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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">The Knocks Debut “Brightside” Video on Vevo Today</span></u></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Magic</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">
EP Premieres on FilterMagazine.com Tomorrow December 2<sup>nd</sup> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">EP Out December 6<sup>th</sup> on A&M/Octone</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><img width="401" height="221" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image005.png@01CCB02F.DF25A700" alt="image006"></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><img width="277" height="222" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image006.jpg@01CCB02F.DF25A700" alt="TheKnocks-1-web"></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">(Photo Credit: Alex Bittan)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“Cred-pop’s answer to the Neptunes are kicking the living shit out of the Big Apple’s loft raves right now…they are scientists of swagger”
– <b><i>NME <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“...The Knocks are about to take over...a total adrenaline rush...” –<b><i> Nylon</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“...</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">DJ B-Roc and Mr. JPatt constantly jazz up popular
tracks with piano pounds and booty-shaking sounds… destined for every indie iPod, from New York to Bermuda!” -<i>
<b>New York Post</b><br>
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</i>“They don't write songs so much as anthems, sort of midway between high street and hip, David Guetta and Daft Punk.” -<i>
<b>The Guardian</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">NYC-based producers turned electro-hip-pop duo
<b>The Knocks<span style="color:#1A1A1A"> </span></b>have debuted their brand new video for
<b>“Brightside”</b> on<b> Vevo.com </b><b>today December 1<sup>st</sup></b> . Watch it
</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://vevo.ly/sajVXa">here</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">on<b> Vevo </b>or head over to<b> YouTube
</b>to catch it<b> </b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dItMzMXCfKE">here</a>.<b> “Brightside”
</b>is the lead single from <b>The Knocks</b>’ <b><i>Magic</i> EP</b>, which premieres in full tomorrow<b> December 2<sup>nd</sup>
</b>on<b> FilterMagazine.com </b>and is set for digital release<b> December 6<sup>th</sup>
</b>on<b> A&M/Octone. </b>Capturing the<b> </b>true essence of the six-song EP, the video is
<span style="color:black">an exploration into that magical vibe and carefree mood that end up leading to an unforgettable night out, as it does for the “ultra-cool” delivery man turned life-of-the-party.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://soundcloud.com/theknocks/brightside">"Brightside"</a>
<span style="color:#1A1A1A">lit up dance floors in October when the </span>band leaked the song on Soundcloud, immediately climbing to the
<b>Top 5 on Hype Machine</b> and <span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="background:white">#1 on the Hype Machine Twitter Chart</span></b><span style="background:white">.</span></span>
<b>“Brightside”</b><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background:white"> is
<b>out now on iTunes</b>, and features remixes from </span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Fred Falke</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">,
<b>DiscoTech</b>, <b>Lenno</b>, and <b>Jaybird. </b></span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> EP title track
</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://nylonmag.com/nylonblogs/blog/2011/11/17/premiere-the-knocks/">"Magic,"</a>
</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">featuring British singer/producer<b> Gary Go,</b> recently premiered on
<b>NylonMag.com, </b>where it became the<b> most-streamed song ever on Nylon’s Soundcloud.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Featuring production by
<b><span style="color:black">Victor Van Vugt</span></b><span style="color:black"> (Fischerspooner, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave),
<b>Fab Dupont</b> (Shakira, Mark Ronson, Jennifer Lopez), and <b>Gary Go </b>(Benny Benassi), the
<b><i>Magic</i></b> EP makes it </span><span style="color:#1A1A1A">clear to see why
<b>The Knocks </b>have become one of the most buzzed-about duos on the dance circuit. With a nu-disco vibe, club-friendly beats, glorious choruses and piano hooks, the duo
<b>-</b> </span><b>Ben “B-Roc” Ruttner and James “JPatt” Patterson</b><span style="color:#1A1A1A"> –</span><b>
</b><span style="color:#1A1A1A">makes electronic music sound organic, installing a soul amongst all the ones and zeros.
</span>Shortly after the <b><i>NME</i></b> declared <b>The Knocks</b> to be one of the
<b>“20 hottest producers in music”</b> for their versatile production and remix work for the likes of
<b>Rihanna, Ellie Goulding, Foster The People, Chiddy Bang and Katy Perry,</b> the<b><i> NME</i></b> was once again singing The Knocks’ praises, this time for their own songs, saying that they have “stepped out from behind the desk to rebirth the Superstar
DJ.” Don’t forget to head over to <b>FilterMagazine.com tomorrow</b> to listen to the
<b>full EP stream</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The Knocks</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> just kicked off a 9-date run of UK shows with
<b>DJ Shadow</b> and will head out on the high seas for the <b>Weezer Cruise</b> from
<b>January 19-23. </b>The Knocks will be sailing alongside <b>Weezer, Wavves, Dinsosaur Jr., Sleeper Agent</b> and many more incredible bands for a cruise from Miami to the island of Cozumel off the Gulf Coast of Mexico. Watch this space for an upcoming announcement
of new U.S. dates!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For more information on<b> The Knocks</b>, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Carleen Donovan /
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