The Presets New Single "My People" Exclusive Preview by MODULAR RECORDS USA

THE PRESETS - NEW SINGLE - MY PEOPLE - OUT DECEMBER 18TH: EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW ON THE PRESETS MYSPACE TODAY

Reposted from an announcement at Modular USA on Virb:

To the uninitiated The Presets are Julian Hamilton and Kimberley Moyes, Aussie wizards of demented electro pop. Their debut album Beams hit Australian shores late 2005 and the ensuing singles 'Are You The One?', 'Down Down Down', 'Girl and The Sea' and 'I Go Hard, I Go Home' have become bona fide dance floor fillers and faves on both radio and TV.
While the guys may have been a little quiet on the studio side of things, as a live concern they've sharpened their collective tools to become one of the most in-demand live acts in the world - with almost 300 shows across 20 countries in the past 18 months alone. There's a palpable sense that all this live experience has carried its energy into the studio. 'My People' is gargantuan. A snarling beast of a record, it bristles with fuzzy scratches of guitar snaps, bubbling arpeggiated synths and an instantly memorable, call-and-response, chanted hook. The song sounds like the rattling of an electrified disco zombie chain gain.

It's future pagan. It's a call to arms to party.
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Orphan C4 says:
Orphan digs Modular Records. And being the insomnia-inflicted night owl that I am, I listened to the aforementioned track. It rules. It's like, Killers-esque inspired techno. Now, ask anyone who knows me, and they'll tell you two things:

1. I don't like the Killers.
2. I don't like techno.

But dude, seriously, thats like saying I don't like raisins. Cause I really don't like raisins, but if they're covered in chocolate I'll eat handfulls of 'em. So yea. I may not like techno, and I may not like the Killers, but when they're smooshed together into the same track they become oddly inspiring. So get inspired, cause here's "My People" by The Presets, embedded right here so you can be lazy.

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