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    <title>The Uglysuit</title>
    <description>Tabloid life surrounds us. Artifice has replaced art, style trumps substance. Sincerity and honesty got lost along the way. Once in a while though, something breaks through. It can crack the shell of bitterness and send a memo reminding us that it’s entirely possible we haven’t become too jaded, at least not yet. That’s where The Uglysuit and their self-titled record come in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Made up of six friends from Oklahoma City ranging in age from 20-23, The Uglysuit brings a different mentality to what they do – remarkably fresh-faced and honest, the band believes in letting loose, fostering a heartfelt atmosphere of hope and love, and works hard to shape what comes naturally. Playing together since their early teen years has given them an almost familial connection which shines through on their beautiful, fully-realized debut album.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The comfort and ease The Uglysuit shares in performing together is evident in the direction each song takes. Some start as one thing and end as something completely different, but in a way that fits together perfectly. Nothing is sacrificed and everything makes sense. “Brownblue’s Passing” begins delicately before orchestral elements take a march-like turn, leading to a finale that becomes increasingly hypnotic and epic. “…And We Became Sunshine” opens with a bouncy intro that eventually transforms into a soaring chorus of guitar washes, keyboard flourishes, and lush, layered vocals.“Chicago” brings together a more traditional song structure, a melody painted with piano and delicate guitar lines, and a refrain that can stay embedded in your brain for days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Uglysuit’s music is an extended love song to the notion that everything is possible, yet nothing is guaranteed. It’s born of excitement and energy and built on potential and promise. It’s based on the premise that change exists in everything, and where a wide-eyed view of the world doesn’t equal naiveté. It reminds us that we are alive, and that maybe it’s not too late.</description>
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      <title>Featured in Stereogum "Decomposed" session</title>
      <description>&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/24_193HDc_" title="http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=111"&gt;The Uglysuit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; recently wrapped up a whirlwind cross-country/cross-continental tour that ended with a leg of dates on the West Coast with The Sea and Cake. Along the way, the band recorded a couple exclusive performances, one of which is on display in this excellent "Decomposed" video session posted on Stereogum right &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/24L734HDc_" title="http://stereogum.com/decomposed/"&gt;HERE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.  In these stripped down performances of &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/24L735HDc_" title="http://stereogum.com/decomposed/performance/the_uglysuit_chicago.php"&gt;“Chicago,”&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/24L736HDc_" title="http://stereogum.com/decomposed/performance/the_uglysuit_brown_blues.php"&gt;“Brownblue’s Passing,”&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/24L737HDc_" title="http://stereogum.com/decomposed/performance/the_uglysuit_iceland.php"&gt;“Iceland,”&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; the normally six-piece band reveals its ability to mutate into something more compact and stark, and as the piece says, “…it deepens your understanding of the group, adding a depth to material you thought you knew pretty well.” We concur. Check it out and feel free to embed the videos onto your own page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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      <title>Yahoo Music's User's Choice winner! - The Uglysuit</title>
      <description>(posted by Touch and Go/Quarterstick)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Uglysuit have officially won the Yahoo Music Who's Next User's Choice contest!!! Thanks to everyone who ended up voting for the band, this was an awesome effort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the winner, the band recently trekked out to the Los Angeles Yahoo studios and did a video interview and performance. All footage and more can be found here: &lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/14KA8e_c_" title="http://music.yahoo.com/promo-29644410"&gt;http://music.yahoo.com/promo-29644410&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check it out and make sure to pass this along to your friends. Thanks again and enjoy!</description>
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      <link>http://www.imeem.com/theuglysuit/blogs/2008/12/12/m9h4dpcJ/yahoo-musics-users-choice-winner-the-uglysuit</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:54:10 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Keep on votin' for The Uglysuit on Yahoo! Music's Who's Next program</title>
      <description>Hopefully tapping into the fervent voting spirit of the recent Presidential Election, The Uglysuit is participating in this month’s Yahoo! Music User’s Choice/Who’s Next? program and asking for your vote. The winner of the program will be going to California to record a live video interview and performance, plus will be featured on the front page of the Yahoo! Music website. Please help The Uglysuit by visiting the link at the end of this message and clicking to vote for the band. You can further help by passing the word along to as many friends as you can and having them vote as well. The results will be made public in early December, so keep those mouse buttons clicking!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/14KAtD8b_" title="http://music.yahoo.com/promo-29644410"&gt;http://music.yahoo.com/promo-29644410&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <link>http://www.imeem.com/theuglysuit/blogs/2008/11/24/_oDN46Nm/keep-on-votin-for-the-uglysuit-on-yahoo-musics-whos-next-program</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:44:33 -0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:18:20 -0000</pubDate>
