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Update #2: Thank you for being In Manila's Godparents!!!
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Posted on February 22, 2011
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Update #1: 111True Believers! V for Victory!
Hello everybody!
(I posted this earlier in the comments section, but realized this is probably a better place)...
Wow guys, I don't know what to say other than Thankyouthankyouthankyou sooooo much. Thank u all for rooting for us and for your generosity and your exhortations and your eagerness to support our endeavors. It means so much to me and kim, and it really makes u think about the power of community.
Thank you family, friends, fans, cowboys, strangers all for your kindness! Today is a really really good day.
I hope u enjoy it too, this victory belongs to you!
Yours truly, alice xxooo
p,s, we will be contacting you soon to get addresses and things to send everybody their loot! For those of you not on Facebook, this video goes out to all of you for showing your love:
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Digital download of Eagle and Talon's new EP "In Manila" and our deep appreciation!
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A signed limited edition copy of "In Manila" (CD) and our heartfelt thanks! Domestic shipping only.
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A signed limited edition copy of previous release "Thracian" (CD) and our heartfelt thanks! Domestic shipping only.
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Eagle and Talon T-Shirt. We will bless it before we mail it! Domestic shipping only.
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Eagle and Talon complete works [digital version]: High quality downloads of "In Manila," "Thracian," & "Eagle and Talon Cares" for your iPod/computer/robot, and our heartfelt thanks!
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Eagle and Talon full discography: Signed copies of "In Manila" & "Thracian" (CD's) + "Eagle and Talon Cares" (digital download) and a surprise!!
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Eagle and Talon Loot Bag: Signed copies of "In Manila" & "Thracian" (CD's) + "Eagle and Talon Cares" (digital download card), an Eagle and Talon t-shirt, and a surprise!
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Personal advice session or anything you want to talk to Kim & Alice about via Skype Video Chat! (this is good for our international friends, can't wait to meet you!)
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Personal advice session or anything you want to talk to Kim & Alice about via Skype Video Chat and a signed copy of "In Manila"!
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Eagle and Talon Learning Annex : a signed limited edition copy of "in Manila" and a 2-hour private Photoshop lesson with Alice Talon. Fine pastries and coffee included! (You must own a computer and have Photoshop to cash in on this prize)
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Alice & Kim will cook a private brunch for you and make you a mix of their favorite wake-up songs to listen to!! (if/when you're in LA)
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Alice and Kim will cook a private dinner for you, it will be delicious! (if/when you're in Los Angeles).
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A private tour with Alice & Kim of our version of the city of Los Angeles + lunch, we will take you around the city and show you our favorite secret spots and strange corners!
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Alice & Kim will cook a private dinner for you and bring one of their famous "Eagle and Talon Loots Bags - XO Edition!" as a gift for you
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Alice & Kim will cook a private dinner for you AND a friend...it will be extra extra delicious. Both will go home with an Eagle and Talon Loot Bag XO Edition (if/when you're in LA)
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Forging a sound that makes you wonder whether you’re being pet by a kitten or mauled by a lynx, LA-based art/rock girl duo Eagle and Talon have been confusing people since their formation. Splicing angular guitars and intricate rhythms with Casio and scraps of musical theater, their first record Thracian was praised as an intelligent collection of “wild, wonky post-punk" (Washington Post), "a perfect antidote to all the magisterial synth irony that’s been all the rage" (Elle). With their forthcoming offering, In Manila, the ladies incorporate dancier pop elements into their repertoire, but their surrealist sensibilities and scrappy lo-fi aesthetic remain fully intact.
Clocking in at just under 14 minutes, In Manila covers a lot of new ground for the duo. The exotic ride begins with the dreamy aquatic organ instrumental "I Want Everything." Title track "In Manila" crashes in on the reverie with a propulsive beat, packing infectious hooks into a quasi-Caribbean party. "Ruen Pair" envisions the duo as Enya on Halloween, while "Modified My Knife" brings back their art-damaged guitar sound. The EP closes with "For The Bond," a jazz-disco anthem.
Eagle and Talon is Kim and Alice Talon, with a guest turn on the new EP by comedian/musician Reggie Watts on bass vocals. Since the band's inception, they've made their mark sharing stages with The Happy Hollows, Efterklang, Bodies of Water, Clues, The Mae Shi and toured throughout the US and Europe. From Winnipeg and Cleveland, respectively, the two met in LA and played their first show together on Valentine's Day. It would only seem appropriate that the duo release 'In Manila' in the month of bears and roses. It will be released Feb 22, 2011 on BI/AKKA RECORDS in conjunction with the re-release of Thracian in Europe by German imprint The Company With the Golden Arm.
