read the very thorough and very well crafted post here. -Here's a review of Heavy Petting on a blog called The Late Greats. -Concert industry supersite Pollstar did a little write-up on the Gents outrageous touring schedule. Read that right here.

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SBR21 is a new digital-only single from HIGGINS

SBR21 is a new digital-only single from HIGGINS.

SBR21
Higgins
'Yes I Know' / 'Slap Or Pinch'
Digital only single. Help yourself to the new digital only single from Higgins...
DOWNLOAD: "Yes I Know" [MP3] from 'Yes I Know' / 'Slap Or Pinch' digital single (SBR21)

In anticipation of the forthcoming full length from the 60's styled guitar pop man-force named Higgins, we give you this digital single. The guitar heavy A-side "Yes I Know" will appear on the album later this year. Close your eyes and you might hear some Ray Davies, some Beach Boys, some of Zeppelin's rhythm section, some Mike Bloomfield guitar, some McCartney, some Zombies; and all kinds of good good stuff. The B-side "Slap Or Pinch" is a delightful must-have home recording from head Hig Kevin Fish. This single is for lifetime lovers of melody.

This release hits the digital outlets like iTunes and eMusic and all those places on 2/26/08. Please support us. Thank you.

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New SECRET DAKOTA RING T-shirt for sale.

New SECRET DAKOTA RING T-shirt for sale.

We at SBR give to you this SECRET DAKOTA RING shirt, designed by Jared Friedman at Econo Graphics. Hell yes. It's January. It's cold. Make your bottom layer this handsome number, which is definitely a limited edition type of thing (meaning we don't have that many). The design depicts the Cyclone roller coaster at Coney Island. Dark blue on light blue with yellow light bulbs. Printed on super high quality American Apparel Tees.
TO BUY: Visit our store, scroll down and plop the appropriate T Shirt icon in your shopping cart. Booya.

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Free digital compilation record. The "Best of 2007" from Serious Business. 11 TRACKS. FREE!!!

THE YEAR IN BUSINESS: 2007
Free digital compilation record.
The "Best of 2007" from Serious Business. 11 TRACKS. FREE!!!

Its December and we're all about giving until it hurts. To celebrate an amazing year, we're issuing an all-free digital compilation record. It is called The Year In Business: 2007 (SBR20). This is basically a "Best of '07" type of thing, with the hit jams from all the records we issued this year. There will also be 3 exclusive newies on there too in the form of unreleased business from The Unsacred Hearts, Secret Dakota Ring and Higgins.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A .ZIP FILE OF THE ENTIRE DELICIOUS DIGITAL RECORD.


Tracklist:
1. HIGGINS - Yes I Know - previously unreleased
2. BENJI COSSA - Sunset - Between the Blue and the Green (SBR13)
3. THE TWO MAN GENTLEMEN BAND - William Howard Taft - Heavy Petting (SBR18)
4. LOOKER - After My Divorce - 'After My Divorce' b/w 'Master's Gone Away' (SBR15)
5. THE OCTAGON - The Narrow Road to Oku - Nothing But Change (SBR14)
6. THE UNSACRED HEARTS - I Am Joe - previously unreleased
7. ROCKETSHIP PARK - Run Away - previously unreleased
8. KICKSTART - Harmonica - Kickstart (SBR12)
9. MAN IN GRAY - Stranded - I Can't sleep Unless I Hear You Breathing (SBR11)
10. DRACULA ZOMBIE USA - Right Makes Might - 'Right Makes Might' b/w 'Long Shot' (SBR17)
11. SECRET DAKOTA RING - Keep It Down - previously unreleased

Ugly cover art.
Awesome music.

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