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The Blow
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The Blow is Khaela Maricich, one half of the former duo. They are from Portland, Oregon. Recently, Jona Bechtolt announced his decision to leave the partnership to pursue his own project, YACHT, full time. This isn’t the first time that Maricich has been alone, however. The two had been working together as The Blow since 2004 when they recorded a limited edition EP called Poor Aim: Love Songs. It quickly became clear that the results of their combined forces flexed with a muscle that had a range far beyond the limited edition market. United by a shared affection for the sparkling production styles of mainstream radio, and both raised with deep roots in the DIY scenes of the Pacific Northwest, the duo makes fractured pop chart toppers to seduce all manner of hearts out of their cases, onto the floor.
The strength of the Blow is built through juxtaposition. Jona’s percussive savvy bumps and trips under Khaela’s intimate, insistent vocals. No-wave and glitch-hop, club anthems and doo-wop, all party together in the architecture created by The Blow’s sound. Imagine a see-thru space station, floating in the dark, culling out via radio the most delicious flavors of planet earth’s pop music production (the Pharells, the Phil Spectors, the Quincy Joneses).
The strength of the Blow is built through juxtaposition. Jona’s percussive savvy bumps and trips under Khaela’s intimate, insistent vocals. No-wave and glitch-hop, club anthems and doo-wop, all party together in the architecture created by The Blow’s sound. Imagine a see-thru space station, floating in the dark, culling out via radio the most delicious flavors of planet earth’s pop music production (the Pharells, the Phil Spectors, the Quincy Joneses).
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Parentheses
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Pile of Gold
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Fists Up
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Hey Boy
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Pardon Me
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The Big U
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The Long List Of Girls
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Eat Your Heart Up
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Bonjour Jeune Fille
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Knowing the Things That I Know
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Hock It
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The Sky Opened Wide Like the Tide
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The Love That I Crave
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Shoutbox
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deviantpsyche wrote:
just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. True Affection is my favorite! love it.
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noitib wrote:
The Long List of Girls is a nice tune.
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Jarri_V wrote:
she's doing something with Lindsay Lohan atm.. without Jona though.
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biochip wrote:
freeleech rules :)
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Teocinte wrote:
Hey Blow! Any new musics or monologues or shrinkydinks? We miss you!
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Its_Eli wrote:
I'm just gonna love the whole fuckin' album. I can't help it! I'm a softie!
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James_Hartley wrote:
Why are nearly all the freeleech albums utter drivel?
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kiwi989 wrote:
I like, Paper Television is a very different album.
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vigilantee wrote:
very catchy...
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thrash_ghod wrote:
super gay
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HorseWeed wrote:
The Blow, blow.
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LoganLynn wrote:
Hey guys! If you If you love The Blow, YACHT, and Passion Pit check out the new video for "Write It On My Left Arm" from the upcoming "From Pillar To Post". http://www.last.fm/music/Logan+Lynn/+videos/33874815 Don't forget to stop by and say hi!
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rabbith0le wrote:
amazing. <3.
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jessefivey wrote:
It just hit me yesterday that I'm a Blow fan. This was probably obvious to anyone who looks at my listening stats, but it took a long time for it to click in my head!
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kristyyoung wrote:
something in the deli aisle
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jessefivey wrote:
Amy and Pauline are my OTP.
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lesypersound wrote:
that boy
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femmefatale257 wrote:
hey boy
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julians wrote:
I don’t think headless chicken scream a lot. @abbydsnail
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VonHades wrote:
RIP MJ :(
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