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Hes been playing with algiers for over a year but this is tongs first recorded material with them, and on the strength of this its abundantly clear that the fit works both in the bands greatly magnified intensity and in tongs own seeming if the recent live shows are an indication contentment within it. Algiers is an american experimental band from atlanta, georgia. After the algiers record received universal critical acclaim, the band toured relentlessly with new drummer matt tong added to their ranks, encountering not only fans but establishing deep connections with musicians across the spectrum, all of whom came in handy as the group set to work on their second album amidst the crosscontinental tumult of the brexit vote in the u. Vector set stick figure man pictogram representing rock star band and. Algiers is the seventh studio album from tucson, arizona indie rockamericana band calexico, released on 11 september 2012. Algiers soulful experimental rock band, the underside of power. Kid thomas and his algiers stompers, hall brothers jazz band.
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