There is a billion indie rock bands from Brooklyn (and you know it) but I’ve always (or, well, since their “Summer dress” song, at least) had a soft spot for Dirty On Purpose who play the kind of dreamy shoegazey pop that walks the thin line between perfect lucidity and slight (but good for you) psychedelia that has them being compared to anyone from Yo La Tengo to My Bloody Valentine. But you, know in hoodies and distressed jeans.

Plus, Doug Marvin is married to Annie from Au Revoire Simone, which basically makes them a part of the BYT party for life.

Anyway, I am betting you will (or already do) like them and because I miserably fail to interview them every time they’re in town, we’re giving them some Wednesday MP3 love.

Following the success of their debut full length, Hallelujah Sirens, and their follow-up EP, Like Bees,
Dirty on Purpose has released four exclusive, digital-only songs for their “Dead Volcanoes” EP on
RCRDLBL.com. FREE TOO.

From the nifty press release (thank you Tell all your friends for writing copy for me)

The first single off this EP is “Leaving,” which introduces slide guitar to the group’s music for the
first time ever. It’s a somber tune about drummer/singer Doug Marvin’s wife Annie Hart from
Au Revoir Simone always leaving home for tour and the hardships of being apart from the one you love.

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The second song, “Hard To Tell You,” has singer/guitarist Joe Jurewicz singing to his daughter
Sophie, trying to explain the unexpected trips and falls that life can and will bring, warning and encouraging her to tackle reality and become her own strong person.

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The third single, “The Thing About Getaways,” was written when singer/drummer Doug Marvin was
walking about the streets of Chicago, breathing in the spirit of the Windy City. There is an airy, poppy
sensibility to the number that really draws listeners in.

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Today, the fourth and final song, “Canned Fumes,” on the EP is revealed! Singer/guitarist George Wilson
sings on this track, which takes the band to a new level of songwriting — the song beautifully builds and
layers atmospherics until the whole arrangement swells with emotion. The foursome’s sound has grown
exponentially over the years, and the Dead Volcanoes EP truly achieves a maturation in the band’s music.

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