Military Special Release New Album Today

Download: Military Special - "We're Science"
Download: Military Special - "Factory Floors"

If you aren't planning on it already, pick up a copy of Military Special's debut full-length, Civil Union, at your local, independently-owned record store. The electro-rock band will be celebrating the release in a unique fashion with not one, not two, not even three, not five, but four CD release shows in the month of March. Check out the lineups (via):

March 5: First Communion Afterparty, The Guystorm, Tendercakes
March 12: Big Trouble, Bouncer Fighter, Man is Doomed
March 19: Estate, Unicorn Basement, Gigamesh
March 26: Nobot, Aaron & The Sea, Bat Masterson

Additionally, listen to two MP3s at the top of the post.

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New Military Special - "We are Science"

Download: Military Special - "We Are Science"

The second MP3 from the electro-rock quartet's upcoming (next week!) debut LP Civil Union. Additionally, the band is set to play a series of shows at the Nomad in order to celebrate the record's release. Check out "We are Science" at the top of the post.

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Tonight: Solid Gold, Military Special @ Uptown Bar

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New Military Special - "Factory Floors"

Download: Military Special - "Factory Floors"

Military Special caused quite the splash when the Minneapolis-based electro-pop-punk dropped their self-titled debut EP, and, based upon a post from the band's Tumblr yesterday, it only seems that 2009 will bring more fortune and acclaim to the band. The group announced yesterday that their debut LP, Civil Union, will be released on March 3rd. Furthermore, the band has released a single, "Factory Floors."

At the cross-centers of the Moog New Wave of ELO and the upright brit-pop of Kaiser Chiefs (with a little of The Rapture's new millennial dance-punk thrown in for some rhythmical force), "Factory Floors" captures an energy heard at the beginning of this decade, but does so well. Listen to the song at the top of the post.

Here's the tracklisting for Civil Union

1. Casual
2. Fall Back!
3. Trust
4. Say What You Want
5. The Falls
6. Factory Floors
7. Live Forever
8. 1971
9. City Lights
10. We’re Science

Stream the entire album right here.

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Saturday: Military Special @ Eclipse Records

Free Show W/Military Special, Gospel Gossip @ The Hexagon

Tonight: Military Special @ The Uptown Theatre

Download: Military Special - "Warrant Error"

Like a middle point between Bloc Party's angular post-punk revivalism and The Cure's gothic pathos, Military Special create a rambunctiously shout-along brand of rock music with that, nonetheless, leaves room for detours into spacey indie-pop. There's just the right amount of desperation in the vocals and lyrics to keep listeners hooked, but unlike most of their contemporaries, Military Special don't navelgaze for its own sake. Instead, there's always plenty of energy to go around.

Military Special play before the midnight showing of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Peep the trailer below:


(Nightmare on Elm Street trailer)

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(Jonathan Graef)
jon@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com

Tonight: Military Special CD Release Party