      <title>...And We Became Sunshine by The Uglysuit</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/theuglysuit/music/bxlV9Y64/the-uglysuit-and-we-became-sunshine/"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://icons-p1.imeem.com/bxlV9Y64.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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      <title>Daytrotter session</title>
      <description>-Posted by Touch and Go/Quarterstick Records&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/24_19wWxa_" title="http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=111"&gt;The Uglysuit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is currently being featured as the session of the day over on &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/24L3CxWxa_" title="http://daytrotter.com/"&gt;Daytrotter.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the site that brings you exclusive studio recordings and signature artist illustrations. The Uglysuit’s Daytrotter session includes tracks "Brownblue’s Passing," "Brad’s House," "...And We Became Sunshine," and "Chicago," all of which are from the recently released &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/24_19yWxa_" title="http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/album.php?id=468"&gt;self-titled debut album&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. You can access the mp3s by clicking &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/24L3CzWxa_" title="http://daytrotter.com/article/1492/the-uglysuit"&gt;HERE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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      <link>http://www.imeem.com/theuglysuit/blogs/2008/11/20/7WMkzmA9/daytrotter-session</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:15:14 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>New video "Chicago"</title>
      <description>Check it out on our main page if you haven't yet. Fun times making this video.</description>
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      <link>http://www.imeem.com/theuglysuit/blogs/2008/11/12/WKfncGzA/new-video-chicago</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:47:19 -0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:36:57 -0000</pubDate>
      <title>Chicago</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imeem.com/theuglysuit/video/DkT-NL7a/the-uglysuit-chicago-music-video/"&gt;&lt;img width="100" height="56" border="0" src="http://srv0204-02.sjc3.imeem.com/g/v/70936b5d44ed295cd9334d8b94460180_00010.jpg" title="Click to play this video"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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      <title>Featured in Rolling Stones' Breaking section</title>
      <description>Check it out: &lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/24wy0GPCW_" title="http://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/breaking/2008/11/breaking-the-uglysuit.php"&gt;http://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/breaking/2008/11/breaking-the-uglysuit.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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      <link>http://www.imeem.com/theuglysuit/blogs/2008/11/06/uspxbj6C/featured-in-rolling-stones-breaking-section</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:13:16 -0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:58:31 -0000</pubDate>
      <title>Anthem of the Arctic Birds by The Uglysuit</title>
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      <title>New album out now!</title>
      <description>The Uglysuit's self-titled debut release was released yesterday on Quarterstick Records. You can go to the following links to purchase or visit your local record store to pick up a copy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Amazon: &lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/13OEU6rR" title="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&amp;field-keywords=uglysuit&amp;x=0&amp;y=0"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&amp;field-keywords=uglysuit&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Insound:&lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/232o2V6rR" title="http://www.insound.com/search/searchmain.jsp?query=uglysuit&amp;x=0&amp;y=0"&gt;http://www.insound.com/search/searchmain.jsp?query=uglysuit&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other Music: &lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/239LCW6rR" title="http://www.othermusic.com/perl-bin/OM/CD_Add_To_Cart.cgi?ID=3757649.20262&amp;sku=03617201122&amp;prodtype=CD"&gt;http://www.othermusic.com/perl-bin/OM/CD_Add_To_Cart.cgi?ID=3757649.20262&amp;sku=03617201122&amp;prodtype=CD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Touch &amp; Go digital store: &lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/23_19b6rR" title="http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/album.php?id=468"&gt;http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/album.php?id=468&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <link>http://www.imeem.com/theuglysuit/blogs/2008/08/20/SdEpJM0t/new-album-out-now</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:20:15 -0000</pubDate>
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