The Whip out today

This certainly seems like old news, but believe it or not, it isn’t. Yes, despite the fact that most of us have probably been dancing along to The Whip for at least a year now (and that’s not even taking into account the 2006 releases of ‘Frustration’ and ‘Trash’), the often confusing nature of international release dates has led to the reality that the band’s debut – X Marks Destination – is only now seeing the light of day here in the USA.

So while I’m sure most of us have this in digital form already, I doubt too many of my American friends actually paid for it. Here’s our chance to show the RIAA & record label folks that we will pay for albums we actually like (even if we downloaded them for free at first). Not that any of us would ever download something for free. No. Plus, the US version of the album includes 4 bonus tracks, including remixes by Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya, Crookers & Bloody Beetroots. So there’s an added incentive for you.

If you haven’t yet heard The Whip, then this would certainly be a good time to catch up. Whether it’s the hint of a new New Order in ‘Frustration’ or the pinch of Rapture in ‘Blackout’, this bunch knows how to have fun and get you up out of your chair and onto a dancefloor. Even if the dancefloor is actually just your bedroom. Oh, and feel free to check out an email interview I conducted with the band back in 2008 right here, in which they discuss the New Order influence, among other things.

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The Whip – Trash

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The Whip – Dubsex

US TRACKLISTING
1. Trash
2. Frustration
3. Fire
4. Save My Soul
5. Sirens
6. Divebomb
7. Blackout
8. Muzzle # 1
9. Sister Siam
10. Dubsex
11. Blackout (Shinichi Osawa Remix)
12. Muzzle # 1 (Bloody Beetroots Remix)
13. Sister Siam (Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya Remix)
14. Trash (Crookers Remix)

US TOURDATES
3/20 – Austin @ 508 House (DJ Set)
3/21 – Austin @ La Zona Rosa (official showcase) w/ Pendulum, The Crystal Method +
3/24 – New Orleans @ House of Blues with Pendulum, The Crystal Method
3/27 – Miami Ultra Music Festival @ Bicentennial Park with Bloc Party, Santogold, Ting Tings +
3/30 – Atlanta @ The Earl with Deadmau5, Late of the Pier
4/01 – New York @ Bowery Ballroom with Late of the Pier
4/02 – New Haven @ Yale Afro-American Cultural Center with Late of the Pier
4/03 – Brooklyn @ Studio B with Deadmau5, Late of the Pier
4/04 – Philadelphia @ TLA with Deadmau5, Late of the Pier
4/07 – Washington DC @ 930 Club with Deadmau5, Late of the Pier
4/08 – Boston @ Paradise with Deadmau5, Late of the Pier
4/09 – Montreal @ Les Saintes with Late of the Pier
4/10 – Toronto @ Kool Haus with Deadmau5, Late of the Pier
4/11 – Chicago @ Congress with Deadmau5, Late of the Pier, Crookers
4/14 – Seattle @ Chop Suey with Late of the Pier
4/15 – Portland @ Dantes with Late of the Pier
4/16 – San Francisco @ Pop Scene with Late of the Pier

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