Social Studies

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Terracur 04:17 Tools
Away For The Weekend 03:02 Tools
Delicate Hands 05:22 Tools
Paint 02:39 Tools
Run With Fever 03:20 Tools
Still Life 03:31 Tools
Think Of The Sea 04:11 Tools
Drifty 03:58 Tools
Time Bandit 05:18 Tools
Western Addition 03:58 Tools
Pack of Cards 02:58 Tools
Developer 05:21 Tools
Holler Boys 04:22 Tools
You Still Laughing 05:20 Tools
Sans 03:15 Tools
We Choose Our Own Adventures 03:40 Tools
Charioteers 05:29 Tools
Drag A Rake 05:08 Tools
Dante & Corey War 04:26 Tools
Trapdoor Spider 04:16 Tools
Pile Of Words 03:20 Tools
Battle Of Shiloh 02:16 Tools
The Good Book 04:31 Tools
Weathered White 02:14 Tools
Sparrow 05:22 Tools
Mason Dixon 03:18 Tools
Territories 04:06 Tools
Theme Song 01:45 Tools
Time Bandit (The One AM Radio Remix) 02:33 Tools
Holy One 06:06 Tools
Cassanova Part I & II 06:06 Tools
Cardioid 06:06 Tools
Moment is Dead 02:47 Tools
Holler Boys - Sugar & Gold Remix 04:28 Tools
On the Docks 02:47 Tools
Social Studies - Time Bandit 06:48 Tools
Mad Decent 03:56 Tools
Live For Today 02:47 Tools
Miles Away 02:47 Tools
Heart Like a Drum 02:47 Tools
Convince Me 02:47 Tools
Tacit Change 02:47 Tools
Wake 02:47 Tools
Cassanova Parts I & II 06:06 Tools
Invisible Places - Bonus Track 05:11 Tools
Assignement 1 08:40 Tools
Untitled 01:18 Tools
Battle Of Shiloh (Ernest Gonzales Remix) 03:39 Tools
The Wapner (DADD09) 05:30 Tools
Assignement 2 06:08 Tools
Terracur (Skeleton Hands Remix) 05:01 Tools
Terracur (Skeleton Hands Remix) - Skeleton Hands Remix 05:02 Tools
Assignement 3 05:11 Tools
Assignment 2 06:07 Tools
Assignement 4 09:01 Tools
"Paint" 00:00 Tools
Assignement 5 03:25 Tools
Away For The Weekend (Painless 12" Mix) - Painless 12" Mix 06:36 Tools
Holler Boys (Sugar & Gold Remix) 04:28 Tools
Assignement 6 10:52 Tools
Terracur (Ellie Herring Remix) 03:48 Tools
Terracur (Ellie Herring Remix) - Ellie Herring Remix 03:49 Tools
Assignement 7 14:58 Tools
Territories (Live) 04:11 Tools
Drifty (Live) 04:46 Tools
Moment Is Dead (Live) 04:46 Tools
Away For The Weekend (Painless 12" Mix) 06:35 Tools
Terracur (Live) 03:32 Tools
Sacrifice 04:11 Tools
Casanova Part I & II 04:11 Tools
Assignment 2 (edit) 04:46 Tools
Away for the Weekend (Live) 03:32 Tools
Holy One (Live) 03:32 Tools
Convince Me (Live) 03:32 Tools
Body language 03:32 Tools
Tacit Change (Live) 03:32 Tools
On the Docks (Live) 03:32 Tools
No Oh No - Digital Bonus Track 02:47 Tools
ICTV 03:32 Tools
Social Studies - "Paint" 02:50 Tools
Invisible Places 02:50 Tools
The Wapner 00:00 Tools
Invisible Palaces - Bonus Track 00:00 Tools
Assignment 3 05:10 Tools
No Oh No (Developer Demo) 01:30 Tools
Terracur [Official Video] 00:30 Tools
All I Want For You Is Christmas 04:08 Tools
Assignment 02 01:30 Tools
Assignment Two 03:20 Tools
Assignment 5 03:25 Tools
Territorries 04:08 Tools
Don't Believe the Hype 04:08 Tools
Assignment 1 08:40 Tools
Assignment 4 09:01 Tools
No Oh No [Developer Demo] 03:43 Tools
Palendrome 03:43 Tools
Folded 03:43 Tools
Rudbek 08:40 Tools
Trapdoor Spider (I Grew Eight Legs) 04:20 Tools
Assignment 7 14:58 Tools
Assignment 6 10:52 Tools
New Friends 00:30 Tools
Assignment 5 (excerpt) 00:30 Tools
Razzmatazz 02:47 Tools
3/4 00:30 Tools
Live For Today (Daytrotter Session) 02:47 Tools
Odd Order 02:47 Tools
The Greatest Plan (demo) 02:47 Tools
Toxo - Feat. Zopari Kristjanson 02:47 Tools
Invisible Palaces 02:47 Tools
Assignment 4 (excerpt) 02:47 Tools
Assignment 6 (excerpt) 02:47 Tools
Assignment 7 (excerpt) 02:47 Tools
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Naming their sophomore album Developer is a bold move for the still-young band Social Studies. But it is as apt a descriptor as you're likely to find for how the sound of this San Francisco-based five-piece has flourished, matured, and, yes, developed over the past two years. The band - led by Natalia Rogovin (vocals, keys) and Michael Jirkovsky (drums), who were joined in 2009 by bassist Jesse Hudson and guitarist Tom Smith and this year by second guitarist Ben McClintock - has already won a loyal fan base thanks to their arch take on modernist pop as heard on 2010 release Wind Up Wooden Heart. Social Studies has become a force to be reckoned with in concert as well, transfixing audiences at the CMJ Music Festival, SXSW, and Noise Pop, and bringing their unique energy and spirit to stages shared with TuneYards, Wye Oak, Lotus Plaza, Thee Oh Sees, Dodos, Ramona Falls and many more. Now, on their new album, the goal was to strip things down to the basics, straighten out some of the more jagged lines of their previous work, and put the focus more on texture and mood. "Before, we were rebellious. We fucked with things just because we wanted to push limits and boundaries," says Rogovin. "Developer is a more adult record. We tried to explore sounds and draw out parts to write more moving and focused songs." They enlisted the able ears and hands of engineer and co-producer Eli Crews (Tune-Yards, Deerhoof, Thao & Mirah) who helped hone this new barebones attack as well as reflecting the excitement of their stage show. On Developer, all the pieces have come together perfectly. The clear-eyed production helps bring out the dark, sexy heart of these ruminations on life, love, pain, and pleasure. The themes of the album are as complex as the songs are streamlined. "The album is about art, but it's also a cinematic exploration of those turning points in life that you didn't see coming and didn't realize were important until much later," says Rogovin. Lead single "Terracur" calls the bluff of a headstrong friend threatening to leave, while "Away For the Weekend" turns the tables to justify a departure: “Ever discover another that makes you feel good, you always feel right/ the notion of fleeing the corporeal being/Just run to your other life.” In Developer, Social Studies has succeeded in evoking a set of feelings and emotions that will linger with listeners long after the last notes have faded away. Warm, cold, or downright chilling, there is a connection between the personal and universal that the band taps into through a set of fearless and gripping songs. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.