Michael McDonald collaborating/Phoemixing DFA duo Holy Ghost! are trading covers with UK dance-punkers Friendly Fires on a forthcoming split 12″. Funny, that, since Friendly Fires’ “On Board” is already a stomping bass/clicked-and-quirked dance jammer in the DFA vein, leaving Holy Ghost! no choice but to dial down the DFA. Still, they’re doing the song a favor here: flipping “On Board” into a shimmery disco-dusted electro anthem brings out the hook’s chant potential; not to hard to imagine a crowd in too-tight clothing rejoicing in the stands to this one.
Here’s the original:
The split 12″ is out via XL/DFA on 3/8 in physical and digital formats. Digital gets you a bonus track — check the listing:
12″:
A1 Friendly Fires – “Hold On”
A2 Friendly Fires – “Hold On (Instrumental)”
B1 Holy Ghost – “On Board”
B2 Holy Ghost – “On Board (Instrumental)”
Download:
01 Friendly Fires – “Hold On”
02 Friendly Fires – “Hold On (Instrumental)”
03 Holy Ghost – “On Board”
04 Holy Ghost – “On Board (Instrumental)”
05 Holy Ghost – “On Board (Dub)”
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Not trying to be a dick but how is it a “Stereogum Premiere” if it was on TheBurningEar 7 hours earlier?
http://www.theburningear.com/2010/02/tbe-digest-6-%e2%80%93-2-24-10-gorillaz-lil-wayne-major-lazer-b-o-b-broken-social-scene/
relax, brandon.
wonderin’ why this download is in flash video format..? still works in winamp but just wonderin’..?
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Dude, it’s an honest question.
http://hypem.com/#/search/holy%20ghost%20on%20board/1/
This track was on a handful of blogs before Stereogum so how can they claim “Premiere”? Stereogum, I love you guys and perhaps you were mislead but it comes across as poor form.