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<b><u><span style="font-size:26.0pt;line-height:115%">MNDR Joins DURAN <span style="color:black">
DURAN on Select August Tour Date</span>s!<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black">MNDR’s Debut Album
<i>Feed Me Diamonds</i> Out August 14th</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%">
</span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black">(Ultra Music)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="color:black">“<i>Diamonds</i> is slickly produced, gleaming with jaunty synths, hyper-catchy melodies, and cacophonous beats.”</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> –</span><b><span style="color:black">Nylon</span></b></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">“Wade’s effervescent synths lay the groundwork, and Warner’s ecstatically raw vocals add a dose of grit.”
<b><i>–ELLE</i></b></span><b><i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black"> </span></i></b><span style="color:black">“Just try not to dance. Godspeed.”-
<b><i>NYMag.com</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i>“</i></b>…tailor-made for pop stardom — great voice, great style, and a knack for writing great, smart pop songs.”
<b><i>–Stereogum</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Tuesday, August 7th, 2012—New York, NY—</i>New York via Bay Area artist
<b>MNDR</b> will be opening for <b>Duran Duran</b> on select August dates during their Summer U.S. Tour – full list of dates below!<b> MNDR</b> will be touring in support of her debut full-length album
<b><i>Feed Me Diamonds</i></b>, set for release on <b>August 14<sup>th</sup> </b>
via <b>Ultra Music. </b> Produced by <b>Peter Wade</b> and mixed by <b>Tony Maserati</b> (Beyoncé, Lady Gaga), the album serves as an ode to heartbreak and decadence with nods to MNDR’s pop sensibilities, love of early house, minimal techno and IDM. Fresh off
her <i>O Music Awards </i>win for “Most Innovative Solo Performer,” MNDR released the newest single off
<i>Feed Me Diamonds</i>, “<b>Faster Horses</b>,”<b> </b><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/faster-horses-single/id540460596">download</a> via
<b>iTunes </b>and look for a video for <b>"Faster Horses"</b> to be released soon!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>MNDR</b> has been gaining fans ever since she released early demo’s via her own website two years ago. As an unsigned artist, MNDR was profiled as an
<i>Artist to Watch</i> in SPIN, Billboard, Q, and NME magazines, and has continued to wow her fans and music critics alike.
<b>MNDR</b> has opened for Miike Snow, Massive Attack, Chromeo, Yacht, The Shins, The Ting Tings, and many others. She<b>
</b>brings with her the stylings of a polished performance that is simultaneously infused with fresh vigor and panache.
<b>MNDR</b> refines catchy electro beats with an innovative rawness, stripping away surplus noise to leave an inventive sound that will both engage and enthrall audiences.<span style="color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal">WATCH music video for “#1 In Heaven” <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSm-HANfCHE">
HERE</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LISTEN to title track “Feed Me Diamonds” via <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/blogs/soundcheck-blog/2012/jul/24/check-ahead-mndr-feed-me-diamonds/">
WNYC</a> <span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>MNDR<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span>Opens for the following Duran Duran tour dates:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">August 18 Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Hotel and Casino <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">August 19 Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">August 21 Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">August 22 Portsmouth, VA @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion
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<p class="MsoNormal">August 24 Mashantucket, CT @ MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">August 25 Atlantic City, NJ @ Ovation Hall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">August 28 Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion for the Performing Arts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">August 29 Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.mndr.com" target="_blank">www.mndr.com</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">For more information on
<b>MNDR</b>, contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">PRESS HERE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">212.246.2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Gina Schulman & Samara Shwidock<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">(New York)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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