At the heart of Matthew Dear's electro-pop opus Asa Breed lies "Pom Pom," a miniature slice of sound and vision whose rallying cry of "I've got to figure out love" is one of the record's most neck-tingling moments. For "Pom Pom"'s 10" release, Dear hands the tune over to DFA's Juan Maclean. If the hero of Dear's original "Pom Pom" stands shyly in the corner, "The Juan Maclean Mix" shoves him in a car and sends him hurtling downtown at top speed, chattering sixteenth-note high-hats in his ear as the city lights whiz by.
Dear plays a live PA under his Audion moniker at Seattle's Decibel festival before taking his three-piece Big Hands band on a headlining tour in October, where he'll be accompanied by friends Telefon Tel Aviv as openers. Do not miss this.
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