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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">***MEDIA ALERT***MEDIA ALERT***MEDIA ALERT***MEDIA ALERT***MEDIA ALERT***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">BrooklynVegan and Spotify Present:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Set to Headline BrooklynVegan Party Saturday October 22<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">5pm at Public Assembly in Brooklyn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Free / 21+ / Doors at Noon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Idle Warship</b> will headline the just-announced <b>BrooklynVegan party</b> this
<b>Saturday, October 22<sup>nd</sup></b> at <b>Public Assembly</b> in <b>Williamsburg, Brooklyn</b>. Presented by
<b>Spotify</b> and <b>BrooklynVegan</b>, the free day party, happening during CMJ and jam-packed with music from 14 kick-ass bands, begins at noon.
<b>Idle Warship</b> plays at <b>5pm</b>. Click <a href="http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/10/idle_warship_pl.html">
here</a> for more info and watch <b>BrooklynVegan</b> today for the announcement of the full line-up.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A collaboration between hip-hop luminary
<b>Talib Kweli</b> and critically acclaimed soulful singer and songwriter <b>Res</b>,
<b>Idle Warship</b> is a genre-bending musical project born out of sheer experimentation and unbridled creative expression. Last week,<b> Idle Warship
</b>began exclusively streaming their forthcoming album<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Habits of the Heart</span></b></em> on the award-winning, on-demand digital music service
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Spotify</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">, marking</span></strong> the first time that
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Spotify U.S.</span></strong> has debuted an album three weeks ahead of its release date.
<em><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Habits of the Heart</span></b></em> is due out
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">November 1st, 2011,</span></strong> via
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Blacksmith/Element 9/Fontana</span></strong>. The album offers a thrilling hyb</span><span style="color:#1F497D">r</span><span style="color:black">id of influences - flashes of<b>
</b>soul, hip-hop, rock, alternative and electronic - and features guest spots from
<b>Jean Grae, Jay Knocka,</b> <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Chester French, Michelle Williams & John Forte.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>LISTEN:</u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*Lead single <a href="http://soundcloud.com/press-here-1/idle-warship-laser-beams">
"Laser Beams"</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*Album track <a href="http://soundcloud.com/press-here-1/idle-warship-rat-race">"Rat Race"</a>, which recently premiered on RollingStone.com
<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">*<a href="http://open.spotify.com/album/415CUPKdOfjnWwhn0Q5bsA" target="_blank">Full album stream</a> on
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Spotify</span></strong>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For more information on <b>Idle Warship</b>, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Press Here<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Carla Senft / <a href="mailto:carla@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0066CC">carla@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Gina Schulman / <a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0066CC">gina@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple">Carla Senft</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple">Press Here
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple">138 West 25th Street, 9th Floor</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple">New York, New York 10001</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple">Phone: 212-246-2640</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple">Fax: 212-582-6513</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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