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"This one's an exclusive for the Stones Throw Digital Discography subscribers: It's a sampler of a few tracks off the upcoming album by The Lions , which we're planning to release this Summer. We've made just a few of these CD's, strictly for non-commercial use. The Lions are a 12-member Reggae group from Los Angeles ." - Stones Throw @ drip.fm (1) Seemingly the title track from their upcoming debut, "This Generation" was quietly premiered on Stones Throw 's J.Rocc -curated Podcast #70 (January). The Lions meld together their vast musical "chops," employing a gaggle of original Roots Rock Reggae -reminiscent sound effects. Pretty sure "This Generation" discusses the fact that kids these days, while often misguided, are getting back into tasteful music and means of playing: 12" vinyl... Check out the Dub [remixed] version up above. (2) "Roll It 'Round" plays out like a clever mix between Motown ...

"Hi, readers of Stereogum ! My name is Tom Breihan , and I'm the older of the two new guys around here. A few Internet Eons ago, I wrote the "Status Ain't Hood" blog for The Village Voice . For the past couple of years, I've been a staff writer @ Pitchfork . And yes, that means Brandon and I just acted out our own 80's body-switching comedy. He's Judge Reinhold . I'm Fred Savage . A few things about me: I'm tall enough that complete strangers point and stare. I come from the beautiful town of Baltimore, Maryland ; Perhaps you've enjoyed our byzantine crime dramas on television. I'm a dad. This past weekend, I moved from Chicago to Virginia , which was not fun. I like dogs and nachos and professional wrestling . I really, really like Rap music , so you can expect to see some more of that around here." "For my first post, my new bosses here @ Stereogum have graciously allowed me to pick a new song to share. I...