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From Pick a Piper's self-titled debut out on April 2nd, 2013 on Mint Records.

RockCurrent Pick a Piper's S/T debut LP

Even as a member of Chairlift, the band he co-founded in 2006 and exited in 2010, Aaron Pfenning pulled double (and triple) duty – playing multiple instruments, writing songs and occasionally contributing vocals. That comfort with musical multitasking – and a cache of songs he’d written that didn’t seem to fit his main project – made a new solo effort seem like the natural and logical next step to take.  And so Pfenning took on the name Rewards, spent the better part of last year touring with We Are Scientists, Brandon Flowers and Warpaint, and released three broodingly romantic singles (“I Used To,” “What a Loser” and the achingly beautiful “Two Cardinals”) that made a host of listeners take sudden notice. 

But Rewards is no one trick pony, and his newest output is brighter than those previous cuts might lead you to expect. Less opaque and murky than its predecessors, “Equal Dreams” starts with upbeat percussion, great big handclaps and a creeping bassline that sounds anything but melancholic. The synths he weaves in – they flicker around Solange Knowles’s silky, sultry vocals – give the track a palpable sensuality. An instrumental version accompanies it, and rounds out side A. 

“Asleep With the Lights On,” with its classic synth pop arrangements, wouldn’t be out of place on a shelf between OMD and Psychedelic Furs. Rewards half-sings, half-whispers huskily and breathily, then stacks his vocals on the hooky chorus. This is the stuff of ‘80s teen dreams and timeless broken hearts. It seems fitting, then, that a reverb soaked guitar – provided by Lightspeed Champion, aka Blood Orange – plays the song out in a sequence of jangly, echoing, vaguely lonesome tones.


- Kali Holloway

Rewards - Equal Dreams (Feat. Solange Knowles)

Give You The Ghost

Dark Star                

Les Sins arrives late august on JIAOLONG records.

Les Sins - Fetch

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Zedd - Spectrum ft. Matthew Koma (Shocktone Bootleg) (FREE)

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Feist - Caught a Long Wind (Lexer's Little Bird Remake)

from Pick a Piper's S/T debut LP, out now (12"/DIGITAL) on Mint Records.
vocals by Ryan McPhun (Ruby Suns)

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Lucid in Fjords (feat Ryan McPhun)

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Single from the Sally Shapiro album "Somewhere Else" out now on Paper Bag Records.

The single includes Miami Nights 1984 remix and instrumental version, available from:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/starman-feat.-electric-youth/id591371630
http://shop.paperbagrecords.com/products/starman-single

Co-written and co-performed with Electric Youth.

Written by Mario Pak/Johan Agebjörn/Austin Garrick
Produced by Johan Agebjörn, co-produced by Mario Pak
Additional vocals by Bronwyn Griffin of Electric Youth

"Swedish synth-pop princess Sally Shapiro has shared another gorgeous track with us. The second single from her upcoming album Somewhere Else is called "Starman" which features Canadian pop duo Electric Youth.  Together they’ve created a wonderful bubbling indie pop track featuring Sally Shapiro’s trademark disco likings and whimsical vocals."
Prefix Magazine

"Mixing ultra-girly harmonies reminicent of a Molly Ringwald movie with a dose of trippy new-age synth, Shapiro’s music is our go-to when needing to blow off steam and dance around our bedroom. Download our premiere of the radio edit for her latest single “Starman” feat. Electric Youth above and just try to stay seated…"
NYLON

"The song is an electronic triggered jaunt down the disco. Purposefully detached vocals somehow enforce an overwhelming warmth into the song, and you’re left with the comforting feeling that you’ll never dance alone again. How does she do it? How?!"
Scandipop

"Starman is a particularly deep and dreamy slick of these guys ScandiPop. Sally is at her hushed-Saint-Etienne best, and being backed by the vintage tones of Electric Youth’s Bronwyn, cast a beautiful vocal net. A totally compelling voice in electronic music, Sally has found the perfect music partner in Johan, who knows exactly how to deliver sweeping, passionate synth music, with a subtle 60s twist, that suits her just right. Cannot wait for the album."
Electronic Rumours

"Evidently both duos’ styles were synth made for each other and this is quite the reason why the track can elevate itself to such a level of accomplished sophistication."
EQ Music Blog

"Starman may or may not be a Swedish nod to John Carpenter's movie of the same name, but in any case, it's lovely, fun, and possibly the best song on the album."
BUST Magazine

Starman (feat. Electric Youth) (Radio Edit)

Free Download: http://bit.ly/12kVJIK

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The Debut EP "Wild Country" Available Now!

Purchase On:
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/wakeowlwildcountry
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/wildcountryamazon

Wake Owl -  Gold (Noah Hyde / Magic Sword Remix)

From Pick a Piper's self-titled debut out on April 2nd, 2013 on Mint Records. 

Pick a Piper - All Her Colours (feat John Schmersal)

Our first JOINT mixtape for quite a long time. It shows our current fascinations and sums up fav tracks of 2012. Released on December 2012 for Lineout.pl.

Kids & Explosions - There Is A Burning Ball Of Fire In Outer Space
Bro Safari - Scumbag ft. Notorious B.I.G.
Zooly - You Should Know
TNGHT - Higher Ground
Brooke Candy - Das Me
Major Lazer - Get Free (Nacey Remix)
Nacey - Rather Be Swimming
Tom Waits - What's He Building? 
Blawan - Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage?
French Fries - Yo Vogue
Nicki Minaj - Beez In The Trap (Explicit) ft. 2 Chainz
Nicki Minaj - Beez In The Trap ft. 2 Chainz (Kaptain Cadillac Trap Tech Remix)
Elvis Presley - Crawfish (Pilooski Edit / HHM Did It On Speed) 
Interactive - Who Is Elvis? (Happy Hardcore Mix)
Azealia Banks - Out Of Space
OBEY CITY - Neva Knew (Baauer Remix)
Animal Youth - Keep Up
Machines Don't Care & Stanton Warriors - Beat Dun Drop (Top Billin Party Mix)
Dan Deacon - True Thrush (Nacey Remix)
Guillemots - Up On the Ride
The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me

Hungry Hungry Models Mix 4 Lineout.pl

Circle (Free Download)

free download to celebrate hitting the 5000 followers mark, thanks for all the support

Lorenzo & Kane

Cause & Affect _ Pull Up In My Whip (free download)

Purchase DRKLNG on iTunes: 
http://itunes.apple.com/album/id882818379

Track Produced by @Jepordise

Music Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oUmG7Tu50E&feature=youtu.be


Y I Do

Capital Cities "Safe & Sound (Panic City Remix)"

remix by Karl Snyder (of Nettwerk Records' artist Kidstreet)

original song written/performed by Brad Weber & John Schmersal

(C) 2013 Mint Records
www.facebook.com/pickapiper
www.mintrecords.com

All Her Colours (Karl Snyder Remix)

From Pick a Piper's S/T debut, out now (12"/DIGITAL) on Mint Records.

written by Dan Roberts & Brad Weber
vocals by Dan Roberts

Cinders and Dust

George Maple - Fixed (Maribou State Remix)

Brad Weber + Sophia Alexandra
@caribouband drummer
co-runs @stereoferment

Coy Haste (DJ/Dance Music Project):
https://instagram.com/coyhaste
https://sptfy.in/7yo5

RBMA New York 2013 participant

BOOKING EUROPE: kalle@pitchandsmith.com
BOOKING ELSEWHERE: winnie@samarasound.ca