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</span><b><span style="font-size:37.0pt;color:black">PRESENTS: BALKANS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><i>“Balkans' impressive debut reminds me of the kind of shout-a-long pop we got in the early '00s, maybe somewhere between
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The Libertines and The Walkmen.”</i> – Brooklyn Vegan</b><span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">(hey guys….turn the eff around!)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:37.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Time for <b>Atlanta, GA’s</b> fresh-faced four-piece the
<b>Balkans</b> to get in-your-face on Noisey.com.. After lighting up the blogosphere with their scruffy high-energy garage punk, Noisey followed the band to
<b>Athens, GA</b> and scored an exclusive interview that details the wild, occasionally bloody, life of underground music in the deep South. The video also includes footage from the band's incredibly high energy set at
<b>the 40 Watt Club. Post it - we give you the embed and it’s a gift to be used lightly.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Growing up with <b>Black Lips</b> and
<b>Deerhunter</b> as their elders in the vibrant Georgia punk community, the Balkans formed in 2008. Since then, they’ve released a non-stop barrage of 7” singles through local labels. Balkans first official LP, self-titled and recently released through Double
Phantom, makes an unrelenting first impression with knockout tracks like <b>“Black Swan”</b> and
<b>“Troubled and Done.”</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>WATCH:<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></b><a href="http://www.noisey.com/#!/feature/meet-balkans">http://www.noisey.com/#!/feature/meet-balkans</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>EMBED CODE: </b><script src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?height=360&autoplay=1&deepLinkEmbedCode=RldGNwMjpqFaaq3HZfDWQt9D7IZnCRIc&width=640&embedCode=RldGNwMjpqFaaq3HZfDWQt9D7IZnCRIc"></script><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>EMBED THIS - HELP BALKANS! THANKS!</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">Contact:</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
Jennie Boddy // <a href="mailto:Jennie@pressherepublicity.com">Jennie@pressherepublicity.com</a><br>
& <br>
Rachel Gomez // <a href="mailto:Rachel@pressherepublicity.com">Rachel@pressherepublicity.com</a><br>
212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black"> <b>About </b><a href="http://Noisey.com/"><b>Noisey.com</b></a><b>:</b> <a href="http://www.noisey.com/"><b>Noisey</b></a> is crisscrossing the globe to find the most exciting emerging
musicians and music scenes around the world. Transcending continents and language barriers, the site is gives music lovers the opportunity to discover great bands and connect on a powerful, state-of-the-art digital entertainment channel. Shot in over 10 countries
(from Brazil to Japan), visitors to <a href="http://www.noisey.com/"><b>Noisey</b></a> receive unprecedented access to up-and-coming bands and local music scenes from around the globe. Featuring artists like <b>The Black Lips</b>, <b>Das Racist</b>, <b>Cults </b>and <b>Total
Warr</b>, <a href="http://www.noisey.com/"><b>Noisey</b></a> brings exciting video and sound to music lovers of all genres.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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